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->$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.51 2002/04/26 17:24:31 swa Exp $<BR></P
+> <SUB
+> <A
+HREF="copyright.html"
+>Copyright</A
+> © 2001-2010 by
+ <A
+HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/"
+TARGET="_top"
+>Privoxy Developers</A
+>
+ </SUB
+><BR></P
+><P
+CLASS="PUBDATE"
+>$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.73 2010/11/06 12:55:48 fabiankeil Exp $<BR></P
><DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ABSTRACT"
+><P
+></P
><A
NAME="AEN9"
></A
><P
-></P
-><P
-> This FAQ gives users and developers alike answers to frequently asked
- questions about <A
-HREF="http://www.privoxy.org"
+> This FAQ gives quick answers to frequently asked questions about
+ <A
+HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/"
TARGET="_top"
>Privoxy</A
->
- .
+>.
+ It is not a substitute for the
+ <A
+HREF="../user-manual/index.html"
+TARGET="_top"
+><I
+CLASS="CITETITLE"
+>Privoxy User Manual</I
+></A
+>.
+
</P
><P
-> <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> is a web proxy with advanced filtering
- capabilities for protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing
- cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other
- obnoxious Internet junk. <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> has a very
- flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and
- tastes. <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> has application for both
- stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.</P
+>What is Privoxy?</P
><P
-> <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> is based on <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Internet
- Junkbuster</SPAN
-> (tm).</P
+> Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities
+ for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and HTTP headers, controlling
+ access, and removing ads and other obnoxious Internet junk. Privoxy has a
+ flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and tastes.
+ It has application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.</P
><P
-> You can find the latest version of the document at <A
+> Privoxy is Free Software and licensed under the GNU GPLv2.</P
+><P
+> Privoxy is an associated project of Software in the Public Interest (SPI).</P
+><P
+> Helping hands and donations are welcome:
+ <P
+></P
+><UL
+><LI
+><P
+> <A
+HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#PARTICIPATE"
+TARGET="_top"
+>http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#PARTICIPATE</A
+>
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> <A
+HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#DONATE"
+TARGET="_top"
+>http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#DONATE</A
+>
+ </P
+></LI
+></UL
+></P
+><P
+> Please note that this document is a work in progress. This copy represents
+ the state at the release of version 3.0.17.
+ You can find the latest version of the document at <A
HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/faq/"
TARGET="_top"
>http://www.privoxy.org/faq/</A
>.
- Please see the Contact section if you want to contact the developers.
+ Please see the <A
+HREF="contact.html"
+>Contact section</A
+> if you want to
+ contact the developers.
</P
><P
></P
>Table of Contents</B
></DT
><DT
-><A
-HREF="index.html#INTRO"
-></A
-></DT
-><DT
>1. <A
HREF="general.html"
>General Information</A
><DL
><DT
>1.1. <A
-HREF="general.html#NEWJB"
->What is this new version of <SPAN
+HREF="general.html#WHO-USES"
+>Who should give <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
->?</A
+> a try?</A
></DT
><DT
>1.2. <A
-HREF="general.html#AEN42"
->Why <SPAN
-CLASS="QUOTE"
->"Privoxy"</SPAN
->? Why a name change at all?</A
+HREF="general.html#BESTCHOICE"
+>Is Privoxy the best choice for
+me?</A
></DT
><DT
>1.3. <A
-HREF="general.html#DIFFERS"
->How does <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> differ
-from the old <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Junkbuster?</SPAN
-></A
+HREF="general.html#PROXYMORON"
+>What is a <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"proxy"</SPAN
+>? How does
+Privoxy work?</A
></DT
><DT
>1.4. <A
-HREF="general.html#FEATURES"
->What are some of the new features?</A
+HREF="general.html#OTHERSTUFF"
+>Does Privoxy do anything more than ad blocking?</A
></DT
><DT
>1.5. <A
-HREF="general.html#PROXYMORON"
->What is a <SPAN
-CLASS="QUOTE"
->"proxy"</SPAN
->? How does
+HREF="general.html#NEWJB"
+>What is this new version of
<SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> work?</A
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"Junkbuster"</SPAN
+>?</A
></DT
><DT
>1.6. <A
-HREF="general.html#AEN122"
->How does <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> know what is
-an ad, and what is not?</A
+HREF="general.html#AEN85"
+>Why <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"Privoxy"</SPAN
+>? Why change the name from
+Junkbuster at all?</A
></DT
><DT
>1.7. <A
-HREF="general.html#AEN134"
->Can <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> make mistakes?
