CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="WHO-USES"
->1.1. Who should use Privoxy?</A
+>1.1. Who should give <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> a try?</A
></H3
><P
-> Anyone that is interested in security, privacy, or in
+> Anyone who is interested in security, privacy, or in
finer-grained control over their web and Internet experience.
- Everyone is encouraged to try <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
->.
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> is certainly a good choice, especially for those who want more
- control and security. Those that have the ability to fine-tune their installation
- will benefit the most. One of <SPAN
+ control and security. Those with the willingness to read the documentation
+ and the ability to fine-tune their installation will benefit the most.
+ </P
+><P
+> One of <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy's</SPAN
>
- strength's is that it is highly configurable giving you the ability to
+ strengths is that it is highly configurable giving you the ability to
completely personalize your installation. Being familiar with, or at least
having an interest in learning about <A
HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Http"
HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Html"
TARGET="_top"
>HTML</A
->,
- <A
-HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Protocol"
-TARGET="_top"
->IP (Internet
- Protocol)</A
>, and
<A
HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expressions"
TARGET="_top"
>text editor</A
>
- to edit configuration files.
+ to edit configuration files. Also note that the web-based action editor
+ doesn't use authentication and should only be enabled in environments
+ where all clients with access to <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> listening port can be trusted.
</P
></DIV
><DIV
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN78"
+NAME="AEN79"
>1.6. Why <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Privoxy"</SPAN
TARGET="_top"
>cookies</A
>, and still
- helps protect your privacy. But, these have all been greatly enhanced, and many,
- many new features have been added, all in the same vein.
+ helps protect your privacy. But, most of these features have been enhanced,
+ and many new ones have been added, all in the same vein.
</P
><P
> <SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN150"
+NAME="AEN151"
>1.9. Can Privoxy make mistakes?
This does not sound very scientific.</A
></H3
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN156"
+NAME="AEN157"
>1.10. Will I have to configure Privoxy
before I can use it?</A
></H3
><P
-> No, not really. The default installation should give you a good starting
+> That depends on your expectations.
+ The default installation should give you a good starting
point, and block <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>most</I
></SPAN
-> ads and unwanted content. Many of
- the more advanced features are off by default, and would require you to
- activate them. </P
+> ads and unwanted content,
+ but many of the more advanced features are off by default, and require
+ you to activate them. </P
><P
> You do have to set up your browser to use
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy's</SPAN
>
- configuration to more closely match your individual situation. And we would
+ configuration to more closely match your individual situation. And we
encourage you to do this. This is where the real power of
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
adequate for you. But <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> is much more
- versatile and powerful, and can do a number of things that browsers just can't.
+> is very
+ versatile and powerful, and can probably do a number of things
+ your browser just can't.
</P
><P
> In addition, a proxy is good choice if you use multiple browsers, or
have to maintain a similar configuration for possibly many browsers or
users.
</P
+><P
+> Note, however, that it's recommended to leverage both your browser's
+ and <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy's</SPAN
+> privacy enhancing features
+ at the same time. While your browser probably lacks some features
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> offers, it should also be able to do some things more
+ reliable, for example restricting and suppressing JavaScript.
+ </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
> <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> is licensed under the <A
+> is
free software and licensed under the <A
HREF="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html"
TARGET="_top"
>GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2</A
></SPAN
> of any kind, expressed, implied or otherwise.
That is something that would cost real money ;-) There is no registration either.
- <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> really is <SPAN
-CLASS="emphasis"
-><I
-CLASS="EMPHASIS"
->free</I
-></SPAN
->
- in every respect!
</P
></DIV
><DIV
>Privoxy</SPAN
> could help prevent contact from (known) sites that use such
tactics with appropriate configuration rules, and thus could conceivably
- prevent contamination from such sites.</P
+ prevent contamination from such sites. However, keeping such a configuration
+ up to date would require a lot of time and effort that would be better spend
+ on keeping your software itself up to date so it doesn't have known
+ vulnerabilities.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> in conjunction with other
ad-blocking products, and this could conceivably cause undesirable results.
- It would be better to choose one software or the other and work a little to
+ It might be better to choose one software or the other and work a little to
tweak its configuration to your liking.</P
+><P
+> Note that this is an advice specific to ad blocking.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
>Developer's Manual</A
>, at least
the pertinent sections.</P
+><P
+> You can also start helping out without SourceForge.net account,
+ simply by showing up on the mailing list, helping out other users,
+ providing general feedback or reporting problems you noticed.
+ </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT3"
HREF="mailto: ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net"
TARGET="_top"
>drop us a note</A
->.</P
+>
+ and get your name on the list of contributors.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT3"
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