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><A
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->4. Quickstart to Using <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-></A
+>4. Quickstart to Using Privoxy</A
></H1
><P
> <P
><UL
><LI
><P
-> If upgrading, from versions before 2.9.16, please back up any configuration
- files. See the <A
-HREF="upgradersnote.html"
->Note to Upgraders</A
-> Section.
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
> Install <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> as HTTP and
- HTTPS (SSL) proxy by setting the proxy configuration for address of
- <VAR
+ HTTPS (SSL) <A
+HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server"
+TARGET="_top"
+>proxy</A
+>
+ by setting the proxy configuration for address of
+ <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
->127.0.0.1</VAR
-> and port <VAR
+>127.0.0.1</TT
+> and port <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
->8118</VAR
+>8118</TT
>.
- (<SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Junkbuster</SPAN
-> and earlier versions of
<SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> used port 8000.) See the section <A
-HREF="startup.html"
->Starting <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-></A
-> below
- for more details on this.
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>DO NOT</I
+></SPAN
+> activate proxying for <TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>FTP</TT
+> or
+ any protocols besides HTTP and HTTPS (SSL) unless you intend to prevent your
+ browser from using these protocols.
</P
></LI
><LI
If using <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> to manage cookies, you should
- remove any currently stored cookies too.
+> to manage
+ <A
+HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie"
+TARGET="_top"
+>cookies</A
+>,
+ you should remove any currently stored cookies too.
</P
></LI
><LI
> 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
- to no initial configuration is required in most cases.
+ to no initial configuration is required in most cases, you may want
+ to enable the
+ <A
+HREF="config.html#ENABLE-EDIT-ACTIONS"
+TARGET="_top"
+>web-based action editor</A
+> though.
+ Be sure to read the warnings first.
</P
><P
> See the <A
>Configuration section</A
> for more
configuration options, and how to customize your installation.
- </P
+ You might also want to look at the <A
+HREF="quickstart.html#QUICKSTART-AD-BLOCKING"
+>next section</A
+> for a quick
+ introduction to how <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> blocks ads and
+ banners.</P
></LI
><LI
><P
-> If you experience ads that slipped through, innocent images that are
+> If you experience ads that slip through, innocent images that are
blocked, or otherwise feel the need to fine-tune
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy's</SPAN
-> behavio
ur, take a look at the <A
+> behavior, take a look at the <A
HREF="actions-file.html"
>actions files</A
>. As a quick start, you might
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"<A
HREF="appendix.html#ACTIONSANAT"
->Anatomy of an
+>Troubleshooting: Anatomy of an
Action</A
>"</SPAN
-> has hints how to debug actions that
+> has hints on how to understand and debug actions that
<SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"misbehave"</SPAN
></LI
><LI
><P
-> For easy access to Privoxy's most important controls, drag the provided
- <A
-HREF="appendix.html#BOOKMARKLETS"
->Bookmarklets</A
-> into your browser's
- personal toolbar.
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
> Please see the section <A
HREF="contact.html"
>Contacting the
Developers</A
-> on how to report bugs or problems with websites or to get
+> on how to report bugs, problems with websites or to get
help.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
-> Now enjoy surfing with enhanced comfort and privacy!
+> Now enjoy surfing with enhanced control, comfort and privacy!
</P
></LI
></UL
><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. So there is a trade off here. If you want
+ 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"
original page's HTML content. An ad image for instance, is just an URL
embedded in the page somewhere. The image itself may be on the same server,
or a server somewhere else on the Internet. Complex web pages will have many
- such embedded URLs.</P
+ such embedded URLs. <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> can deal with each URL individually, so, for
+ instance, the main page text is not touched, but images from such-and-such
+ server are blocked.</P
><P
-> The actions we need to know about for ad blocking are: <VAR
+> The most important actions for basic ad blocking are: <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="actions-file.html#BLOCK"
>block</A
-></VAR
->, <VAR
+></TT
+>, <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="actions-file.html#HANDLE-AS-IMAGE"
>handle-as-image</A
-></VAR
->, and
- <VAR
+></TT
+>,
+ <TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+><A
+HREF="actions-file.html#HANDLE-AS-EMPTY-DOCUMENT"
+>handle-as-empty-document</A
+></TT
+>,and
+ <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="actions-file.html#SET-IMAGE-BLOCKER"
>set-image-blocker</A
-></VAR
+></TT
>:</P
><P
> <P
><UL
><LI
><P
-> <VAR
+> <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="actions-file.html#BLOCK"
>block</A
-></VAR
-> - 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, but also anything
- that is determined to be unwanted. By itself, it simply stops any
- communication with the remote server and sends <SPAN
+></TT
+> - 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,
+ but also anything that is determined to be unwanted. By itself, it simply
+ stops any communication with the remote server and sends
+ <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
->'s
- own built-in BLOCKED page instead to let you now what has happened.
