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+>Privoxy 3.0.27 User Manual</A
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> <A
HREF="copyright.html"
>Copyright</A
-> © 2001 - 2007 by
+> © 2001-2017 by
<A
-HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/"
+HREF="https://www.privoxy.org/"
TARGET="_top"
>Privoxy Developers</A
>
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->$Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.44 2007/11/15 03:30:20 hal9 Exp $<BR></P
+>$Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.221 2017/05/20 09:27:54 fabiankeil Exp $<BR></P
><DIV
><DIV
CLASS="ABSTRACT"
>Privoxy User Manual</I
> gives users information on how to
install, configure and use <A
-HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/"
+HREF="https://www.privoxy.org/"
TARGET="_top"
>Privoxy</A
>.
</P
><P
-> Privoxy is a non-caching
- <A
-HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server"
+> 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
+></P
+><UL
+><LI
+><P
+> <A
+HREF="https://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#PARTICIPATE"
TARGET="_top"
->web proxy</A
+>https://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#PARTICIPATE</A
>
- with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy,
- modifying web page data, managing HTTP
- <A
-HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie"
-TARGET="_top"
->cookies</A
->,
- controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other obnoxious
- 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
+></LI
+><LI
><P
-> Privoxy is based on Internet Junkbuster (tm).</P
+> <A
+HREF="https://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#DONATE"
+TARGET="_top"
+>https://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#DONATE</A
+>
+ </P
+></LI
+></UL
+></P
><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/"
+HREF="https://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/"
TARGET="_top"
->http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/</A
+>https://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/</A
>.
Please see the <A
HREF="contact.html"
><DL
><DT
>2.1.1. <A
-HREF="installation.html#INSTALLATION-PACK-RPM"
->Red Hat and Fedora RPMs</A
+HREF="installation.html#INSTALLATION-DEB"
+>Debian and Ubuntu</A
></DT
><DT
>2.1.2. <A
-HREF="installation.html#INSTALLATION-DEB"
->Debian</A
+HREF="installation.html#INSTALLATION-PACK-WIN"
+>Windows</A
></DT
><DT
>2.1.3. <A
-HREF="installation.html#INSTALLATION-PACK-WIN"
->Windows</A
+HREF="installation.html#INSTALLATION-OS2"
+>OS/2</A
></DT
><DT
>2.1.4. <A
-HREF="installation.html#INSTALLATION-PACK-BINTGZ"
->Solaris</A
+HREF="installation.html#INSTALLATION-MAC"
+>Mac OS X</A
></DT
><DT
>2.1.5. <A
-HREF="installation.html#INSTALLATION-OS2"
->OS/2</A
+HREF="installation.html#OS-X-INSTALL-FROM-PACKAGE"
+>Installation from ready-built package</A
></DT
><DT
>2.1.6. <A
-HREF="installation.html#INSTALLATION-MAC"
->Mac OSX</A
+HREF="installation.html#OS-X-INSTALL-FROM-SOURCE"
+>Installation from source</A
></DT
><DT
>2.1.7. <A
-HREF="installation.html#INSTALLATION-AMIGA"
->AmigaOS</A
-></DT
-><DT
->2.1.8. <A
-HREF="installation.html#INSTALLATION-TBZ"
+HREF="installation.html#INSTALLATION-FREEBSD"
>FreeBSD</A
></DT
-><DT
->2.1.9. <A
-HREF="installation.html#INSTALLATTION-GENTOO"
->Gentoo</A
-></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
><DL
><DT
>5.1. <A
-HREF="startup.html#START-REDHAT"
->Red Hat and Fedora</A
+HREF="startup.html#START-DEBIAN"
+>Debian</A
></DT
><DT
>5.2. <A
-HREF="startup.html#START-DEBIAN"
->Debian</A
+HREF="startup.html#START-FREEBSD"
+>FreeBSD and ElectroBSD</A
></DT
><DT
>5.3. <A
><DT
>5.4. <A
HREF="startup.html#START-UNICES"
->Solaris, NetBSD, FreeBSD, HP-UX and others</A
+>Generic instructions for Unix derivates (Solaris, NetBSD, HP-UX etc.)</A
></DT
><DT
>5.5. <A
><DT
>5.6. <A
HREF="startup.html#START-MACOSX"
->Mac OSX</A
+>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 Options</A
></DT
><DL
><DT
>6.1. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN794"
+HREF="configuration.html#CONTROL-WITH-WEBBROWSER"
>Controlling Privoxy with Your Web Browser</A
></DT
><DT
></DT
><DT
>7.2.3. <A
+HREF="config.html#TEMPORARY-DIRECTORY"
+>temporary-directory</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>7.2.4. <A
HREF="config.html#LOGDIR"
>logdir</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="config.html#ACTIONSFILE"
>actionsfile</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="config.html#FILTERFILE"
>filterfile</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="config.html#LOGFILE"
>logfile</A
></DT
><DT
->7.2.7. <A
-HREF="config.html#JARFILE"
->jarfile</A
-></DT
-><DT
>7.2.8. <A
HREF="config.html#TRUSTFILE"
>trustfile</A