-This does not sound very scientific.</A
+HREF="general.html#DIFFERS"
+>How does Privoxy differ
+from the old Junkbuster?</A
></DT
><DT
>1.8. <A
+HREF="general.html#WHATSANAD"
+>How does Privoxy know what is
+an ad, and what is not?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>1.9. <A
+HREF="general.html#AEN163"
+>Can Privoxy make mistakes?
+This does not sound very scientific.</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>1.10. <A
+HREF="general.html#AEN169"
+>Will I have to configure Privoxy
+ before I can use it?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>1.11. <A
+HREF="general.html#LAN"
+>Can Privoxy run as a server on a network?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>1.12. <A
HREF="general.html#BROWSERS2"
>My browser does the same things as
-<SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
->. Why should I use
-<SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> at all?</A
+Privoxy. Why should I use Privoxy at all?</A
></DT
><DT
->1.9. <A
+>1.13. <A
+HREF="general.html#WHYTRUST"
+>Why should I trust Privoxy?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>1.14. <A
HREF="general.html#LICENSE"
>Is there is a license or fee? What about a
warranty? Registration?</A
></DT
><DT
->1.10. <A
-HREF="general.html#JOINTEAM"
->I would like to help you, what do I do?</A
+>1.15. <A
+HREF="general.html#SPYWARE"
+>Can Privoxy remove spyware? Adware? Viruses?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>1.16. <A
+HREF="general.html#OTHERADS"
+>Can I use Privoxy with other ad-blocking software?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>1.17. <A
+HREF="general.html#HELP-THE-DEVELOPERS"
+>I would like to help you, what can I do?</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
-HREF="general.html#JOINTEAM-MONEY"
->Money Money Money</A
+HREF="general.html#PARTICIPATE"
+>Would you like to participate?</A
></DT
><DT
-HREF="general.html#JOINTEAM-WORK"
->You want to work with us?</A
+HREF="general.html#DONATE"
+>Would you like to donate?</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>2.1. <A
HREF="installation.html#WHICHBROWSERS"
->Which browsers are supported by <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
->?</A
+>Which browsers are supported by Privoxy?</A
></DT
><DT
>2.2. <A
></DT
><DT
>2.3. <A
-HREF="installation.html#NEWINSTALL"
->Can I install
- <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> over <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Junkbuster</SPAN
->?</A
+HREF="installation.html#EMAIL-CLIENT"
+>Can I use Privoxy with my email client?</A
></DT
><DT
>2.4. <A
-HREF="installation.html#AEN194"
->I just installed <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
->. Is there anything
+HREF="installation.html#FIRSTSTEP"
+>I just installed Privoxy. Is there anything
special I have to do now?</A
></DT
><DT
>2.5. <A
HREF="installation.html#LOCALHOST"
->What is the proxy address of <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
->?</A
+>What is the proxy address of Privoxy?</A
></DT
><DT
>2.6. <A
-HREF="installation.html#AEN219"
->I just installed <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
->, and nothing is happening.
+HREF="installation.html#NOTHING"
+>I just installed Privoxy, and nothing is happening.
