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<H1>PRIVOXY</H1>
-Section: (1)<BR>Updated:
21 September 2006<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
+Section: (1)<BR>Updated:
18 June 2008<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
<HR>
<A NAME="lbAB"> </A>
<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
<P>
-<B>privoxy</B> [<B>--help</B> ] [<B>--version</B> ] [<B>--no-daemon</B> ] [<B>--pidfile </B><I>pidfile</I><B></B> ] [<B>--user </B><I>user[.group]</I><B></B> ] [<B>--chroot</B> ] [<B></B><I>configfile</I><B></B> ]
+<B>privoxy</B> [<B>--help</B> ] [<B>--version</B> ] [<B>--no-daemon</B> ] [<B>--pidfile </B><I>pidfile</I><B></B> ] [<B>--user </B><I>user[.group]</I><B></B> ] [<B>--chroot</B> ] [<B>--pre-chroot-nslookup </B><I>hostname</I><B></B> ] [<B></B><I>configfile</I><B></B> ]
<P>
<A NAME="lbAD"> </A>
<H2>OPTIONS</H2>
there. If set up carefully, this can limit the impact of possible
vulnerabilities in <B>Privoxy</B> to the files contained in
that hierarchy.
+<DT><B>--pre-chroot-nslookup </B><I>hostname</I><B></B><DD>
+Initialize the resolver library using <I>hostname</I>
+before chroot'ing. On some systems this reduces the number of files
+that must be copied into the chroot tree.
</DL>
<P>
<P>
-Privoxy is a
+Privoxy is a non-caching
web proxy
-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
cookies,
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>
-Browsers must be individually configured to use <B>Privoxy</B> as
-a HTTP proxy. The default setting is for localhost, on port 8118
-(configurable in the main config file). To set the HTTP proxy in Netscape
-and Mozilla, go through: <B>Edit</B>;
+Browsers can either be individually configured to use
+<B>Privoxy</B> as a HTTP proxy (recommended),
+or <B>Privoxy</B> can be combined with a packet
+filter to build an intercepting proxy
+(see <I>config</I>). The default setting is for
+localhost, on port 8118 (configurable in the main config file). To set the
+HTTP proxy in Netscape and Mozilla, go through: <B>Edit</B>;
<B>Preferences</B>; <B>Advanced</B>;
<B>Proxies</B>; <B>Manual Proxy Configuration</B>;
<B>View</B>.
<P>
The actions list (ad blocks, etc) can also be configured with your
-web browser at <A HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/">http://config.privoxy.org/.</A>
+web browser at <A HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/">http://config.privoxy.org/</A>
+(assuming the configuration allows it).
<B>Privoxy's</B> configuration parameters can also be viewed at
the same page. In addition, <B>Privoxy</B> can be toggled on/off.
This is an internal page, and does not require Internet access.
# Fragile sites should have the minimum changes
fragile = -block -deanimate-gifs -fast-redirects -filter \
- -hide-referer -prevent-cookies -kill-popups
+ -hide-referer -prevent-cookies
## Turn some actions on ################################
## NOTE: Actions are off by default, unless explictily turned on
## otherwise with the '+' operator.
{ \
--add-header \
--block \
--content-type-overwrite \
--crunch-client-header \
--crunch-if-none-match \
--crunch-outgoing-cookies \
--crunch-incoming-cookies \
--crunch-server-header \
+deanimate-gifs{last} \
--downgrade-http-version \
--fast-redirects \
--filter{js-annoyances} \
--filter{js-events} \
--filter{html-annoyances} \
--filter{content-cookies} \
+filter{refresh-tags} \
--filter{unsolicited-popups} \
--filter{all-popups} \
+filter{img-reorder} \
+filter{banners-by-size} \
--filter{banners-by-link} \
+filter{webbugs} \
--filter{tiny-textforms} \
+filter{jumping-windows} \
--filter{frameset-borders} \
--filter{demoronizer} \
--filter{shockwave-flash} \
--filter{quicktime-kioskmode} \
--filter{fun} \
--filter{crude-parental} \
+filter{ie-exploits} \
--filter{site-specifics} \
--filter-client-headers \
--filter-server-headers \
--force-text-mode \
--handle-as-empty-document
--handle-as-image \
--hide-accept-language \
--hide-content-disposition \
--hide-if-modified-since \
+hide-forwarded-for-headers \
+hide-from-header{block} \
-+hide-referrer{forge} \
--hide-user-agent \
--inspect-jpegs \
--kill-popups \
--limit-connect \
--overwrite-last-modified \
--redirect \
-+prevent-compression \
--send-vanilla-wafer \
--send-wafer \
++hide-referrer{conditional-block} \
+session-cookies-only \
+set-image-blocker{pattern} \
--treat-forbidden-connects-like-blocks \
}
/ # '/' Match *all* URL patterns
- # Block, and treat these URL patterns as if they were 'images'.
