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- <h1 class="TITLE"><a name="AEN2" id="AEN2">Privoxy 3.0.18 User
+ <h1 class="TITLE"><a name="AEN2" id="AEN2">Privoxy 3.0.25 User
Manual</a></h1>
<p class="PUBDATE"><sub><a href="copyright.html">Copyright</a> ©
- 2001-201
1 by <a href="http://www.privoxy.org/" target="_top">Privoxy
+ 2001-201
4 by <a href="http://www.privoxy.org/" target="_top">Privoxy
Developers</a></sub><br></p>
- <p class="PUBDATE">$Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.136 2011/10/14 16:53:10
+ <p class="PUBDATE">$Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.206 2016/03/17 10:43:07
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- <div class="ABSTRACT">
- <a name="AEN9" id="AEN9"></a>
-
- <p>The <i class="CITETITLE">Privoxy User Manual</i> gives users
- information on how to install, configure and use <a href=
- "http://www.privoxy.org/" target="_top">Privoxy</a>.</p>
-
- <p>Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering
- capabilities for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and HTTP
- headers, controlling access, and removing ads and other obnoxious
- Internet junk. Privoxy has a flexible configuration and can be
- customized to suit individual needs and tastes. It has application
- for both stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.</p>
-
- <p>Privoxy is Free Software and licensed under the GNU GPLv2.</p>
-
- <p>Privoxy is an associated project of Software in the Public
- Interest (SPI).</p>
-
- <p>Helping hands and donations are welcome:</p>
-
- <ul>
- <li>
- <p><a href="http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#PARTICIPATE"
- target=
- "_top">http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#PARTICIPATE</a></p>
- </li>
-
- <li>
- <p><a href="http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#DONATE"
- target=
- "_top">http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#DONATE</a></p>
- </li>
- </ul>
-
- <p>You can find the latest version of the <i class=
- "CITETITLE">Privoxy User Manual</i> at <a href=
- "http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/" target=
- "_top">http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/</a>. Please see the
- <a href="contact.html">Contact section</a> on how to contact the
- developers.</p>
+ <div>
+ <div class="ABSTRACT">
+ <a name="AEN9" id="AEN9"></a>
+
+ <p>The <i class="CITETITLE">Privoxy User Manual</i> gives users
+ information on how to install, configure and use <a href=
+ "http://www.privoxy.org/" target="_top">Privoxy</a>.</p>
+
+ <p>Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering
+ capabilities for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and
+ HTTP headers, controlling access, and removing ads and other
+ obnoxious Internet junk. Privoxy has a flexible configuration and
+ can be customized to suit individual needs and tastes. It has
+ application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user
+ networks.</p>
+
+ <p>Privoxy is Free Software and licensed under the GNU GPLv2.</p>
+
+ <p>Privoxy is an associated project of Software in the Public
+ Interest (SPI).</p>
+
+ <p>Helping hands and donations are welcome:</p>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ <p><a href=
+ "http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#PARTICIPATE" target=
+ "_top">http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#PARTICIPATE</a></p>
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ <p><a href="http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#DONATE"
+ target=
+ "_top">http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#DONATE</a></p>
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <p>You can find the latest version of the <i class=
+ "CITETITLE">Privoxy User Manual</i> at <a href=
+ "http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/" target=
+ "_top">http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/</a>. Please see the
+ <a href="contact.html">Contact section</a> on how to contact the
+ developers.</p>
+ </div>
</div>
<hr>
</div>
<div class="TOC">
<dl>
- <dt class="c1">Table of Contents</dt>
+ <dt><b>Table of Contents</b></dt>
<dt>1. <a href="introduction.html">Introduction</a></dt>
<dd>
<dl>
<dt>2.1.1. <a href=
- "installation.html#INSTALLATION-PACK-RPM">Red Hat and Fedora
- RPMs</a></dt>
-
- <dt>2.1.2. <a href=
"installation.html#INSTALLATION-DEB">Debian and
Ubuntu</a></dt>
"installation.html#INSTALLATION-PACK-WIN">Windows</a></dt>
- <dt>2.1.4. <a href=
- "installation.html#INSTALLATION-PACK-BINTGZ">Solaris</a></dt>
-
- <dt>2.1.5. <a href=
+ <dt>2.1.3. <a href=
"installation.html#INSTALLATION-OS2">OS/2</a></dt>
- <dt>2.1.
