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- <sub><a href="copyright.html">Copyright</a> © 2001-2011 by <a
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- <a name="AEN9"></a>
- <p>
- 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>
- What is Privoxy?
- </p>
- <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>
- 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>
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- <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>
- Please note that this document is a work in progress. This copy
- represents the state at the release of version 3.0.18. 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 <a href=
- "contact.html">Contact section</a> if you want to contact the
- developers.
- </p>
- </div>
- <hr>
- </div>
- <div class="TOC">
- <dl>
- <dt class="c1">
- Table of Contents
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 1. <a href="general.html">General Information</a>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <dl>
- <dt>
- 1.1. <a href="general.html#WHO-USES">Who should give <span
- class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> a try?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 1.2. <a href="general.html#BESTCHOICE">Is Privoxy the best
- choice for me?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 1.3. <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#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 class="QUOTE">"Junkbuster"</span>?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 1.6. <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#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 Privoxy. Why should I use Privoxy at all?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 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>
- 1.15. <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>
- 1.17.1. <a href="general.html#PARTICIPATE">Would you like
- to participate?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 1.17.2. <a href="general.html#DONATE">Would you like to
- donate?</a>
- </dt>
- </dl>
- </dd>
- </dl>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- 2. <a href="installation.html">Installation</a>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <dl>
- <dt>
- 2.1. <a href="installation.html#WHICHBROWSERS">Which browsers
- are supported by Privoxy?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 2.2. <a href="installation.html#WHICHOS">Which operating
- systems are supported?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 2.3. <a href="installation.html#EMAIL-CLIENT">Can I use
- Privoxy with my email client?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 2.4. <a 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 Privoxy?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 2.6. <a 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>
- 3. <a href="configuration.html">Configuration</a>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <dl>
- <dt>
- 3.1. <a href="configuration.html#AEN360">What exactly is an
- <span class="QUOTE">"actions"</span> file?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 3.2. <a href="configuration.html#ACTIONSS">The <span class=
- "QUOTE">"actions"</span> concept confuses me. Please list
- some of these <span class="QUOTE">"actions"</span>.</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 3.3. <a 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#GETUPDATES">Where can I get
- updated Actions Files?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 3.6. <a href="configuration.html#NEWCONFIG">Can I use my old
- config files?</a>
- </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>
- 3.9. <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#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#AEN480">What is the <tt
- class="FILENAME">default.filter</tt> file? What is a <span
- class="QUOTE">"filter"</span>?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 3.12. <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
- Privoxy work with other proxies?</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>
- <dt>
- 4. <a href="misc.html">Miscellaneous</a>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <dl>
- <dt>
- 4.1. <a href="misc.html#AEN729">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 notice considerable
- delays in page requests. What's wrong?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 4.3. <a href="misc.html#CONFIGURL">What are
- "http://config.privoxy.org/" and "http://p.p/"?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 4.4. <a href="misc.html#NEWADS">How can I submit new ads, or
- report problems?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 4.5. <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#NOONECARES">Why doesn't anyone answer
- my support request?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 4.7. <a href="misc.html#IP">How can I hide my IP address?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 4.8. <a href="misc.html#AEN794">Can Privoxy guarantee I am
- anonymous?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 4.9. <a href="misc.html#AEN812">A test site says I am not
- using a Proxy.</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 4.10. <a href="misc.html#TOR">How do I use Privoxy together
- with Tor?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 4.11. <a href="misc.html#AEN868">Might some things break
- because header information or content is being altered?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 4.12. <a href="misc.html#AEN882">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#AEN892">What about as a firewall?
