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->2. Installation</H1
+>2. Installation</A
+></H1
><DIV
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><H3
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><A
NAME="WHICHBROWSERS"
-></A
->2.1. Which browsers are supported by Privoxy?</H3
+>2.1. Which browsers are supported by Privoxy?</A
+></H3
><P
> Any browser that can be configured to use a proxy, which
should be virtually all browsers, including
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Internet
Explorer</SPAN
->, and <SPAN
+>, <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Opera</SPAN
+>, and
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Safari</SPAN
> among others.
Direct browser support is not an absolute requirement since
<SPAN
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="WHICHOS"
-></A
->2.2. Which operating systems are supported?</H3
+>2.2. Which operating systems are supported?</A
+></H3
><P
> At present, <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> is known to run on
- Windows(95, 98, ME, 2000, XP), Linux (RedHat, SuSE, Debian, Fedora, Gentoo,
- Slackware and others), Mac OSX, OS/2, AmigaOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD,
- Solaris, and various other flavors of Unix.</P
+ Windows(95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista), GNU/Linux (RedHat, SuSE, Debian,
+ Fedora, Gentoo, Slackware and others), Mac OSX, OS/2, AmigaOS, FreeBSD,
+ NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, and various other flavors of Unix.</P
><P
> But any operating system that runs TCP/IP, can conceivably take advantage of
<SPAN
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="EMAIL-CLIENT"
-></A
->2.3. Can I use Privoxy with my email client?</H3
+>2.3. Can I use Privoxy with my email client?</A
+></H3
><P
> As long as there is some way to set a HTTP proxy for the client, then yes,
any application can be used, whether it is strictly speaking a
>
with <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Outlook Express</SPAN
+>Outlook</SPAN
>?</A
> below for more on
this. </P
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="NEWINSTALL"
-></A
->2.4. Can I install
- Privoxy over Junkbuster?</H3
-><P
-> We recommend you un-install <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Junkbuster</SPAN
->
- first to minimize conflicts and confusion. You may want to
- save your old configuration files for future reference. The configuration
- files and syntax have substantially changed, so you will need to manually
- port your old patterns. See the <A
-HREF="../user-manual/upgradersnote.html"
-TARGET="_top"
->note
- to upgraders</A
-> and <A
-HREF="../user-manual/installation.html"
-TARGET="_top"
->installation
- chapter</A
-> in the <A
-HREF="../user-manual/index.html"
-TARGET="_top"
->User Manual</A
->
- for details.
- </P
-><P
-> Note: Some installers may automatically un-install
- <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Junkbuster</SPAN
->, if present!
- </P
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="SECT2"
-><H3
-CLASS="SECT2"
-><A
NAME="FIRSTSTEP"
-></A
->2.5. I just installed Privoxy. Is there anything
-special I have to do now?</H3
+>2.4. I just installed Privoxy. Is there anything
+special I have to do now?</A
+></H3
><P
-> All browsers must be told to use <SPAN
+> All browsers should be told to use <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
>
as a proxy by specifying the correct proxy address and port number
- in the appropriate configuration area for the browser. See
+ in the appropriate configuration area for the browser. It's possible
+ to combine <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> with a packet filter to intercept HTTP requests
+ even if the client isn't explicitly configured to use <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+>,
+ but where possible, configuring the client is recommended. See
<A
HREF="../user-manual/startup.html"
TARGET="_top"
>the User Manual for more
details</A
->. You should also flush your browser's memory and disk cache to get rid of any
- cached junk items, and remove any stored
+>. You should also flush your browser's memory and disk
+ cache to get rid of any cached junk items, and remove any stored
<A
HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie"
TARGET="_top"
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="LOCALHOST"
-></A
->2.6. What is the proxy address of Privoxy?</H3
+>2.5. What is the proxy address of Privoxy?</A
+></H3
><P
> If you set up the <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>"localhost"</SPAN
>,
which is the special name used by every computer on the Internet to refer
- to itself) and the port will be 8118 (unless you have <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
->
- to run on a different port with the <A
+ to itself) and the port will be 8118 (unless you used the <A
HREF="../user-manual/config.html#LISTEN-ADDRESS"
TARGET="_top"
>listen-address</A
-> config option).
+>
+ config option to tell <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> to run on
+ a different port).
</P
><P
> When configuring your browser's proxy settings you typically enter
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> does not currently handle
- any other protocols such as FTP, SMTP, IM, IRC, ICQ, etc. Be sure that
- proxying any of these other protocols is not activated.
+ any other protocols such as FTP, SMTP, IM, IRC, ICQ, etc.
</P
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><DIV
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><A
NAME="NOTHING"
-></A
->2.7. I just installed Privoxy, and nothing is happening.
-All the ads are there. What's wrong?</H3
+>2.6. I just installed Privoxy, and nothing is happening.
+All the ads are there. What's wrong?</A
+></H3
><P
> Did you configure your browser to use <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="NOTUSED"
-></A
->2.8. I get a <SPAN
+>2.7. I get a <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Privoxy is not being used"</SPAN
> dummy page although
-Privoxy is running and being used.</H3
+Privoxy is running and being used.</A
+></H3
><P
> First, make sure that Privoxy is <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
>Clear Disk Cache</SPAN
>"</SPAN
>.
- And, <SPAN
+ In some <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Firefox</SPAN
-> users would click
+> versions it's
<SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Tools</SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Clear Cache Now</SPAN
>"</SPAN
->. </P
+>.
+ </P
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