- # We would expect these to be ads.
- { +block-as-image }
- .ad.doubleclick.net
- .a[0-9].yimg.com/(?:(?!/i/).)*$
- ad.*.doubleclick.net
-
# Block all URLs that match these patterns
{ +block }
- ad*.
+ ad.
+ ad[sv].
.*ads.
banner?.
/.*count(er)?\.(pl|cgi|exe|dll|asp|php[34]?)
.hitbox.com
media./.*(ads|banner)
+ # Block, and treat these URL patterns as if they were 'images'.
+ # We would expect these to be ads.
+ { +block-as-image }
+ .ad.doubleclick.net
+ .a[0-9].yimg.com/(?:(?!/i/).)*$
+ ad.*.doubleclick.net
+
# Make exceptions for these harmless ones that would be
# caught by our +block patterns just above.
{ -block }
adsl.
+ adobe.
advice.
.*downloads.
+ # uploads or downloads
+ /.*loads
</PRE>
<P>
.sun.com
.msdn.microsoft.com
- # These sites breaks easily. Use our "fragile" alias here.
+ # These sites break easily. Use our "fragile" alias here.
{ fragile }
.forbes.com
mybank.example.com
# Replace example.com's style sheet with one of my choosing
{ +redirect{<A HREF="http://localhost/css-replacements/example.com.css}">http://localhost/css-replacements/example.com.css}</A> }
- example.com/stylesheet.css
+ .example.com/stylesheet.css
</PRE>
<P>
<P>
-This is a BETA version of <B>Privoxy</B>. Not
+This is a beta version of <B>Privoxy</B>. Not
all features are well tested.
<P>
<A HREF="http://privacy.net/">http://privacy.net/,</A> a useful site
to check what information about you is leaked while you browse the web.
<P>
-<A HREF="http://www.squid-cache.org/">http://www.squid-cache.org/,</A> a very popular
+<A HREF="http://www.squid-cache.org/">http://www.squid-cache.org/,</A> a popular
caching proxy, which is often used together with <B>Privoxy</B>.
<P>
+<A HREF="http://www.pps.jussieu.fr/~jch/software/polipo/">http://www.pps.jussieu.fr/~jch/software/polipo/,</A>
+<B>Polipo</B> is a caching proxy with advanced features
+like pipelining, multiplexing and caching of partial instances. In many setups
+it can be used as <B>Squid</B> replacement.
+<P>
<A HREF="http://tor.eff.org/">http://tor.eff.org/,</A>
<B>Tor</B> can help anonymize web browsing,
web publishing, instant messaging, IRC, SSH, and other applications.
<P>
<PRE>
- Fabian Keil, developer
+ Fabian Keil, lead developer
David Schmidt, developer
Hal Burgiss
- Ian Cummings
- Félix Rauch
+ Mark Miller
+ Gerry Murphy
Roland Rosenfeld
+ Jörg Strohmayer
</PRE>
<A NAME="lbAN"> </A>
<P>
-Copyright (C) 2001
- 2006 by Privoxy Developers <<A HREF="mailto:ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net">ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net</A>>
+Copyright (C) 2001
-2008 by Privoxy Developers <<A HREF="mailto:ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net">ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net</A>>
<P>
Some source code is based on code Copyright (C) 1997 by Anonymous Coders
<B>Privoxy</B> is free software; you can
redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the
-<I>GNU General Public
-License</I>, version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+<I>GNU General Public License</I>, version 2,
+as published by the Free Software Foundation.
<P>
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-<I>GNU General Public License</I> for
-more details, which is available from the Free Software Foundation, Inc,
-51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the <I>GNU General Public License</I> for details.
<P>
-You should have received a copy of the <I>GNU General Public License</I>
+You should have received a copy of the <I>GNU GPL</I>
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc. 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor
Boston, MA 02110-1301
This document was created by
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-Time: 01:21:32 GMT, September 22, 2006
+Time: 01:33:00 GMT, June 19, 2008
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