- Can Privoxy protect me?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 4.14. <a href="misc.html#AEN897">I have large empty spaces /
- a checkerboard pattern now where ads used to be. Why?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 4.15. <a href="misc.html#AEN905">How can Privoxy filter
- Secure (HTTPS) URLs?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 4.16. <a href="misc.html#AEN919">Privoxy runs as a <span
- class="QUOTE">"server"</span>. How secure is it? Do I need to
- take any special precautions?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 4.17. <a href="misc.html#TURNOFF">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>
- 4.21. <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 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>
- 5. <a href="trouble.html">Troubleshooting</a>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <dl>
- <dt>
- 5.1. <a href="trouble.html#AEN1091">I cannot connect to any
- websites. Or, I am getting <span class="QUOTE">"connection
- refused"</span> message with every web page. Why?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 5.2. <a href="trouble.html#ERROR503">Why am I getting a 503
- Error (WSAECONNREFUSED) on every page?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 5.3. <a href="trouble.html#AEN1114">I just added a new rule,
- but the steenkin ad is still getting through. How?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 5.4. <a href="trouble.html#BADSITE">One of my favorite sites
- does not work with Privoxy. What can I do?</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 5.5. <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>
- 6. <a href="contact.html">Contacting the developers, Bug
- Reporting and Feature Requests</a>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <dl>
- <dt>
- 6.1. <a href="contact.html#CONTACT-SUPPORT">Get Support</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 6.2. <a href="contact.html#REPORTING">Reporting Problems</a>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <dl>
- <dt>
- 6.2.1. <a href="contact.html#CONTACT-ADS">Reporting Ads
- or Other Configuration Problems</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 6.2.2. <a href="contact.html#CONTACT-BUGS">Reporting
- Bugs</a>
- </dt>
- </dl>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- 6.3. <a href="contact.html#CONTACT-FEATURE">Request New
- Features</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 6.4. <a href="contact.html#MAILING-LISTS">Mailing Lists</a>
- </dt>
- </dl>
- </dd>
- <dt>
- 7. <a href="copyright.html">Privoxy Copyright, License and
- History</a>
- </dt>
- <dd>
- <dl>
- <dt>
- 7.1. <a href="copyright.html#AEN1464">License</a>
- </dt>
- <dt>
- 7.2. <a href="copyright.html#AEN1480">History</a>
- </dt>
- </dl>
- </dd>
- </dl>
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+
+<body class="ARTICLE">
+ <div class="ARTICLE">
+ <div class="TITLEPAGE">
+ <h1 class="TITLE"><a name="AEN2" id="AEN2">Privoxy Frequently Asked
+ Questions</a></h1>
+
+ <p class="PUBDATE"><sub><a href="copyright.html">Copyright</a> ©
+ 2001-2011 by <a href="http://www.privoxy.org/" target="_top">Privoxy
+ Developers</a></sub><br></p>
+
+ <p class="PUBDATE">$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.81 2011/09/04 11:10:12 fabiankeil
+ Exp $<br></p>
+
+ <div class="ABSTRACT">
+ <a name="AEN9" id="AEN9"></a>
+
+ <p>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 class="CITETITLE c1" href=
+ "../user-manual/index.html" target="_top">Privoxy User
+ Manual</a>.</p>
+
+ <p>What is Privoxy?</p>
+
+ <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>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>
+
+ <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>Please note that this document is a work in progress. This copy
+ represents the state at the release of version 3.0.18. 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 <a href=
+ "contact.html">Contact section</a> if you want to contact the
+ developers.</p>
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+
+ <div class="TOC">
+ <dl>
+ <dt class="c2">Table of Contents</dt>
+
+ <dt>1. <a href="general.html">General Information</a></dt>
+
+ <dd>
+ <dl>
+ <dt>1.1. <a href="general.html#WHO-USES">Who should give
+ <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> a try?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>1.2. <a href="general.html#BESTCHOICE">Is Privoxy the best
+ choice for me?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>1.3. <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#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 class="QUOTE">"Junkbuster"</span>?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>1.6. <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#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 Privoxy. Why should I use Privoxy at all?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>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>1.15. <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>1.17.1. <a href="general.html#PARTICIPATE">Would you like
+ to participate?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>1.17.2. <a href="general.html#DONATE">Would you like to
+ donate?</a></dt>
+ </dl>
+ </dd>
+ </dl>
+ </dd>
+
+ <dt>2. <a href="installation.html">Installation</a></dt>
+
+ <dd>
+ <dl>
+ <dt>2.1. <a href="installation.html#WHICHBROWSERS">Which browsers
+ are supported by Privoxy?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>2.2. <a href="installation.html#WHICHOS">Which operating
+ systems are supported?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>2.3. <a href="installation.html#EMAIL-CLIENT">Can I use
+ Privoxy with my email client?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>2.4. <a 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 Privoxy?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>2.6. <a 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>3. <a href="configuration.html">Configuration</a></dt>
+
+ <dd>
+ <dl>