+>'s own built-in BLOCKED page instead to
+ let you now what has happened (with some exceptions, see below).
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
-> <VAR
+> <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="actions-file.html#HANDLE-AS-IMAGE"
>handle-as-image</A
-></VAR
+></TT
> -
tells <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
></LI
><LI
><P
-> <VAR
+> <TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+><A
+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
+ HTML nor images, such as blocking JavaScript files.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="actions-file.html#SET-IMAGE-BLOCKER"
>set-image-blocker</A
-></VAR
+></TT
> - tells
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> what to display in place of an ad image that
has hit a block rule. For this to come into play, the URL must match a
- <VAR
+ <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="actions-file.html#BLOCK"
>block</A
-></VAR
+></TT
> action somewhere in the
configuration, <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
>and</I
></SPAN
>, it must also match an
- <VAR
+ <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="actions-file.html#HANDLE-AS-IMAGE"
>handle-as-image</A
-></VAR
+></TT
> action.
</P
><P
></UL
></P
><P
+> Advanced users will eventually want to explore <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+>
+ <TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+><A
+HREF="actions-file.html#FILTER"
+>filters</A
+></TT
+> as well. Filters
+ are very different from <TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+><A
+HREF="actions-file.html#BLOCK"
+>blocks</A
+></TT
+>.
+ A <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"block"</SPAN
+> blocks a site, page, or unwanted contented. Filters
+ are a way of filtering or modifying what is actually on the page. An example
+ filter usage: a text replacement of <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"no-no"</SPAN
+> for
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"nasty-word"</SPAN
+>. That is a very simple example. This process can be
+ used for ad blocking, but it is more in the realm of advanced usage and has
+ some pitfalls to be wary off.</P
+><P
> The quickest way to adjust any of these settings is with your browser through
the special <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
TARGET="_top"
>http://p.p/show-status</A
>). This
- is an internal page, and does not require Internet access. Select the
- appropriate <SPAN
+ is an internal page, and does not require Internet access.</P
+><P
+> Note that as of <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> 3.0.7 beta the
+ action editor is disabled by default. Check the
+ <A
+HREF="config.html#ENABLE-EDIT-ACTIONS"
+TARGET="_top"
+>enable-edit-actions
+ section in the configuration file</A
+> to learn why and in which
+ cases it's safe to enable again.</P
+><P
+> If you decided to enable the action editor, select the appropriate
+ <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"actions"</SPAN
> file, and click
> <DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
-NAME="AEN389"
+NAME="AEN675"
></A
><P
><B
CLASS="MEDIAOBJECT"
><P
><IMG
-SRC="../images/files-in-use.jpg"></P
+SRC="files-in-use.jpg"></P
></DIV
></DIV
>
><LI
><P
> You should have a section with only
- <VAR
+ <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="actions-file.html#BLOCK"
>block</A
-></VAR
+></TT
> listed under
<SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Actions:"</SPAN
>.
This will bring up a list of all actions. Find
- <VAR
+ <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="actions-file.html#BLOCK"
>block</A
-></VAR
+></TT
> near the top, and click
in the <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
></LI
><LI
><P
-> Now, in the <VAR
+> Now, in the <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="actions-file.html#BLOCK"
>block</A
-></VAR
+></TT
> actions section,
click the <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>Copy Link Location</SPAN
>"</SPAN
>.
- Remove the <VAR
+ Remove the <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
->http://</VAR
+>http://</TT
> at the beginning of the URL. Then, click
<SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>Actions Files Tutorial</A
>.
The ideas explained therein also apply to the web-based editor.</P
+><P
+> 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
+ fall into the <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"advanced"</SPAN
+> usage category, and are explained in
+ depth in later sections. </P
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