6. <a href="installation.html#INSTALLATION-MAC">Mac
+ <dt>2.1.
4. <a href="installation.html#INSTALLATION-MAC">Mac
OS X</a></dt>
- <dt>2.1.7. <a href=
- "installation.html#INSTALLATION-AMIGA">AmigaOS</a></dt>
+ <dt>2.1.5. <a href=
+ "installation.html#OS-X-INSTALL-FROM-PACKAGE">Installation
+ from ready-built package</a></dt>
- <dt>2.1.8. <a href=
- "installation.html#INSTALLATION-TBZ">FreeBSD</a></dt>
+ <dt>2.1.6. <a href=
+ "installation.html#OS-X-INSTALL-FROM-SOURCE">Installation
+ from source</a></dt>
- "installation.html#INSTALLATTION-GENTOO">Gentoo</a></dt>
+ "installation.html#INSTALLATION-FREEBSD">FreeBSD</a></dt>
</dl>
</dd>
<dd>
<dl>
- <dt>5.1. <a href="startup.html#START-REDHAT">Red Hat and
- Fedora</a></dt>
+ <dt>5.1. <a href="startup.html#START-DEBIAN">Debian</a></dt>
- <dt>5.2. <a href="startup.html#START-DEBIAN">Debian</a></dt>
+ <dt>5.2. <a href="startup.html#START-FREEBSD">FreeBSD and
+ ElectroBSD</a></dt>
<dt>5.3. <a href="startup.html#START-WINDOWS">Windows</a></dt>
- <dt>5.4. <a href="startup.html#START-UNICES">Solaris, NetBSD,
- FreeBSD, HP-UX and others</a></dt>
+ <dt>5.4. <a href="startup.html#START-UNICES">Generic instructions
+ for Unix derivates (Solaris, NetBSD, HP-UX etc.)</a></dt>
<dt>5.5. <a href="startup.html#START-OS2">OS/2</a></dt>
<dt>5.6. <a href="startup.html#START-MACOSX">Mac OS X</a></dt>
- <dt>5.7. <a href="startup.html#START-AMIGAOS">AmigaOS</a></dt>
-
- <dt>5.8. <a href="startup.html#START-GENTOO">Gentoo</a></dt>
-
- <dt>5.9. <a href="startup.html#CMDOPTIONS">Command Line
+ <dt>5.7. <a href="startup.html#CMDOPTIONS">Command Line
Options</a></dt>
</dl>
</dd>
<dd>
<dl>
- <dt>6.1. <a href="configuration.html#AEN1074">Controlling Privoxy
+ <dt>6.1. <a href=
+ "configuration.html#CONTROL-WITH-WEBBROWSER">Controlling Privoxy
with Your Web Browser</a></dt>
<dt>6.2. <a href="configuration.html#CONFOVERVIEW">Configuration
<dt>7.2.2. <a href="config.html#TEMPLDIR">templdir</a></dt>
- <dt>7.2.3. <a href="config.html#LOGDIR">logdir</a></dt>
+ <dt>7.2.3. <a href=
+ "config.html#TEMPORARY-DIRECTORY">temporary-directory</a></dt>
- <dt>7.2.4. <a href=
- "config.html#ACTIONSFILE">actionsfile</a></dt>
+ <dt>7.2.4. <a href="config.html#LOGDIR">logdir</a></dt>
<dt>7.2.5. <a href=
+ "config.html#ACTIONSFILE">actionsfile</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>7.2.6. <a href=
"config.html#FILTERFILE">filterfile</a></dt>
- <dt>7.2.
