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> <A
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>Copyright</A
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->$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.21 2006/10/03 14:40:51 fabiankeil Exp $<BR></P
+>$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.73 2010/11/06 12:55:48 fabiankeil Exp $<BR></P
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><A
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></A
><P
-></P
-><P
-> This FAQ gives quick answers to frequently asked questions about
+> This FAQ gives quick answers to frequently asked questions about
<A
HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/"
TARGET="_top"
><P
>What is Privoxy?</P
><P
-> Privoxy is a
- <A
-HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server"
+> 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
+> 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"
->web proxy</A
+>http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#PARTICIPATE</A
>
- with advanced filtering capabilities for protecting
- privacy, modifying web page data, managing
- <A
-HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie"
-TARGET="_top"
->cookies</A
->,
- controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other obnoxious
- Internet junk. Privoxy has a very flexible configuration and can be
- customized to suit individual needs and tastes. Privoxy has application for
- both stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.</P
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
><P
-> Privoxy is based on Internet Junkbuster (tm).</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 3.0.5.
+ 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"
><DL
><DT
>1.1. <A
-HREF="general.html#WHO_USES"
->Who should use Privoxy?</A
+HREF="general.html#WHO-USES"
+>Who should give <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> a try?</A
></DT
><DT
>1.2. <A
></DT
><DT
>1.4. <A
+HREF="general.html#OTHERSTUFF"
+>Does Privoxy do anything more than ad blocking?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>1.5. <A
HREF="general.html#NEWJB"
>What is this new version of
<SPAN
>?</A
></DT
><DT
-HREF="general.html#AEN74"
+HREF="general.html#AEN85"
>Why <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Privoxy"</SPAN
Junkbuster at all?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="general.html#DIFFERS"
>How does Privoxy differ
from the old Junkbuster?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="general.html#WHATSANAD"
>How does Privoxy know what is
an ad, and what is not?</A
></DT
><DT
-HREF="general.html#AEN155"
+HREF="general.html#AEN163"
>Can Privoxy make mistakes?
This does not sound very scientific.</A
></DT
><DT
-HREF="general.html#AEN161"
+HREF="general.html#AEN169"
>Will I have to configure Privoxy
before I can use it?</A
></DT
><DT
->1.10. <A
+>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
-Privoxy. Why should I use
-Privoxy at all?</A
+Privoxy. Why should I use Privoxy at all?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="general.html#WHYTRUST"
>Why should I trust Privoxy?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="general.html#LICENSE"
>Is there is a license or fee? What about a
warranty? Registration?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="general.html#SPYWARE"
>Can Privoxy remove spyware? Adware? Viruses?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="general.html#OTHERADS"
>Can I use Privoxy with other ad-blocking software?</A
></DT
><DT
-HREF="general.html#JOINTEAM"
+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-WORK"
+HREF="general.html#PARTICIPATE"
>Would you like to participate?</A
></DT
><DT
->1.15.2. <A
-HREF="general.html#JOINTEAM-MONEY"
->Contribute!</A
-></DT
-><DT
->1.15.3. <A
-HREF="general.html#JOINTEAM-SOFTWARE"
->Software</A
+>1.17.2. <A
+HREF="general.html#DONATE"
+>Would you like to donate?</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
></DT
><DT
>2.4. <A
-HREF="installation.html#NEWINSTALL"
->Can I install
- Privoxy over Junkbuster?</A
-></DT
-><DT
->2.5. <A
-HREF="installation.html#AEN263"
+HREF="installation.html#FIRSTSTEP"
>I just installed Privoxy. Is there anything
special I have to do now?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="installation.html#LOCALHOST"
>What is the proxy address of Privoxy?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="installation.html#NOTHING"
>I just installed Privoxy, and nothing is happening.