HREF="config.html#SINGLE-THREADED"
>single-threaded</A
></DT
+><DT
+>7.3.3. <A
+HREF="config.html#HOSTNAME"
+>hostname</A
+></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
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
+><DT
+>7.4.10. <A
+HREF="config.html#TRUSTED-CGI-REFERER"
+>trusted-cgi-referer</A
+></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
><DT
>7.5.2. <A
HREF="config.html#SOCKS"
->forward-socks4 and forward-socks4a</A
+>forward-socks4, forward-socks4a, forward-socks5 and forward-socks5t</A
></DT
><DT
>7.5.3. <A
HREF="config.html#FORWARDED-CONNECT-RETRIES"
>forwarded-connect-retries</A
></DT
+></DL
+></DD
+><DT
+>7.6. <A
+HREF="config.html#MISC"
+>Miscellaneous</A
+></DT
+><DD
+><DL
><DT
HREF="config.html#ACCEPT-INTERCEPTED-REQUESTS"
>accept-intercepted-requests</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="config.html#ALLOW-CGI-REQUEST-CRUNCHING"
>allow-cgi-request-crunching</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="config.html#SPLIT-LARGE-FORMS"
>split-large-forms</A
></DT
+><DT
+>7.6.4. <A
+HREF="config.html#KEEP-ALIVE-TIMEOUT"
+>keep-alive-timeout</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>7.6.5. <A
+HREF="config.html#TOLERATE-PIPELINING"
+>tolerate-pipelining</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>7.6.6. <A
+HREF="config.html#DEFAULT-SERVER-TIMEOUT"
+>default-server-timeout</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>7.6.7. <A
+HREF="config.html#CONNECTION-SHARING"
+>connection-sharing</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>7.6.8. <A
+HREF="config.html#SOCKET-TIMEOUT"
+>socket-timeout</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>7.6.9. <A
+HREF="config.html#MAX-CLIENT-CONNECTIONS"
+>max-client-connections</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>7.6.10. <A
+HREF="config.html#LISTEN-BACKLOG"
+>listen-backlog</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>7.6.11. <A
+HREF="config.html#ENABLE-ACCEPT-FILTER"
+>enable-accept-filter</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>7.6.12. <A
+HREF="config.html#HANDLE-AS-EMPTY-DOC-RETURNS-OK"
+>handle-as-empty-doc-returns-ok</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>7.6.13. <A
+HREF="config.html#ENABLE-COMPRESSION"
+>enable-compression</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>7.6.14. <A
+HREF="config.html#COMPRESSION-LEVEL"
+>compression-level</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>7.6.15. <A
+HREF="config.html#CLIENT-HEADER-ORDER"
+>client-header-order</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>7.6.16. <A
+HREF="config.html#CLIENT-SPECIFIC-TAG"
+>client-specific-tag</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>7.6.17. <A
+HREF="config.html#CLIENT-TAG-LIFETIME"
+>client-tag-lifetime</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>7.6.18. <A
+HREF="config.html#TRUST-X-FORWARDED-FOR"
+>trust-x-forwarded-for</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>7.6.19. <A
+HREF="config.html#RECEIVE-BUFFER-SIZE"
+>receive-buffer-size</A
+></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
HREF="config.html#WINDOWS-GUI"
>Windows GUI Options</A
></DT
><DL
><DT
>8.1. <A
-HREF="actions-file.html#AEN2248"
+HREF="actions-file.html#RIGHT-MIX"
>Finding the Right Mix</A
></DT
><DT
>8.2. <A
-HREF="actions-file.html#AEN2255"
+HREF="actions-file.html#HOW-TO-EDIT"
>How to Edit</A
></DT
><DT
><DL
><DT
>8.4.1. <A
-HREF="actions-file.html#AEN2346"
->The Domain Pattern</A
+HREF="actions-file.html#HOST-PATTERN"
+>The Host Pattern</A
></DT
><DT
>8.4.2. <A
-HREF="actions-file.html#AEN2417"
+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
+>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
></DT
><DT
>8.5.3. <A
+HREF="actions-file.html#CHANGE-X-FORWARDED-FOR"
+>change-x-forwarded-for</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>8.5.4. <A
HREF="actions-file.html#CLIENT-HEADER-FILTER"
>client-header-filter</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="actions-file.html#CLIENT-HEADER-TAGGER"
>client-header-tagger</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="actions-file.html#CONTENT-TYPE-OVERWRITE"
>content-type-overwrite</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="actions-file.html#CRUNCH-CLIENT-HEADER"
>crunch-client-header</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="actions-file.html#CRUNCH-IF-NONE-MATCH"
>crunch-if-none-match</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="actions-file.html#CRUNCH-INCOMING-COOKIES"
>crunch-incoming-cookies</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="actions-file.html#CRUNCH-SERVER-HEADER"
>crunch-server-header</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="actions-file.html#CRUNCH-OUTGOING-COOKIES"