6. <a href="config.html#LOGFILE">logfile</a></dt>
+ <dt>7.2.
7. <a href="config.html#LOGFILE">logfile</a></dt>
- <dt>7.2.
7. <a href="config.html#TRUSTFILE">trustfile</a></dt>
+ <dt>7.2.
8. <a href="config.html#TRUSTFILE">trustfile</a></dt>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>7.4.8. <a href=
"config.html#BUFFER-LIMIT">buffer-limit</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>7.4.9. <a href=
+ "config.html#ENABLE-PROXY-AUTHENTICATION-FORWARDING">enable-proxy-authentication-forwarding</a></dt>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>7.5.1. <a href="config.html#FORWARD">forward</a></dt>
<dt>7.5.2. <a href="config.html#SOCKS">forward-socks4,
- forward-socks4a and forward-socks5</a></dt>
+ forward-socks4a, forward-socks5 and forward-socks5t</a></dt>
<dt>7.5.3. <a href=
"config.html#ADVANCED-FORWARDING-EXAMPLES">Advanced
"config.html#KEEP-ALIVE-TIMEOUT">keep-alive-timeout</a></dt>
<dt>7.6.5. <a href=
- "config.html#DEFAULT-SERVER-TIMEOUT">default-server-timeout</a></dt>
+ "config.html#TOLERATE-PIPELINING">tolerate-pipelining</a></dt>
<dt>7.6.6. <a href=
- "config.html#CONNECTION-SHARING">connection-sharing</a></dt>
+ "config.html#DEFAULT-SERVER-TIMEOUT">default-server-timeout</a></dt>
<dt>7.6.7. <a href=
- "config.html#SOCKET-TIMEOUT">socket-timeout</a></dt>
+ "config.html#CONNECTION-SHARING">connection-sharing</a></dt>
<dt>7.6.8. <a href=
- "config.html#MAX-CLIENT-CONNECTIONS">max-client-connections</a></dt>
+ "config.html#SOCKET-TIMEOUT">socket-timeout</a></dt>
<dt>7.6.9. <a href=
- "config.html#HANDLE-AS-EMPTY-DOC-RETURNS-OK">handle-as-empty-doc-returns-ok</a></dt>
+ "config.html#MAX-CLIENT-CONNECTIONS">max-client-connections</a></dt>
<dt>7.6.10. <a href=
- "config.html#ENABLE-COMPRESSION">enable-compression</a></dt>
+ "config.html#HANDLE-AS-EMPTY-DOC-RETURNS-OK">handle-as-empty-doc-returns-ok</a></dt>
<dt>7.6.11. <a href=
+ "config.html#ENABLE-COMPRESSION">enable-compression</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>7.6.12. <a href=
"config.html#COMPRESSION-LEVEL">compression-level</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>7.6.13. <a href=
+ "config.html#CLIENT-HEADER-ORDER">client-header-order</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>7.6.14. <a href=
+ "config.html#CLIENT-SPECIFIC-TAG">client-specific-tag</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>7.6.15. <a href=
+ "config.html#CLIENT-TAG-LIFETIME">client-tag-lifetime</a></dt>
</dl>
</dd>
<dd>
<dl>
- <dt>8.1. <a href="actions-file.html#AEN2863">Finding the Right
+ <dt>8.1. <a href="actions-file.html#RIGHT-MIX">Finding the Right
Mix</a></dt>
- <dt>8.2. <a href="actions-file.html#AEN2870">How to Edit</a></dt>
+ <dt>8.2. <a href="actions-file.html#HOW-TO-EDIT">How to
+ Edit</a></dt>
<dt>8.3. <a href="actions-file.html#ACTIONS-APPLY">How Actions
are Applied to Requests</a></dt>
<dd>
<dl>
- <dt>8.4.1. <a href="actions-file.html#AEN2982">The Domain
+ <dt>8.4.1. <a href="actions-file.html#HOST-PATTERN">The Host
Pattern</a></dt>
- <dt>8.4.2. <a href="actions-file.html#AEN3058">The Path
+ <dt>8.4.2. <a href="actions-file.html#PATH-PATTERN">The Path
Pattern</a></dt>
- <dt>8.4.3. <a href="actions-file.html#TAG-PATTERN">The Tag
- Pattern</a></dt>
+ <dt>8.4.3. <a href="actions-file.html#TAG-PATTERN">The
+ Request Tag Pattern</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>8.4.4. <a href=
+ "actions-file.html#NEGATIVE-TAG-PATTERNS">The Negative
+ Request Tag Patterns</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>8.4.5. <a href="actions-file.html#CLIENT-TAG-PATTERN">The
+ Client Tag Pattern</a></dt>
</dl>
</dd>
"actions-file.html#DOWNGRADE-HTTP-VERSION">downgrade-http-version</a></dt>
