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- <h4 class="SECT3"><a name="LOGDIR" id="LOGDIR">7.2.3. logdir</a></h4>
+ <h4 class="SECT3"><a name="TEMPORARY-DIRECTORY" id=
+ "TEMPORARY-DIRECTORY">7.2.3. temporary-directory</a></h4>
+
+ <div class="VARIABLELIST">
+ <dl>
+ <dt>Specifies:</dt>
+
+ <dd>
+ <p>A directory where Privoxy can create temporary files.</p>
+ </dd>
+
+ <dt>Type of value:</dt>
+
+ <dd>
+ <p>Path name</p>
+ </dd>
+
+ <dt>Default value:</dt>
+
+ <dd>
+ <p>unset</p>
+ </dd>
+
+ <dt>Effect if unset:</dt>
+
+ <dd>
+ <p>No temporary files are created, external filters don't
+ work.</p>
+ </dd>
+
+ <dt>Notes:</dt>
+
+ <dd>
+ <p>To execute <tt class="LITERAL"><a href=
+ "actions-file.html#EXTERNAL-FILTER" target="_top">external
+ filters</a></tt>, <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> has
+ to create temporary files. This directive specifies the
+ directory the temporary files should be written to.</p>
+
+ <p>It should be a directory only <span class=
+ "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> (and trusted users) can
+ access.</p>
+ </dd>
+ </dl>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="SECT3">
+ <h4 class="SECT3"><a name="LOGDIR" id="LOGDIR">7.2.4. logdir</a></h4>
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- <h4 class="SECT3"><a name="ACTIONSFILE" id="ACTIONSFILE">7.2.4.
+ <h4 class="SECT3"><a name="ACTIONSFILE" id="ACTIONSFILE">7.2.5.
actionsfile</a></h4><a name="DEFAULT.ACTION" id=
"DEFAULT.ACTION"></a><a name="STANDARD.ACTION" id=
"STANDARD.ACTION"></a><a name="USER.ACTION" id="USER.ACTION"></a>
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- <h4 class="SECT3"><a name="FILTERFILE" id="FILTERFILE">7.2.5.
+ <h4 class="SECT3"><a name="FILTERFILE" id="FILTERFILE">7.2.6.
filterfile</a></h4><a name="DEFAULT.FILTER" id="DEFAULT.FILTER"></a>
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- <h4 class="SECT3"><a name="LOGFILE" id="LOGFILE">7.2.6.
+ <h4 class="SECT3"><a name="LOGFILE" id="LOGFILE">7.2.7.
logfile</a></h4>
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- <h4 class="SECT3"><a name="TRUSTFILE" id="TRUSTFILE">7.2.7.
+ <h4 class="SECT3"><a name="TRUSTFILE" id="TRUSTFILE">7.2.8.
trustfile</a></h4>
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- forward-socks5 / 127.0.0.1:9050 .
+ forward-socks5t / 127.0.0.1:9050 .
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HTTP connections into <span class=
"APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>.</p>
+ <p>Note that intercepting encrypted connections (HTTPS) isn't
+ supported.</p>
+
<p>Make sure that <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy's</span>
own requests aren't redirected as well. Additionally take care
that <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> can't
<dt>Notes:</dt>
<dd>
- <p>This is a work-around for Firefox bug 492459: <span class=
- "QUOTE">" Websites are no longer rendered if SSL requests for
- JavaScripts are blocked by a proxy. "</span> (<a href=
+ <p>This directive was added as a work-around for Firefox bug
+ 492459: <span class="QUOTE">" Websites are no longer rendered
+ if SSL requests for JavaScripts are blocked by a proxy.
+ "</span> (<a href=
"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=492459" target=
- "_top">https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=492459</a>)
- As the bug has been fixed for quite some time this option
- should no longer be needed and will be removed in a future
- release. Please speak up if you have a reason why the option
- should be kept around.</p>
+ "_top">https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=492459</a>),
+ the bug has been fixed for quite some time, but this directive
+ is also useful to make it harder for websites to detect whether
+ or not resources are being blocked.</p>
</dd>
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