+ (blank, checkerboard pattern, or an HTTP redirect to an image elsewhere).
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> Untrusted URLs are blocked. If URLs are being added to the
+ <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>trust</TT
+> file, then that is done.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> If the URL pattern matches the <A
+HREF="actions-file.html#FAST-REDIRECTS"
+><SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"+fast-redirects"</SPAN
+></A
+> action,
+ it is then processed. Unwanted parts of the requested URL are stripped.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> Now the rest of the client browser's request headers are processed. If any
+ of these match any of the relevant actions (e.g. <A
+HREF="actions-file.html#HIDE-USER-AGENT"
+><SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"+hide-user-agent"</SPAN
+></A
+>,
+ etc.), headers are suppressed or forged as determined by these actions and
+ their parameters.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> Now the web server starts sending its response back (i.e. typically a web
+ page).
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> First, the server headers are read and processed to determine, among other
+ things, the MIME type (document type) and encoding. The headers are then
+ filtered as determined by the
+ <A
+HREF="actions-file.html#CRUNCH-INCOMING-COOKIES"
+><SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"+crunch-incoming-cookies"</SPAN
+></A
+>,
+ <A
+HREF="actions-file.html#SESSION-COOKIES-ONLY"
+><SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"+session-cookies-only"</SPAN
+></A
+>,
+ and <A
+HREF="actions-file.html#DOWNGRADE-HTTP-VERSION"
+><SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"+downgrade-http-version"</SPAN
+></A
+>
+ actions.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> If any <A
+HREF="actions-file.html#FILTER"
+><SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"+filter"</SPAN
+></A
+> action
+ or <A
+HREF="actions-file.html#DEANIMATE-GIFS"
+><SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"+deanimate-gifs"</SPAN
+></A
+>
+ action applies (and the document type fits the action), the rest of the page is
+ read into memory (up to a configurable limit). Then the filter rules (from
+ <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>default.filter</TT
+> and any other filter files) are
+ processed against the buffered content. Filters are applied in the order
+ they are specified in one of the filter files. Animated GIFs, if present,
+ are reduced to either the first or last frame, depending on the action
+ setting.The entire page, which is now filtered, is then sent by
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> back to your browser.
+ </P
+><P
+> If neither a <A
+HREF="actions-file.html#FILTER"
+><SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"+filter"</SPAN
+></A
+> action
+ or <A
+HREF="actions-file.html#DEANIMATE-GIFS"
+><SPAN