All the ads are there. What's wrong?</A
></DT
+><DT
+>2.7. <A
+HREF="installation.html#NOTUSED"
+>I get a <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"Privoxy is not being used"</SPAN
+> dummy page although
+Privoxy is running and being used.</A
+></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
><DL
><DT
>3.1. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#NEWCONFIG"
->Can I use my old config files?</A
-></DT
-><DT
->3.2. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN237"
->What is an <SPAN
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN360"
+>What exactly is an <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"actions"</SPAN
> file?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="configuration.html#ACTIONSS"
>The <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>.</A
></DT
><DT
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN255"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN383"
>How are actions files configured? What is the easiest
way to do this?</A
></DT
><DT
+>3.4. <A
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN392"
+>There are several different <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"actions"</SPAN
+> files. What are
+the differences?</A
+></DT
+><DT
>3.5. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#BROWSECONFIG"
->Why can I change the configuration with a
-browser? Does that not raise security issues?</A
+HREF="configuration.html#GETUPDATES"
+>Where can I get updated Actions Files?</A
></DT
><DT
>3.6. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN278"
->What is <SPAN
-CLASS="QUOTE"
->"default.filter"</SPAN
->?</A
+HREF="configuration.html#NEWCONFIG"
+>Can I use my old config files?</A
></DT
><DT
>3.7. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN290"
->How can I set up <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> to act as a proxy for my
- LAN?</A
+HREF="configuration.html#DIFFICULT"
+>Why is the configuration so complicated?</A
></DT
><DT
>3.8. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN302"
->Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see anything.</A
+HREF="configuration.html#YAHOO"
+>How can I make my Yahoo/Hotmail/Gmail account work?</A
></DT
><DT
>3.9. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN317"
->Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</A
+HREF="configuration.html#CONFIGFILES"
+>What's the difference between the
+<SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"Cautious"</SPAN
+>, <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"Medium"</SPAN
+> and <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"Advanced"</SPAN
+> defaults?</A
></DT
><DT
>3.10. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN322"
->I see large red banners on some pages that say
-<SPAN
-CLASS="QUOTE"
->"Blocked"</SPAN
->. Why and how do I get rid of this?</A
+HREF="configuration.html#BROWSECONFIG"
+>Why can I change the configuration
+with a browser? Does that not raise security issues?</A
></DT
><DT
>3.11. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#ALLISEEISRED"
->I cannot see all of the <SPAN
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN480"
+>What is the <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>default.filter</TT
+> file? What is a <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
->"Blocked"</SPAN
-> page banner. All I
-see is a bright red square.</A
+>"filter"</SPAN
+>?</A
></DT
><DT
>3.12. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#SRVANY"
->Can <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> run as a service
-on Win2K/NT?</A
+HREF="configuration.html#LANCONFIG"
+>How can I set up Privoxy to act as a proxy for my
+ LAN?</A
></DT
><DT
>3.13. <A
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN531"
+>Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see anything.</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>3.14. <A
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN548"
+>Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>3.15. <A
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN554"
+>I see some images being replaced with text
+instead of the checkerboard image. Why and how do I get rid of this?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>3.16. <A
+HREF="configuration.html#SRVANY"
+>Can Privoxy run as a service
+on Win2K/NT/XP?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>3.17. <A
HREF="configuration.html#OTHERPROXY"
->How can I make <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> work with other
-proxies like <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Squid</SPAN
->?</A
+>How can I make Privoxy work with other
+proxies like Squid or Tor?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>3.18. <A
+HREF="configuration.html#PORT-80"
+>Can I just set Privoxy to use port 80
+and thus avoid individual browser configuration?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>3.19. <A
+HREF="configuration.html#TRANSPARENT"
