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NAME="AEN9"
></A
><P
-> This FAQ gives quick answers to frequently asked questions about
+> This FAQ gives quick answers to frequently asked questions about
<A
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> 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 3.0.7.
+ 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"
></DT
><DT
>1.9. <A
-HREF="general.html#AEN151"
+HREF="general.html#AEN157"
>Can Privoxy make mistakes?
This does not sound very scientific.</A
></DT
><DT
>1.10. <A
-HREF="general.html#AEN157"
+HREF="general.html#AEN163"
>Will I have to configure Privoxy
before I can use it?</A
></DT
><DL
><DT
>3.1. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN341"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN347"
>What exactly is an <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"actions"</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>3.3. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN364"
+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#AEN373"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN379"
>There are several different <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"actions"</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>3.11. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN470"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN476"
>What is the <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>default.filter</TT
></DT
><DT
>3.13. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN521"
+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#AEN538"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN544"
>Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</A
></DT
><DT
>3.15. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN544"
+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
><DL
><DT
>4.1. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN717"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN723"
>How much does Privoxy slow my browsing down? This
has to add extra time to browsing.</A
></DT
></DT
><DT
>4.8. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN782"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN788"
>Can Privoxy guarantee I am anonymous?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.9. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN800"
+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#AEN856"
+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#AEN870"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN876"
>Can Privoxy act as a <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"caching"</SPAN
></DT
><DT
>4.13. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN880"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN886"
>What about as a firewall? Can Privoxy protect me?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.14. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN885"
+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#AEN893"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN899"
>How can Privoxy filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs?</A
></DT
><DT
>4.16. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN907"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN913"
>Privoxy runs as a <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"server"</SPAN
><DL
><DT
>5.1. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#AEN1075"
+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#AEN1098"
+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#AEN1389"
+HREF="copyright.html#AEN1404"
>License</A
></DT
><DT
>7.2. <A
-HREF="copyright.html#AEN1405"
+HREF="copyright.html#AEN1420"
>History</A
></DT
></DL
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