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->Privoxy Frequently Asked Questions</H1
+>Privoxy Frequently Asked Questions</A
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> <SUB
> <A
HREF="copyright.html"
>Copyright</A
-> © 2001-2006 by
+> © 2001-2008 by
<A
-HREF="http://www.privoxy.org"
+HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/"
TARGET="_top"
>Privoxy Developers</A
>
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->$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.23 2006/10/21 22:19:52 hal9 Exp $<BR></P
+>$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.44 2008/06/19 01:41:36 hal9 Exp $<BR></P
><DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ABSTRACT"
+><P
+></P
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NAME="AEN9"
></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
+> Privoxy is a non-caching
<A
HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server"
TARGET="_top"
>web proxy</A
>
- with advanced filtering capabilities for protecting
- privacy, modifying web page data, managing
+ with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy,
+ modifying web page data, managing HTTP
<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
+ Internet junk. Privoxy has a 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
> Privoxy is based on Internet Junkbuster (tm).</P
><P
> Please note that this document is a work in progress. This copy represents
- the state at the release of version 3.0.6.
+ the state at the release of version 3.0.9.
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
>1.6. <A
-HREF="general.html#AEN78"
+HREF="general.html#AEN79"
>Why <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Privoxy"</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>1.9. <A
-HREF="general.html#AEN159"
+HREF="general.html#AEN157"
>Can Privoxy make mistakes?
This does not sound very scientific.</A
></DT
><DT
>1.10. <A
-HREF="general.html#AEN165"
+HREF="general.html#AEN163"
>Will I have to configure Privoxy
before I can use it?</A
></DT
></DT
><DT
>2.4. <A
-HREF="installation.html#NEWINSTALL"
->Can I install
- Privoxy over Junkbuster?</A
-></DT
-><DT
->2.5. <A
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#AEN351"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN347"
>What exactly is an <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"actions"</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>3.3. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN374"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN370"
>How are actions files configured? What is the easiest
way to do this?</A
></DT
><DT
>3.4. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN382"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN379"
>There are several different <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"actions"</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>3.11. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN488"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN476"
>What is the <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>default.filter</TT
></DT
><DT
>3.13. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN531"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN527"
>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"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN544"
>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 by a text
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN550"
+>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
></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
Express?</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#AEN712"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN723"
>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#AEN784"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN788"
>Can Privoxy guarantee I am anonymous?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.9. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN802"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN806"
>A test site says I am not using a Proxy.</A
></DT
><DT
></DT
><DT
>4.11. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN859"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN862"
>Might some things break because header information or
content is being altered?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.12. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN873"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN876"
>Can Privoxy act as a <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"caching"</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>4.13. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN882"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN886"
>What about as a firewall? Can Privoxy protect me?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.14. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN887"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN891"
>I have large empty spaces / a checkerboard pattern now where
ads used to be. Why?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.15. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN895"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN899"
>How can Privoxy filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.16. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN909"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN913"
>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
>"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
></DL
></DD
><DT
><DL
><DT
>5.1. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#AEN1062"
+HREF="trouble.html#AEN1081"
>I cannot connect to any websites. Or, I am getting
<SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
></DT
><DT
>5.3. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#AEN1085"
+HREF="trouble.html#AEN1104"
>I just added a new rule, but the steenkin ad is
still getting through. How?</A
></DT
></DT
><DT
>5.7. <A
-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
>5.8. <A
-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
>5.9. <A
-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"
><DL
><DT
>7.1. <A
-HREF="copyright.html#AEN1373"
+HREF="copyright.html#AEN1404"
>License</A
></DT
><DT
>7.2. <A
-HREF="copyright.html#AEN1389"
+HREF="copyright.html#AEN1420"
>History</A
></DT
></DL
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