+>Can Privoxy run as a <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"transparent"</SPAN
+> proxy?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>3.20. <A
+HREF="configuration.html#INTERCEPTING"
+>Can Privoxy run as a <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"intercepting"</SPAN
+> proxy?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>3.21. <A
+HREF="configuration.html#OUTLOOK"
+>How can I configure Privoxy for use with Outlook?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>3.22. <A
+HREF="configuration.html#OUTLOOK-MORE"
+>How can I have separate rules just for HTML mail?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>3.23. <A
+HREF="configuration.html#SNEAKY-COOKIES"
+>I sometimes notice cookies sneaking through. How?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>3.24. <A
+HREF="configuration.html#EVIL-COOKIES"
+>Are all cookies bad? Why?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>3.25. <A
+HREF="configuration.html#ALLOW-COOKIES"
+>How can I allow permanent cookies for my trusted sites?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>3.26. <A
+HREF="configuration.html#MULTIPLES"
+>Can I have separate configurations for different users?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>3.27. <A
+HREF="configuration.html#WHITELISTS"
+>Can I set-up Privoxy as a whitelist of
+<SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"good"</SPAN
+> sites?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>3.28. <A
+HREF="configuration.html#NO-ADBLOCK"
+>How can I turn off ad-blocking?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>3.29. <A
+HREF="configuration.html#TEMPLATES"
+>How can I have custom template pages, like the
+<SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>BLOCKED</I
+></SPAN
+> page?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>3.30. <A
+HREF="configuration.html#BLOCKALL"
+>How can I remove the <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"Go There Anyway"</SPAN
+> link from
+the <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>BLOCKED</I
+></SPAN
+> page?</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DL
><DT
>4.1. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN372"
->How much does <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> slow my browsing down? This
+HREF="misc.html#AEN728"
+>How much does Privoxy slow my browsing down? This
has to add extra time to browsing.</A
></DT
><DT
>4.2. <A
HREF="misc.html#LOADINGTIMES"
->I noticed considerable
-delays in page requests compared to the old Junkbuster. What's wrong?</A
+>I notice considerable
+delays in page requests. What's wrong?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.3. <A
HREF="misc.html#CONFIGURL"
->What is the "http://p.p/"?</A
+>What are "http://config.privoxy.org/" and
+"http://p.p/"?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.4. <A
-HREF="misc.html#BLOCKLIST"
->Do you still maintain the blocklists?</A
+HREF="misc.html#NEWADS"
+>How can I submit new ads, or report
+problems?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.5. <A
-HREF="misc.html#NEWADS"
->How can I submit new ads?</A
+HREF="misc.html#NEWADS2"
+>If I do submit missed ads, will
+they be included in future updates?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.6. <A
-HREF="misc.html#IP"
->How can I hide my IP address?</A
+HREF="misc.html#NOONECARES"
+>Why doesn't anyone answer my support
+request?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.7. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN424"
->Can <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> guarantee I am anonymous?</A
+HREF="misc.html#IP"
+>How can I hide my IP address?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.8. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN435"
->Might some things break because header information is
-being altered?</A
+HREF="misc.html#AEN793"
+>Can Privoxy guarantee I am anonymous?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.9. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN445"
->Can <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> act as a <SPAN
-CLASS="QUOTE"
->"caching"</SPAN
-> proxy to
-speed up web browsing?</A
+HREF="misc.html#AEN811"
+>A test site says I am not using a Proxy.</A
></DT
><DT
>4.10. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN453"
->What about as a firewall? Can <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> protect me?</A
+HREF="misc.html#TOR"
+>How do I use Privoxy
+ together with Tor?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.11. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN458"
->The <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> logo that replaces ads is very blocky
-and ugly looking. Can't a better font be used?</A
+HREF="misc.html#AEN867"
+>Might some things break because header information or
+content is being altered?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.12. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN467"
->I have large empty spaces now where ads used to be.
