>Privoxy Frequently Asked Questions</TITLE
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->$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.43 2002/04/04 21:59:53 hal9 Exp $<BR></P
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<SPAN
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>Junkbuster</SPAN
-> was originally written by JunkBusters
+> was originally written by Junkbusters
Corporation, and was released as free open-source software under the GNU GPL.
Stefan Waldherr made many improvements, and started the SourceForge project
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>1.2. <A
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+HREF="general.html#AEN48"
>Why <SPAN
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>"Privoxy"</SPAN
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><DT
>1.6. <A
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+HREF="general.html#AEN125"
>How does <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
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><DT
>1.7. <A
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+HREF="general.html#AEN137"
>Can <SPAN
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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><DT
>2.4. <A
-HREF="installation.html#AEN196"
+HREF="installation.html#AEN198"
>I just installed <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
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><DT
>2.6. <A
-HREF="installation.html#AEN221"
+HREF="installation.html#AEN223"
>I just installed <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
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><DT
>3.2. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN239"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN241"
>What is an <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"actions"</SPAN
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><DT
>3.4. <A
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+HREF="configuration.html#AEN259"
>How are actions files configured? What is the easiest
way to do this?</A
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></DT
><DT
>3.7. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN379"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN381"
>What is <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"default.filter"</SPAN
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><DT
>3.8. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN391"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN393"
>How can I set up <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
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><DT
>3.9. <A
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+HREF="configuration.html#AEN405"
>Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see anything.</A
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><DT
>3.10. <A
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+HREF="configuration.html#AEN420"
>Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</A
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><DT
>3.11. <A
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+HREF="configuration.html#AEN425"
>I see large red banners on some pages that say
<SPAN
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><DL
><DT
>4.1. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN473"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN475"
>How much does <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>4.7. <A
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+HREF="misc.html#AEN522"
>Can <SPAN
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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><DT
>4.8. <A
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+HREF="misc.html#AEN533"
>Might some things break because header information is
being altered?</A
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><DT
>4.9. <A
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+HREF="misc.html#AEN543"
>Can <SPAN
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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><DT
>4.10. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN549"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN551"
>What about as a firewall? Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>4.11. <A
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+HREF="misc.html#AEN556"
>The <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>4.12. <A
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+HREF="misc.html#AEN565"
>I have large empty spaces now where ads used to be.
Why?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.13. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN566"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN568"
>How can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>4.14. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN573"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN575"
><SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
><DL
><DT
>5.1. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#AEN626"
+HREF="trouble.html#AEN628"
>I just upgraded and am getting <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"connection refused"</SPAN
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><DT
>5.2. <A
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+HREF="trouble.html#AEN641"
>I just added a new rule, but the steenkin ad is
still getting through. How?</A
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><DT
>5.3. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#AEN645"
+HREF="trouble.html#AEN647"
>One of my favorite sites does not work with <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
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><DT
>5.5. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#AEN672"
+HREF="trouble.html#AEN674"
>What time is it?</A
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>8.1. <A
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+HREF="copyright.html#AEN702"
>Copyright</A
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>8.2. <A
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+HREF="copyright.html#AEN709"
>History</A
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