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->Privoxy 3.0.5 User Manual</TH
+>Privoxy 3.0.9 User Manual</TH
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><TD
CLASS="SECT1"
><A
NAME="STARTUP"
-></A
->5. Starting Privoxy</H1
+>5. Starting Privoxy</A
+></H1
><P
> Before launching <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
> <DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
-NAME="AEN617"
+NAME="AEN615"
></A
><P
><B
With <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Firefox</SPAN
->, this can be set under:</P
+>, this is typically set under:</P
><P
CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
> <SPAN
> -> <SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Options</SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Advanced</SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Network</SPAN
+> -><SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Connection</SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Settings</SPAN
+><br> </P
+><P
+>
+ Or optionally on some platforms:</P
+><P
+CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Edit</SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Preferences</SPAN
> -> <SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>General</SPAN
><P
> For <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Internet Explorer v.5-6</SPAN
+>Internet Explorer v.5-7</SPAN
>: </P
><P
CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
> <DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
-NAME="AEN654"
+NAME="AEN660"
></A
><P
><B
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="START-REDHAT"
-></A
->5.1. Red Hat, Fedora and Conectiva</H2
+>5.1. Red Hat and Fedora</A
+></H2
><P
> A default Red Hat installation may not start <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="START-DEBIAN"
-></A
->5.2. Debian</H2
+>5.2. Debian</A
+></H2
><P
> We use a script. Note that Debian typically starts <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="START-SUSE"
-></A
->5.3. SuSE</H2
-><P
->We use a script. It will use the file <TT
-CLASS="FILENAME"
->/etc/privoxy/config</TT
->
-as its main configuration file. Note that SuSE starts Privoxy upon booting
-your PC.</P
-><P
-> <TABLE
-BORDER="0"
-BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
-WIDTH="100%"
-><TR
-><TD
-><PRE
-CLASS="SCREEN"
-> # rcprivoxy start</PRE
-></TD
-></TR
-></TABLE
-></P
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="SECT2"
-><H2
-CLASS="SECT2"
-><A
NAME="START-WINDOWS"
-></A
->5.4. Windows</H2
+>5.3. Windows</A
+></H2
><P
>Click on the <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="START-UNICES"
-></A
->5.5. Solaris, NetBSD, FreeBSD, HP-UX and others</H2
+>5.4. Solaris, NetBSD, FreeBSD, HP-UX and others</A
+></H2
><P
>Example Unix startup command:</P
><P
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="START-OS2"
-></A
->5.6. OS/2</H2
+>5.5. OS/2</A
+></H2
><P
> During installation, <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="START-MACOSX"
-></A
->5.7. Mac OSX</H2
+>5.6. Mac OS X</A
+></H2
><P
-> During installation, <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> is configured to
- start automatically when the system restarts. To start <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> manually,
- double-click on the <TT
-CLASS="LITERAL"
->StartPrivoxy.command</TT
-> icon in the
- <TT
-CLASS="LITERAL"
->/Library/Privoxy</TT
-> folder. Or, type this command
- in the Terminal:</P
+> After downloading the privoxy software, unzip the downloaded file by
+ double-clicking on the zip file icon. Then, double-click on the
+ installer package icon and follow the installation process.</P
><P
-> <TABLE
-BORDER="0"
-BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
-WIDTH="100%"
-><TR
-><TD
-><PRE
-CLASS="SCREEN"
-> /Library/Privoxy/StartPrivoxy.command
- </PRE
-></TD
-></TR
-></TABLE
-></P
+> The privoxy service will automatically start after a successful
+ installation. In addition, the privoxy service will automatically
+ start every time your computer starts up.</P
+><P
+> To prevent the privoxy service from automatically starting when your
+ computer starts up, remove or rename the folder named
+ /Library/StartupItems/Privoxy.</P
><P
-> You will be prompted for the administrator password.</P
+> A simple application named Privoxy Utility has been created which
+ enables administrators to easily start and stop the privoxy service.</P
+><P
+> In addition, the Privoxy Utility presents a simple way for
+ administrators to edit the various privoxy config files. A method
+ to uninstall the software is also available.</P
+><P
+> An administrator username and password must be supplied in order for
+ the Privoxy Utility to perform any of the tasks.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="START-AMIGAOS"
-></A
->5.8. AmigaOS</H2
+>5.7. AmigaOS</A
+></H2
><P
> Start <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="START-GENTOO"
-></A
->5.9. Gentoo</H2
+>5.8. Gentoo</A
+></H2
><P
> A script is again used. It will use the file <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="CMDOPTIONS"
-></A
->5.10. Command Line Options</H2
+>5.9. Command Line Options</A
+></H2
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>--pidfile FILE</I
></SPAN
>
-
</P
><P
> On startup, write the process ID to <SPAN
>--user USER[.GROUP]</I
></SPAN
>
-
</P
><P
> After (optionally) writing the PID file, assume the user ID of
>--chroot</I
></SPAN
>
-
</P
><P
> Before changing to the user ID given in the <SPAN
></LI
><LI
><P
+> <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>--pre-chroot-nslookup hostname</I
+></SPAN
+>
+ </P
+><P
+> Specifies a hostname to look up before doing a chroot. On some systems, initializing the
+ resolver library involves reading config files from /etc and/or loading additional shared
+ libraries from /lib. On these systems, doing a hostname lookup before the chroot reduces
+ the number of files that must be copied into the chroot tree.
+ </P
+><P
+> For fastest startup speed, a good value is a hostname that is not in /etc/hosts but that
+ your local name server (listed in /etc/resolv.conf) can resolve without recursion
+ (that is, without having to ask any other name servers). The hostname need not exist,
+ but if it doesn't, an error message (which can be ignored) will be output.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
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