-Why?</A
+HREF="misc.html#AEN881"
+>Can Privoxy act as a <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"caching"</SPAN
+> proxy to
+speed up web browsing?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.13. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN470"
->How can <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs?</A
+HREF="misc.html#AEN891"
+>What about as a firewall? Can Privoxy protect me?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.14. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN477"
-><SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> runs as a <SPAN
+HREF="misc.html#AEN896"
+>I have large empty spaces / a checkerboard pattern now where
+ads used to be. Why?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>4.15. <A
+HREF="misc.html#AEN904"
+>How can Privoxy filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>4.16. <A
+HREF="misc.html#AEN918"
+>Privoxy runs as a <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"server"</SPAN
>. How
secure is it? Do I need to take any special precautions?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="misc.html#TURNOFF"
->How can I temporarily disable <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
+>Can I temporarily disable Privoxy?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>4.18. <A
+HREF="misc.html#REALLYOFF"
+>When <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"disabled"</SPAN
+> is Privoxy totally
+out of the picture?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>4.19. <A
+HREF="misc.html#TURNOFF2"
+>How can I tell Privoxy to totally ignore certain sites?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>4.20. <A
+HREF="misc.html#CRUNCH"
+>My logs show Privoxy <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"crunches"</SPAN
+>
+ads, but also its own internal CGI pages. What is a <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"crunch"</SPAN
>?</A
></DT
><DT
->4.16. <A
+>4.21. <A
+HREF="misc.html#DOWNLOADS"
+>Can Privoxy effect files that I download
+from a webserver? FTP server?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>4.22. <A
+HREF="misc.html#DOWNLOADS2"
+>I just downloaded a Perl script, and Privoxy
+altered it! Yikes, what is wrong!</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>4.23. <A
+HREF="misc.html#HOSTSFILE"
+>Should I continue to use a <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"HOSTS"</SPAN
+> file for ad-blocking?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>4.24. <A
HREF="misc.html#SEEALSO"
->Where can I find more information about <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
->
+>Where can I find more information about Privoxy
and related issues?</A
></DT
+><DT
+>4.25. <A
+HREF="misc.html#MICROSUCK"
+>I've noticed that Privoxy changes <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"Microsoft"</SPAN
+> to
+<SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"MicroSuck"</SPAN
+>! Why are you manipulating my browsing?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>4.26. <A
+HREF="misc.html#VALID"
+>Does Privoxy produce <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"valid"</SPAN
+> HTML (or XHTML)?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>4.27. <A
+HREF="misc.html#SURPRISE-PRIVOXY"
+>How did you manage to get Privoxy on my computer without my consent?</A
+></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
><DL
><DT
>5.1. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#AEN536"
->I just upgraded and am getting <SPAN
+HREF="trouble.html#AEN1090"
+>I cannot connect to any websites. Or, I am getting
+<SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"connection refused"</SPAN
->
-with every web page?</A
+> message with every web page. Why?</A
></DT
><DT
>5.2. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#AEN549"
+HREF="trouble.html#ERROR503"
+>Why am I getting a 503 Error (WSAECONNREFUSED) on every page?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>5.3. <A
+HREF="trouble.html#AEN1113"
>I just added a new rule, but the steenkin ad is
still getting through. How?</A
></DT
><DT
->5.3. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#AEN555"
->One of my favorite sites does not work with <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
->.
+>5.4. <A
+HREF="trouble.html#BADSITE"
+>One of my favorite sites does not work with Privoxy.