<dt>8.5.14. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#FAST-REDIRECTS">fast-redirects</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#EXTERNAL-FILTER">external-filter</a></dt>
<dt>8.5.15. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#FILTER">filter</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#FAST-REDIRECTS">fast-redirects</a></dt>
<dt>8.5.16. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#FORCE-TEXT-MODE">force-text-mode</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#FILTER">filter</a></dt>
<dt>8.5.17. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#FORWARD-OVERRIDE">forward-override</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#FORCE-TEXT-MODE">force-text-mode</a></dt>
<dt>8.5.18. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#HANDLE-AS-EMPTY-DOCUMENT">handle-as-empty-document</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#FORWARD-OVERRIDE">forward-override</a></dt>
<dt>8.5.19. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#HANDLE-AS-IMAGE">handle-as-image</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#HANDLE-AS-EMPTY-DOCUMENT">handle-as-empty-document</a></dt>
<dt>8.5.20. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#HIDE-ACCEPT-LANGUAGE">hide-accept-language</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#HANDLE-AS-IMAGE">handle-as-image</a></dt>
<dt>8.5.21. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#HIDE-CONTENT-DISPOSITION">hide-content-disposition</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#HIDE-ACCEPT-LANGUAGE">hide-accept-language</a></dt>
<dt>8.5.22. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#HIDE-IF-MODIFIED-SINCE">hide-if-modified-since</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#HIDE-CONTENT-DISPOSITION">hide-content-disposition</a></dt>
<dt>8.5.23. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#HIDE-FROM-HEADER">hide-from-header</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#HIDE-IF-MODIFIED-SINCE">hide-if-modified-since</a></dt>
<dt>8.5.24. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#HIDE-REFERRER">hide-referrer</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#HIDE-FROM-HEADER">hide-from-header</a></dt>
<dt>8.5.25. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#HIDE-USER-AGENT">hide-user-agent</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#HIDE-REFERRER">hide-referrer</a></dt>
<dt>8.5.26. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#LIMIT-CONNECT">limit-connect</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#HIDE-USER-AGENT">hide-user-agent</a></dt>
<dt>8.5.27. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#PREVENT-COMPRESSION">prevent-compression</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#LIMIT-CONNECT">limit-connect</a></dt>
<dt>8.5.28. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#OVERWRITE-LAST-MODIFIED">overwrite-last-modified</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#LIMIT-COOKIE-LIFETIME">limit-cookie-lifetime</a></dt>
<dt>8.5.29. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#REDIRECT">redirect</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#PREVENT-COMPRESSION">prevent-compression</a></dt>
<dt>8.5.30. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#SERVER-HEADER-FILTER">server-header-filter</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#OVERWRITE-LAST-MODIFIED">overwrite-last-modified</a></dt>
<dt>8.5.31. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#SERVER-HEADER-TAGGER">server-header-tagger</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#REDIRECT">redirect</a></dt>