All the ads are there. What's wrong?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="installation.html#NOTUSED"
>I get a <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
><DL
><DT
>3.1. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN339"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN360"
>What exactly is an <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"actions"</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>3.3. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN362"
+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#AEN370"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN392"
>There are several different <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"actions"</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>3.7. <A
+HREF="configuration.html#DIFFICULT"
+>Why is the configuration so complicated?</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>3.8. <A
HREF="configuration.html#YAHOO"
>How can I make my Yahoo/Hotmail/Gmail account work?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="configuration.html#CONFIGFILES"
>What's the difference between the
<SPAN
> defaults?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="configuration.html#BROWSECONFIG"
>Why can I change the configuration
with a browser? Does that not raise security issues?</A
></DT
><DT
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN470"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN480"
>What is the <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>default.filter</TT
>?</A
></DT
><DT
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN488"
+HREF="configuration.html#LANCONFIG"
>How can I set up Privoxy to act as a proxy for my
LAN?</A
></DT
><DT
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN513"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN531"
>Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see anything.</A
></DT
><DT
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN530"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN548"
>Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</A
></DT
><DT
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN536"
->I see some images being replaced by a text
+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
HREF="configuration.html#SRVANY"
>Can Privoxy run as a service
on Win2K/NT/XP?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="configuration.html#OTHERPROXY"
>How can I make Privoxy work with other
proxies like Squid or Tor?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="configuration.html#PORT-80"
>Can I just set Privoxy to use port 80
and thus avoid individual browser configuration?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="configuration.html#TRANSPARENT"
>Can Privoxy run as a <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
> proxy?</A
></DT
><DT
->3.19. <A
+>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
- Express?</A
+>How can I configure Privoxy for use with Outlook?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="configuration.html#OUTLOOK-MORE"
>How can I have separate rules just for HTML mail?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="configuration.html#SNEAKY-COOKIES"
>I sometimes notice cookies sneaking through. How?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="configuration.html#EVIL-COOKIES"
>Are all cookies bad? Why?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="configuration.html#ALLOW-COOKIES"
>How can I allow permanent cookies for my trusted sites?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="configuration.html#MULTIPLES"
>Can I have separate configurations for different users?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="configuration.html#WHITELISTS"
>Can I set-up Privoxy as a whitelist of
<SPAN
> sites?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="configuration.html#NO-ADBLOCK"
>How can I turn off ad-blocking?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="configuration.html#TEMPLATES"
>How can I have custom template pages, like the
<SPAN
> page?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="configuration.html#BLOCKALL"
>How can I remove the <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
><DL
><DT
>4.1. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN688"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN728"
>How much does Privoxy slow my browsing down? This
has to add extra time to browsing.</A
></DT
>4.2. <A
HREF="misc.html#LOADINGTIMES"
>I notice considerable
-delays in page requests compared to the old Junkbuster. What's wrong?</A
+delays in page requests. What's wrong?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.3. <A
></DT
><DT
>4.8. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN760"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN793"
>Can Privoxy guarantee I am anonymous?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.9. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN778"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN811"
>A test site says I am not using a Proxy.</A
></DT
><DT
></DT
><DT
>4.11. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN835"
+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#AEN849"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN881"
>Can Privoxy act as a <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"caching"</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>4.13. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN858"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN891"
>What about as a firewall? Can Privoxy protect me?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.14. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN863"
+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#AEN868"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN904"
>How can Privoxy filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.16. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN882"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN918"
>Privoxy runs as a <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"server"</SPAN
><DT
>4.17. <A
HREF="misc.html#TURNOFF"
->How can I temporarily disable Privoxy?</A
+>Can I temporarily disable Privoxy?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.18. <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"
>?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="misc.html#DOWNLOADS"
>Can Privoxy effect files that I download
from a webserver? FTP server?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="misc.html#DOWNLOADS2"
>I just downloaded a Perl script, and Privoxy
altered it! Yikes, what is wrong!</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="misc.html#HOSTSFILE"
>Should I continue to use a <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
> file for ad-blocking?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="misc.html#SEEALSO"
>Where can I find more information about Privoxy
and related issues?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="misc.html#MICROSUCK"
>I've noticed that Privoxy changes <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#AEN1031"
+HREF="trouble.html#AEN1090"
>I cannot connect to any websites. Or, I am getting
<SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
></DT
><DT
>5.2. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#AEN1050"
+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
HREF="trouble.html#BADSITE"
>One of my favorite sites does not work with Privoxy.
What can I do?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="trouble.html#DUN"
>After installing Privoxy, I have to log in
every time I start IE. What gives?</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="trouble.html#FTP"
>I cannot connect to any FTP sites. Privoxy
is blocking me.</A
></DT
><DT
-HREF="trouble.html#OSXIE"
->In Mac OSX, I can't configure Microsoft Internet Explorer to use
+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
-HREF="trouble.html#OSXUNINSTALL"
->In Mac OSX, 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
+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
-HREF="trouble.html#OSXIMAGES"
->In Mac OSX Panther (10.3), images often fail to load and/or I
+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"
> as my browser's proxy setting.</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="trouble.html#BLANKPAGE"
>I get a completely blank page at one site. <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
Privoxy the page loads fine.</A
></DT
><DT
->5.10. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#ERROR503"
->Why am I getting a 503 Error (WSAECONNREFUSED) on every page?</A
-></DT
-><DT
>5.11. <A
HREF="trouble.html#NOHOSTNAME"
>My logs show many <SPAN
>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
><DL
><DT
>7.1. <A
-HREF="copyright.html#AEN1320"
+HREF="copyright.html#AEN1461"
>License</A
></DT
><DT
>7.2. <A
-HREF="copyright.html#AEN1336"
+HREF="copyright.html#AEN1477"
>History</A
></DT
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