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>6.1. Controlling Privoxy with Your Web Browser</A
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> <H2
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> Privoxy Menu</H2
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> ▪ <A
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>Documentation</A
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<SPAN
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>Privoxy</SPAN
-> executable. The name
- and number of configuration files has changed from previous versions, and is
- subject to change as development progresses.</P
+> executable. </P
><P
> The installed defaults provide a reasonable starting point, though
some settings may be aggressive by some standards. For the time being, the
><P
> <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
->default.action</TT
-> (the main <A
-HREF="actions-file.html"
->actions file</A
->)
- is used to define which <SPAN
+>match-all.action</TT
+> is used to define which <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"actions"</SPAN
-> relating to banner-blocking, images, pop-ups,
- content modification, cookie handling etc should be applied by default. It also defines many
- exceptions (both positive and negative) from this default set of actions that enable
- <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> to selectively eliminate the junk, and only the junk, on
- as many websites as possible.
+>
+ relating to banner-blocking, images, pop-ups, content modification, cookie handling
+ etc should be applied by default. It should be the first actions file loaded.
+ </P
+><P
+> <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>default.action</TT
+> defines many exceptions (both positive and negative)
+ from the default set of actions that's configured in <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>match-all.action</TT
+>.
+ It should be the second actions file loaded and shouldn't be edited by the user.
</P
><P
> Multiple actions files may be defined in <TT
>config</TT
>. These
are processed in the order they are defined. Local customizations and locally
- preferred exceptions to the default policies as defined in
+ preferred exceptions to the default policies as defined in
<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
->default.action</TT
+>match-all.action</TT
> (which you will most probably want
- to define sooner or later) are probably best applied in
- <TT
+ to define sooner or later) are best applied in <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>user.action</TT
->, where you can preserve them across
- upgrades. <TT
-CLASS="FILENAME"
->standard.action</TT
-> is only for
- <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy's</SPAN
-> internal use.
+>,
+ where you can preserve them across upgrades. The file isn't installed by all
+ installers, but you can easily create it yourself with a text editor.
</P
><P
>
>old</I
></SPAN
> listening address.</P
-><P
-> While under development, the configuration content is subject to change.
- The below documentation may not be accurate by the time you read this.
- Also, what constitutes a <SPAN
-CLASS="QUOTE"
->"default"</SPAN
-> setting, may change, so
- please check all your configuration files on important issues.</P
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