<dt>8.5.32. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#SESSION-COOKIES-ONLY">session-cookies-only</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#SERVER-HEADER-FILTER">server-header-filter</a></dt>
<dt>8.5.33. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#SET-IMAGE-BLOCKER">set-image-blocker</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#SERVER-HEADER-TAGGER">server-header-tagger</a></dt>
<dt>8.5.34. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#AEN4687">Summary</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#SESSION-COOKIES-ONLY">session-cookies-only</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>8.5.35. <a href=
+ "actions-file.html#SET-IMAGE-BLOCKER">set-image-blocker</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>8.5.36. <a href=
+ "actions-file.html#SUMMARY">Summary</a></dt>
</dl>
</dd>
<dd>
<dl>
<dt>8.7.1. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#AEN4751">match-all.action</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#MATCH-ALL">match-all.action</a></dt>
<dt>8.7.2. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#AEN4773">default.action</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#DEFAULT-ACTION">default.action</a></dt>
<dt>8.7.3. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#AEN4886">user.action</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#USER-ACTION">user.action</a></dt>
</dl>
</dd>
</dl>
<dd>
<dl>
- <dt>9.1. <a href="filter-file.html#AEN5041">Filter File
+ <dt>9.1. <a href="filter-file.html#FILTER-FILE-TUT">Filter File
Tutorial</a></dt>
<dt>9.2. <a href="filter-file.html#PREDEFINED-FILTERS">The
Pre-defined Filters</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>9.3. <a href=
+ "filter-file.html#EXTERNAL-FILTER-SYNTAX">External filter
+ syntax</a></dt>
</dl>
</dd>
<dd>
<dl>
- <dt>11.1. <a href="contact.html#CONTACT-SUPPORT">Get
+ <dt>11.1. <a href="contact.html#SUFFICIENT-INFORMATION">Please
+ provide sufficient information</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>11.2. <a href="contact.html#CONTACT-SUPPORT">Get
Support</a></dt>
- <dt>11.
2. <a href="contact.html#REPORTING">Reporting
+ <dt>11.
3. <a href="contact.html#REPORTING">Reporting
Problems</a></dt>
<dd>
<dl>
- <dt>11.
2.1. <a href="contact.html#CONTACT-ADS">Reporting Ads
+ <dt>11.
3.1. <a href="contact.html#CONTACT-ADS">Reporting Ads
or Other Configuration Problems</a></dt>
- <dt>11.
2.2. <a href="contact.html#CONTACT-BUGS">Reporting
+ <dt>11.
3.2. <a href="contact.html#CONTACT-BUGS">Reporting
Bugs</a></dt>
</dl>
</dd>
- <dt>11.3. <a href="contact.html#CONTACT-FEATURE">Request New
- Features</a></dt>
+ <dt>11.4. <a href="contact.html#SECURITY-CONTACT">Reporting
+ security problems</a></dt>
- <dt>11.
4. <a href="contact.html#MAILING-LISTS">Mailing
+ <dt>11.
5. <a href="contact.html#MAILING-LISTS">Mailing
Lists</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>11.6. <a href="contact.html#SF-TRACKERS">SourceForge support
+ trackers</a></dt>
</dl>
</dd>
<dd>
<dl>
- <dt>12.1. <a href="copyright.html#AEN5525">License</a></dt>
+ <dt>12.1. <a href="copyright.html#LICENSE">License</a></dt>
<dt>12.2. <a href="copyright.html#HISTORY">History</a></dt>
<dt>14.1. <a href="appendix.html#REGEX">Regular
Expressions</a></dt>
- <dt>14.2. <a href="appendix.html#AEN5778">Privoxy's Internal
- Pages</a></dt>
-
- <dd>
- <dl>
- <dt>14.2.1. <a href=
- "appendix.html#BOOKMARKLETS">Bookmarklets</a></dt>
- </dl>
- </dd>
+ <dt>14.2. <a href="appendix.html#INTERNAL-PAGES">Privoxy's
+ Internal Pages</a></dt>
<dt>14.3. <a href="appendix.html#CHAIN">Chain of Events</a></dt>
</div>
<div class="NAVFOOTER">
- <hr class="c2" width="100%">
+ <hr align="left" width="100%">
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