>crunch-outgoing-cookies</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="actions-file.html#DEANIMATE-GIFS"
>deanimate-gifs</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="actions-file.html#DOWNGRADE-HTTP-VERSION"
>downgrade-http-version</A
></DT
><DT
->8.5.13. <A
+>8.5.14. <A
+HREF="actions-file.html#EXTERNAL-FILTER"
+>external-filter</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>8.5.15. <A
HREF="actions-file.html#FAST-REDIRECTS"
>fast-redirects</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="actions-file.html#FILTER"
>filter</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="actions-file.html#FORCE-TEXT-MODE"
>force-text-mode</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="actions-file.html#FORWARD-OVERRIDE"
>forward-override</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="actions-file.html#HANDLE-AS-EMPTY-DOCUMENT"
>handle-as-empty-document</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="actions-file.html#HANDLE-AS-IMAGE"
>handle-as-image</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="actions-file.html#HIDE-ACCEPT-LANGUAGE"
>hide-accept-language</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="actions-file.html#HIDE-CONTENT-DISPOSITION"
>hide-content-disposition</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="actions-file.html#HIDE-IF-MODIFIED-SINCE"
>hide-if-modified-since</A
></DT
><DT
->8.5.22. <A
-HREF="actions-file.html#HIDE-FORWARDED-FOR-HEADERS"
->hide-forwarded-for-headers</A
-></DT
-><DT
->8.5.23. <A
+>8.5.24. <A
HREF="actions-file.html#HIDE-FROM-HEADER"
>hide-from-header</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="actions-file.html#HIDE-REFERRER"
>hide-referrer</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="actions-file.html#HIDE-USER-AGENT"
>hide-user-agent</A
></DT
><DT
->8.5.26. <A
-HREF="actions-file.html#INSPECT-JPEGS"
->inspect-jpegs</A
-></DT
-><DT
>8.5.27. <A
-HREF="actions-file.html#KILL-POPUPS"
->kill-popups<A
-NAME="KILL-POPUP"
-></A
-></A
+HREF="actions-file.html#LIMIT-CONNECT"
+>limit-connect</A
></DT
><DT
>8.5.28. <A
-HREF="actions-file.html#LIMIT-CONNECT"
->limit-connect</A
+HREF="actions-file.html#LIMIT-COOKIE-LIFETIME"
+>limit-cookie-lifetime</A
></DT
><DT
>8.5.29. <A
></DT
><DT
>8.5.32. <A
-HREF="actions-file.html#SEND-VANILLA-WAFER"
->send-vanilla-wafer</A
-></DT
-><DT
->8.5.33. <A
-HREF="actions-file.html#SEND-WAFER"
->send-wafer</A
-></DT
-><DT
->8.5.34. <A
HREF="actions-file.html#SERVER-HEADER-FILTER"
>server-header-filter</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="actions-file.html#SERVER-HEADER-TAGGER"
>server-header-tagger</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="actions-file.html#SESSION-COOKIES-ONLY"
>session-cookies-only</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="actions-file.html#SET-IMAGE-BLOCKER"
>set-image-blocker</A
></DT
><DT
->8.5.38. <A
-HREF="actions-file.html#TREAT-FORBIDDEN-CONNECTS-LIKE-BLOCKS"
->treat-forbidden-connects-like-blocks</A
-></DT
-><DT
->8.5.39. <A
-HREF="actions-file.html#AEN4223"
+>8.5.36. <A
+HREF="actions-file.html#SUMMARY"
>Summary</A
></DT
></DL
><DL
><DT
>8.7.1. <A
-HREF="actions-file.html#AEN4288"
->default.action</A
+HREF="actions-file.html#MATCH-ALL"
+>match-all.action</A
></DT
><DT
>8.7.2. <A
-HREF="actions-file.html#AEN4475"
+HREF="actions-file.html#DEFAULT-ACTION"
+>default.action</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>8.7.3. <A
+HREF="actions-file.html#USER-ACTION"
>user.action</A
></DT
></DL
><DL
><DT
>9.1. <A
-HREF="filter-file.html#AEN4629"
+HREF="filter-file.html#FILTER-FILE-TUT"
>Filter File Tutorial</A
></DT
><DT
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
><DT
><DL
><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
HREF="contact.html#REPORTING"
>Reporting Problems</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-ADS"
>Reporting Ads or Other Configuration Problems</A
></DT
><DT
HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-BUGS"
>Reporting Bugs</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
-HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-FEATURE"
->Request New Features</A
+HREF="contact.html#SECURITY-CONTACT"
+>Reporting security problems</A
></DT
><DT
->11.4. <A
-HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-OTHER"
->Other</A
+>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
><DL
><DT
>12.1. <A
-HREF="copyright.html#AEN5102"
+HREF="copyright.html#LICENSE"
>License</A
></DT
><DT
></DT
><DT
>14.2. <A
-HREF="appendix.html#AEN5359"
+HREF="appendix.html#INTERNAL-PAGES"
>Privoxy's Internal Pages</A
></DT
-><DD
-><DL
-><DT
->14.2.1. <A
-HREF="appendix.html#BOOKMARKLETS"
->Bookmarklets</A
-></DT
-></DL
-></DD
><DT
>14.3. <A
HREF="appendix.html#CHAIN"
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