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>1. Introduction</A
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-> This documentation is included with the current beta version of
+> This documentation is included with the current stable version of
<SPAN
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>Privoxy</SPAN
->, v.2.9.14,
- and is mostly complete at this point. The most up to date reference for the
- time being is still the comments in the source files and in the individual
- configuration files. Development of version 3.0 is currently nearing
- completion, and includes many significant changes and enhancements over
- earlier versions. The target release date for
- stable v3.0 is <SPAN
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->"soon"</SPAN
-> ;-).</P
-><P
-> Since this is a beta version, not all new features are well tested. This
- documentation may be slightly out of sync as a result (especially with
- CVS sources). And there <I
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->may be</I
-> bugs, though hopefully
- not many! </P
+>, v.3.0.17.</P
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->1.1. New Features</A
+NAME="FEATURES"
+>1.1. Features</A
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><P
-> In addition to <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Internet Junkbuster's</SPAN
-> traditional
- feature of ad and banner blocking and cookie management,
+> In addition to the core
+ features of ad blocking and
+ <A
+HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie"
+TARGET="_top"
+>cookie</A
+> management,
<SPAN
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>Privoxy</SPAN
-> provides new features,
- some of them currently under development:</P
+> provides many supplemental
+ features,
+ that give the end-user more control, more privacy and more freedom:</P
><P
> <P
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><LI
><P
-> Integrated browser based configuration and control utility (<A
-HREF="http://p.p"
-TARGET="_top"
->http://p.p</A
->). Browser-based tracing of rule
- and filter effects.
+> Supports "Connection: keep-alive". Outgoing connections can
+ be kept alive independently from the client.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> Supports IPv6, provided the operating system does so too,
+ and the configure script detects it.
</P
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><LI
><P
-> Blocking of annoying pop-up browser windows.
+> Supports tagging which allows to change the behaviour
+ based on client and server headers.
</P
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><LI
><P
-> HTTP/1.1 compliant (most, but not all 1.1 features are supported).
+> Can be run as an "intercepting" proxy, which obviates the need to
+ configure browsers individually.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
-> Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the configuration files, and
- generally a more sophisticated and flexible configuration syntax over
- previous versions.
+> Sophisticated actions and filters for manipulating both server and client
+ headers.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> Can be chained with other proxies.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
-> GIF de-animation.
+> Integrated browser-based configuration and control utility at <A
+HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/"
+TARGET="_top"
+>http://config.privoxy.org/</A
+>
+ (shortcut: <A
+HREF="http://p.p/"
+TARGET="_top"
+>http://p.p/</A
+>). Browser-based
+ tracing of rule and filter effects. Remote toggling.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
-> Web page content filtering (removes banners based on size,
+> Web page filtering (text replacements, removes banners based on size,
invisible <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"web-bugs"</SPAN
->, JavaScript, pop-ups, status bar abuse,
- etc.)
+> and HTML annoyances, etc.)
</P
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><LI
><P
-> Bypass many click-tracking scripts (avoids script redirection).
-
+> Modularized configuration that allows for standard settings and
+ user settings to reside in separate files, so that installing updated
+ actions files won't overwrite individual user settings.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
-> Multi-threaded (POSIX and native threads).
+> Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the configuration files, and
+ a more sophisticated and flexible configuration syntax.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
-> Auto-detection and re-reading of config file changes.
+> GIF de-animation.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
-> User-customizable HTML templates (e.g. 404 error page).
+> Bypass many click-tracking scripts (avoids script redirection).
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
-> Improved cookie management features (e.g. session based cookies).
+> User-customizable HTML templates for most proxy-generated pages (e.g. "blocked" page).
</P
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><LI
><P
-> Improved signal handling, and a true daemon mode (Unix).
+> Auto-detection and re-reading of config file changes.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
-> Builds from source on most UNIX-like systems. Packages available for: Linux
- (RedHat, SuSE, or Debian), Windows, Sun Solaris, Mac OSX, OS/2, HP-UX 11 and AmigaOS.
-
+> Most features are controllable on a per-site or per-location basis.
</P
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-> In addition, the configuration is much more powerful and versatile over-all.
+> Many smaller new features added, limitations and bugs removed.
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