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>4. Quickstart to Using Privoxy</A
></H1
><P
-> <P
></P
><UL
><LI
HREF="installation.html"
>Installation Section</A
> below for platform specific
- information.
+ information.
</P
></LI
><LI
>, especially the <A
HREF="config.html#ACCESS-CONTROL"
>security-relevant</A
-> options. These are
+> options. These are
off by default.
</P
></LI
> activate proxying for <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>FTP</TT
-> or
+> or
any protocols besides HTTP and HTTPS (SSL) unless you intend to prevent your
browser from using these protocols.
</P
If using <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> to manage
+> to manage
<A
HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie"
TARGET="_top"
></LI
><LI
><P
-> A default installation should provide a reasonable starting point for
+> A default installation should provide a reasonable starting point for
most. There will undoubtedly be occasions where you will want to adjust the
- configuration, but that can be dealt with as the need arises. Little
+ configuration, but that can be dealt with as the need arises. Little
to no initial configuration is required in most cases, you may want
to enable the
<A
>Contacting the
Developers</A
> on how to report bugs, problems with websites or to get
- help.
+ help.
</P
></LI
><LI
</P
></LI
></UL
-></P
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H2
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy's</SPAN
>
- array of features. Many of these features are for the technically minded advanced
+ array of features. Many of these features are for the technically minded advanced
user. But, ad and banner blocking is surely common ground for everybody.</P
><P
->
- This section will provide a quick summary of ad blocking so
+> This section will provide a quick summary of ad blocking so
you can get up to speed quickly without having to read the more extensive
information provided below, though this is highly recommended.</P
><P
> First a bit of a warning ... blocking ads is much like blocking SPAM: the
- more aggressive you are about it, the more likely you are to block
- things that were not intended. And the more likely that some things
+ more aggressive you are about it, the more likely you are to block
+ things that were not intended. And the more likely that some things
may not work as intended. So there is a trade off here. If you want
extreme ad free browsing, be prepared to deal with more
<SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"problem"</SPAN
> sites, and to spend more time adjusting the
- configuration to solve these unintended consequences. In short, there is
+ configuration to solve these unintended consequences. In short, there is
not an easy way to eliminate <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>all</I
></SPAN
-> ads. Either take
+> ads. Either take
the easy way and settle for <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
>. <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Actions"</SPAN
-> in this context, are
+> in this context, are
the directives we use to tell <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy's</SPAN
> configuration,
- followed by one or more URLs to which the action should apply. URLs
+ followed by one or more URLs to which the action should apply. URLs
can actually be URL type <A
HREF="actions-file.html#AF-PATTERNS"
>patterns</A
HREF="actions-file.html#HANDLE-AS-IMAGE"
>handle-as-image</A
></TT
->,
+>,
<TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
></TT
>:</P
><P
-> <P
></P
><UL
><LI
HREF="actions-file.html#BLOCK"
>block</A
></TT
-> - this is perhaps
+> - this is perhaps
the single most used action, and is particularly important for ad blocking.
This action stops any contact between your browser and any URL patterns
that match this action's configuration. It can be used for blocking ads,
HREF="actions-file.html#HANDLE-AS-IMAGE"
>handle-as-image</A
></TT
-> -
+> -
tells <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
for all common image types (e.g. GIF), but there are many situations where this
is not so easy to determine. So we'll force it in these cases. This is particularly
important for ad blocking, since only if we know that it's an image of
- some kind, can we replace it with an image of our choosing, instead of the
+ some kind, can we replace it with an image of our choosing, instead of the
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
HREF="actions-file.html#HANDLE-AS-EMPTY-DOCUMENT"
>handle-as-empty-document</A
></TT
-> -
+> -
sends an empty document instead of <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy's</SPAN
->
- normal BLOCKED HTML page. This is useful for file types that are neither
+>
+ normal BLOCKED HTML page. This is useful for file types that are neither
HTML nor images, such as blocking JavaScript files.
</P
></LI
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>pattern</I
></SPAN
-> - a checkerboard pattern, so that an ad
+> - a checkerboard pattern, so that an ad
replacement is obvious. This is the default.
</TD
></TR
></P
></LI
></UL
-></P
><P
> Advanced users will eventually want to explore <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
HREF="actions-file.html#FILTER"
>filters</A
></TT
-> as well. Filters
+> as well. Filters
are very different from <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="http://p.p/"
TARGET="_top"
>http://p.p/show-status</A
->). This
+>). This
is an internal page, and does not require Internet access.</P
><P
> Note that as of <SPAN
><P
> A quick and simple step by step example:</P
><P
-> <P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
-> Right click on the ad image to be blocked, then select
+> Right click on the ad image to be blocked, then select
<SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"<SPAN
>Copy Link Location</SPAN
>"</SPAN
> from the
- pop-up menu.
+ pop-up menu.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
-> Set your browser to
+> Set your browser to
<A
HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/show-status"
TARGET="_top"
> Find <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>user.action</TT
-> in the top section, and click
+> in the top section, and click
on <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"<SPAN
>"</SPAN
>:
</P
-><P
-> <DIV
+><DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
-NAME="AEN593"
+NAME="AEN640"
></A
><P
><B
SRC="files-in-use.jpg"></P
></DIV
></DIV
->
- </P
></LI
><LI
><P
HREF="actions-file.html#BLOCK"
>block</A
></TT
-> listed under
+> listed under
<SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Actions:"</SPAN
>Insert new section below</SPAN
>"</SPAN
>
- button, and in the new section that just appeared, click the
+ button, and in the new section that just appeared, click the
<SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Edit</SPAN
</P
></LI
></UL
-></P
><P
-> This is a very crude and simple example. There might be good reasons to use a
+> This is a very crude and simple example. There might be good reasons to use a
wildcard pattern match to include potentially similar images from the same
site. For a more extensive explanation of <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"patterns"</SPAN
->, and
+>, and
the entire actions concept, see <A
HREF="actions-file.html"
>the Actions
>.
The ideas explained therein also apply to the web-based editor.</P
><P
-> There are also various
+> There are also various
<A
HREF="actions-file.html#FILTER"
>filters</A
-> that can be used for ad blocking
- (filters are a special subset of actions). These
+> that can be used for ad blocking
+ (filters are a special subset of actions). These
fall into the <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"advanced"</SPAN
> usage category, and are explained in
- depth in later sections. </P
+ depth in later sections.</P
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></DIV
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