+ <dt>3.1. <a href="configuration.html#AEN369">What exactly is an
+ <span class="QUOTE">"actions"</span> file?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>3.2. <a href="configuration.html#ACTIONSS">The <span class=
+ "QUOTE">"actions"</span> concept confuses me. Please list some of
+ these <span class="QUOTE">"actions"</span>.</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>3.3. <a href="configuration.html#AEN392">How are actions
+ files configured? What is the easiest way to do this?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>3.4. <a href="configuration.html#AEN401">There are several
+ different <span class="QUOTE">"actions"</span> files. What are
+ the differences?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>3.5. <a href="configuration.html#GETUPDATES">Where can I get
+ updated Actions Files?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>3.6. <a href="configuration.html#NEWCONFIG">Can I use my old
+ config files?</a></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>3.9. <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#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#AEN489">What is the
+ <tt class="FILENAME">default.filter</tt> file? What is a
+ <span class="QUOTE">"filter"</span>?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>3.12. <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#AEN540">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#AEN557">Why would anybody
+ want to see a checkerboard pattern?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>3.15. <a href="configuration.html#AEN563">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
+ Privoxy work with other proxies?</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 EMPHASIS c3">BLOCKED</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 EMPHASIS c3">BLOCKED</span> page?</a></dt>
+ </dl>
+ </dd>
+
+ <dt>4. <a href="misc.html">Miscellaneous</a></dt>
+
+ <dd>
+ <dl>
+ <dt>4.1. <a href="misc.html#AEN738">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 notice considerable
+ delays in page requests. What's wrong?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>4.3. <a href="misc.html#CONFIGURL">What are
+ "http://config.privoxy.org/" and "http://p.p/"?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>4.4. <a href="misc.html#NEWADS">How can I submit new ads, or
+ report problems?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>4.5. <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#NOONECARES">Why doesn't anyone answer
+ my support request?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>4.7. <a href="misc.html#IP">How can I hide my IP
+ address?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>4.8. <a href="misc.html#AEN803">Can Privoxy guarantee I am
+ anonymous?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>4.9. <a href="misc.html#AEN821">A test site says I am not
+ using a Proxy.</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>4.10. <a href="misc.html#TOR">How do I use Privoxy together
+ with Tor?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>4.11. <a href="misc.html#AEN877">Might some things break
+ because header information or content is being altered?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>4.12. <a href="misc.html#AEN891">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#AEN901">What about as a firewall?
+ Can Privoxy protect me?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>4.14. <a href="misc.html#AEN906">I have large empty spaces /
+ a checkerboard pattern now where ads used to be. Why?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>4.15. <a href="misc.html#AEN914">How can Privoxy filter
+ Secure (HTTPS) URLs?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>4.16. <a href="misc.html#AEN928">Privoxy runs as a
+ <span class="QUOTE">"server"</span>. How secure is it? Do I need
+ to take any special precautions?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>4.17. <a href="misc.html#TURNOFF">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>4.21. <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 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>5. <a href="trouble.html">Troubleshooting</a></dt>
+
+ <dd>
+ <dl>
+ <dt>5.1. <a href="trouble.html#AEN1100">I cannot connect to any
+ websites. Or, I am getting <span class="QUOTE">"connection
+ refused"</span> message with every web page. Why?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>5.2. <a href="trouble.html#ERROR503">Why am I getting a 503
+ Error (WSAECONNREFUSED) on every page?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>5.3. <a href="trouble.html#AEN1123">I just added a new rule,
+ but the steenkin ad is still getting through. How?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>5.4. <a href="trouble.html#BADSITE">One of my favorite sites
+ does not work with Privoxy. What can I do?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>5.5. <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>6. <a href="contact.html">Contacting the developers, Bug
+ Reporting and Feature Requests</a></dt>
+
+ <dd>
+ <dl>
+ <dt>6.1. <a href="contact.html#CONTACT-SUPPORT">Get
+ Support</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>6.2. <a href="contact.html#REPORTING">Reporting
+ Problems</a></dt>
+
+ <dd>
+ <dl>
+ <dt>6.2.1. <a href="contact.html#CONTACT-ADS">Reporting Ads
+ or Other Configuration Problems</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>6.2.2. <a href="contact.html#CONTACT-BUGS">Reporting
+ Bugs</a></dt>
+ </dl>
+ </dd>
+
+ <dt>6.3. <a href="contact.html#CONTACT-FEATURE">Request New
+ Features</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>6.4. <a href="contact.html#MAILING-LISTS">Mailing
+ Lists</a></dt>
+ </dl>
+ </dd>
+
+ <dt>7. <a href="copyright.html">Privoxy Copyright, License and
+ History</a></dt>
+
+ <dd>
+ <dl>
+ <dt>7.1. <a href="copyright.html#AEN1477">License</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>7.2. <a href="copyright.html#AEN1493">History</a></dt>
+ </dl>
+ </dd>
+ </dl>
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