What can I do?</A
></DT
><DT
->5.4. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#AEN578"
->What time is it?</A
+>5.5. <A
+HREF="trouble.html#DUN"
+>After installing Privoxy, I have to log in
+every time I start IE. What gives?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>5.6. <A
+HREF="trouble.html#FTP"
+>I cannot connect to any FTP sites. Privoxy
+ is blocking me.</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>5.7. <A
+HREF="trouble.html#MACOSXIE"
+>In Mac OS X, I can't configure Microsoft Internet Explorer to use
+ Privoxy as the HTTP proxy.</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>5.8. <A
+HREF="trouble.html#MACOSXUNINSTALL"
+>In Mac OS X, I dragged the Privoxy folder to the trash in order to
+ uninstall it. Now the finder tells me I don't have sufficient privileges to
+ empty the trash.</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>5.9. <A
+HREF="trouble.html#MACOSXIMAGES"
+>In Mac OS X Panther (10.3), images often fail to load and/or I
+ experience random delays in page loading. I'm using
+ <TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>localhost</TT
+> as my browser's proxy setting.</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>5.10. <A
+HREF="trouble.html#BLANKPAGE"
+>I get a completely blank page at one site. <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"View Source"</SPAN
+>
+ shows only: <SPAN
+CLASS="MARKUP"
+><html><body></body></html></SPAN
+>. Without
+ Privoxy the page loads fine.</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>5.11. <A
+HREF="trouble.html#NOHOSTNAME"
+>My logs show many <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"Unable to get my own hostname"</SPAN
+> lines.
+Why?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>5.12. <A
+HREF="trouble.html#INUSE"
+>When I try to launch Privoxy, I get an
+error message <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"port 8118 is already in use"</SPAN
+> (or similar wording).
+Why?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>5.13. <A
+HREF="trouble.html#DEMORONIZER"
+>Pages with UTF-8 fonts are garbled.</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>5.14. <A
+HREF="trouble.html#DEMORONIZER2"
+>Why are binary files (such as images) corrupted when Privoxy
+ is used?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>5.15. <A
+HREF="trouble.html#DEMORONIZER3"
+>What is the <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"demoronizer"</SPAN
+> and why is it there?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>5.16. <A
+HREF="trouble.html#WINDOWOPEN"
+>Why do I keep seeing <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"PrivoxyWindowOpen()"</SPAN
+> in raw source code?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>5.17. <A
+HREF="trouble.html#DNSERRORS"
+>I am getting too many DNS errors like <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"404 No Such Domain"</SPAN
+>. Why
+ can't Privoxy do this better?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>5.18. <A
+HREF="trouble.html#ALLCPU"
+>At one site Privoxy just hangs, and starts taking
+ all CPU. Why is this?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>5.19. <A
+HREF="trouble.html#SLOWCRAWL"
+>I just installed Privoxy, and all my
+browsing has slowed to a crawl. What gives?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>5.20. <A
+HREF="trouble.html#PREVENTCOMP"
+>Why do my filters work on some sites but not on others?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>5.21. <A
+HREF="trouble.html#SSL-WARNINGS"
+>On some HTTPS sites my browser warns me about unauthenticated content,
+ the URL bar doesn't get highlighted and the lock symbol appears to be broken.
+ What's going on?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>5.22. <A
+HREF="trouble.html#SE-LINUX"
+>I get selinux error messages. How can I fix this?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>5.23. <A
+HREF="trouble.html#GENTOO-RICERS"
+>I compiled <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> with Gentoo's portage and it appears to be very slow. Why?</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
HREF="contact.html"
>Contacting the developers, Bug Reporting and Feature Requests</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-SUPPORT"
>Get Support</A
></DT
><DT
-HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-BUGS"
->Report bugs</A
+HREF="contact.html#REPORTING"
+>Reporting Problems</A
></DT
+><DD
+><DL
><DT
-HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-FEATURE"
->Request new features</A
+HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-ADS"
+>Reporting Ads or Other Configuration Problems</A
></DT
><DT
-HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-ADS"
->Report ads or other filter problems</A
+HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-BUGS"
+>Reporting Bugs</A
></DT
+></DL
+></DD
><DT
->7.5. <A
+>6.3. <A
+HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-FEATURE"
+>Request New Features</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>6.4. <A
HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-OTHER"
>Other</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
HREF="copyright.html"
->Copyright and History</A
+>Privoxy Copyright, License and History</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
-HREF="copyright.html#AEN618"
->Copyright</A
+HREF="copyright.html#AEN1461"
+>License</A
></DT
><DT
-HREF="copyright.html#AEN625"
+HREF="copyright.html#AEN1477"
>History</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
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