- <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="QUICKSTART-AD-BLOCKING" id=
- "QUICKSTART-AD-BLOCKING">4.1. Quickstart to Ad Blocking</a></h2>
- <p>Ad blocking is but one of <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy's</span>
- 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 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 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 not an easy way to eliminate <span class=
- "emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">all</i></span> ads. Either take the easy
- way and settle for <span class="emphasis"><i class=
- "EMPHASIS">most</i></span> ads blocked with the default configuration,
- or jump in and tweak it for your personal surfing habits and
- preferences.</p>
- <p>Secondly, a brief explanation of <span class=
- "APPLICATION">Privoxy's</span> <span class="QUOTE">"actions"</span>.
- <span class="QUOTE">"Actions"</span> in this context, are the
- directives we use to tell <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> to
- perform some task relating to HTTP transactions (i.e. web browsing). We
- tell <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> to take some <span class=
- "QUOTE">"action"</span>. Each action has a unique name and function.
- While there are many potential <span class="APPLICATION">actions</span>
- in <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy's</span> arsenal, only a few are
- used for ad blocking. <a href="actions-file.html#ACTIONS">Actions</a>,
- and <a href="actions-file.html">action configuration files</a>, are
+ <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="QUICKSTART-AD-BLOCKING" id="QUICKSTART-AD-BLOCKING">4.1. Quickstart to Ad
+ Blocking</a></h2>
+ <p>Ad blocking is but one of <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy's</span> 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 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 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 not an easy way to eliminate <span class="emphasis"><i class=
+ "EMPHASIS">all</i></span> ads. Either take the easy way and settle for <span class="emphasis"><i class=
+ "EMPHASIS">most</i></span> ads blocked with the default configuration, or jump in and tweak it for your personal
+ surfing habits and preferences.</p>
+ <p>Secondly, a brief explanation of <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy's</span> <span class=
+ "QUOTE">"actions"</span>. <span class="QUOTE">"Actions"</span> in this context, are the directives we use to tell
+ <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> to perform some task relating to HTTP transactions (i.e. web browsing).
+ We tell <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> to take some <span class="QUOTE">"action"</span>. Each action
+ has a unique name and function. While there are many potential <span class="APPLICATION">actions</span> in
+ <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy's</span> arsenal, only a few are used for ad blocking. <a href=
+ "actions-file.html#ACTIONS">Actions</a>, and <a href="actions-file.html">action configuration files</a>, are