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+>Privoxy 3.0.5 User Manual</TH
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><TR
><TD
><A
NAME="STARTUP"
></A
->5. Starting <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-></H1
+>5. Starting Privoxy</H1
><P
> Before launching <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> as a HTTP and HTTPS proxy. The default is
+> as a HTTP and HTTPS (SSL)
+ <A
+HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server"
+TARGET="_top"
+>proxy</A
+>. The default is
127.0.0.1 (or localhost) for the proxy address, and port 8118 (earlier versions
- used port 8000). This is the one configuration step that must be done!</P
+ used port 8000). This is the one configuration step <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>that must be done</I
+></SPAN
+>!</P
><P
> Please note that <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
> <DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
-NAME="AEN604"
+NAME="AEN617"
></A
><P
><B
->Figure 2. Proxy Configuration (Mozilla)</B
+>Figure 2. Proxy Configuration Showing
+ Mozilla/Netscape HTTP and HTTPS (SSL) Settings</B
></P
><DIV
CLASS="MEDIAOBJECT"
><P
><IMG
-SRC="../images/proxy_setup.jpg"></P
+SRC="proxy_setup.jpg"></P
></DIV
></DIV
>
> <SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Tools</SPAN
-><br>
- |_ <br>
- <SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Options</SPAN
-><br>
- |_ <br>
- <SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>General</SPAN
-><br>
- |_ <br>
- <SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Connection Settings</SPAN
-><br>
- |_ <br>
- <SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Manual Proxy Configuration</SPAN
-></P
+><br> </P
><P
>
With <SPAN
> <SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Edit</SPAN
-><br>
- |_ <br>
- <SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Preferences</SPAN
-><br>
- |_ <br>
- <SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Advanced</SPAN
-><br>
- |_ <br>
- <SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Proxies</SPAN
-><br>
- |_ <br>
- <SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>HTTP Proxy</SPAN
-></P
+><br> </P
><P
> For <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Internet Explorer</SPAN
+>Internet Explorer v.5-6</SPAN
>: </P
><P
CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
> <SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Tools</SPAN
-><br>
- |_ <br>
- <SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
->Internet Properties</SPAN
-><br>
- |_ <br>
- <SPAN
+>Internet Options</SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Connections</SPAN
-><br>
- |_ <br>
- <SPAN
+> -> <SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>LAN Settings</SPAN
></P
>"Use Proxy"</SPAN
> and fill in the appropriate info
(Address: 127.0.0.1, Port: 8118). Include HTTPS (SSL), if you want HTTPS
- proxy support too. </P
+ proxy support too (sometimes labeled <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"Secure"</SPAN
+>). Make sure any
+ checkboxes like <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"Use the same proxy server for all protocols"</SPAN
+> is
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>UNCHECKED</I
+></SPAN
+>. You want only HTTP and HTTPS (SSL)!</P
+><P
+> <DIV
+CLASS="FIGURE"
+><A
+NAME="AEN654"
+></A
+><P
+><B
+>Figure 3. Proxy Configuration Showing
+ Internet Explorer HTTP and HTTPS (Secure) Settings</B
+></P
+><DIV
+CLASS="MEDIAOBJECT"
+><P
+><IMG
+SRC="proxy2.jpg"></P
+></DIV
+></DIV
+>
+ </P
><P
> After doing this, flush your browser's disk and memory caches to force a
- re-reading of all pages and to get rid of any ads that may be cached. You
- are now ready to start enjoying the benefits of using
+ re-reading of all pages and to get rid of any ads that may be cached. Remove
+ any <A
+HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie"
+TARGET="_top"
+>cookies</A
+>,
+ if you want <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> to manage that. You are now
+ ready to start enjoying the benefits of using
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
><A
NAME="START-REDHAT"
></A
->5.1. Red Hat and Conectiva</H2
+>5.1. Red Hat, Fedora and Conectiva</H2
><P
-> We use a script. Note that Red Hat does not start Privoxy upon booting per
- default. It will use the file <TT
+> A default Red Hat installation may not start <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> upon boot. It will use
+ the file <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/etc/privoxy/config</TT
-> as
- its main configuration file.</P
+> as its main configuration
+ file.</P
><P
> <TABLE
BORDER="0"
></TR
></TABLE
></P
+><P
+> Or ...</P
+><P
+> <TABLE
+BORDER="0"
+BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
+WIDTH="100%"
+><TR
+><TD
+><PRE
+CLASS="SCREEN"
+> # service privoxy start</PRE
+></TD
+></TR
+></TABLE
+></P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
></A
>5.2. Debian</H2
><P
-> We use a script. Note that Debian starts Privoxy upon booting per
+> We use a script. Note that Debian typically starts <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> upon booting per
default. It will use the file
<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
></A
>5.4. Windows</H2
><P
->Click on the Privoxy Icon to start <SPAN
+>Click on the <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> Icon to start <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
>. If no configuration file is
CLASS="FILENAME"
>config.txt</TT
>. Note that Windows will
- automatically start Privoxy when the system starts if you chose that option
+ automatically start <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> when the system starts if you chose that option
when installing.</P
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> can run with full Windows service functionality.
- On Windows only, the Privoxy program has two new command line arguments
- to install and uninstall Privoxy as a service. See the
+ On Windows only, the <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> program has two new command line arguments
+ to install and uninstall <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> as a service. See the
<A
HREF="installation.html#INSTALLATION-PACK-WIN"
>Windows Installation
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> is configured to
- start automatically when the system restarts. To start Privoxy by hand,
+ start automatically when the system restarts. To start <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> manually,
double-click on the <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>StartPrivoxy.command</TT
>--user</I
></SPAN
> option,
- chroot to that user's home directory, i.e. make the kernel pretend to the Privoxy
+ chroot to that user's home directory, i.e. make the kernel pretend to the <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+>
process that the directory tree starts there. If set up carefully, this can limit
- the impact of possible vulnerabilities in Privoxy to the files contained in that hierarchy.
+ the impact of possible vulnerabilities in <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> to the files contained in that hierarchy.
Unix only.
</P
></LI
> On <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>MS Windows</SPAN
-> only there are two addition
- options to allow <SPAN
+> only there are two additional
+ command-line options to allow <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> to install and
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ALIGN="left"
VALIGN="top"
->Quickstart to Using <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-></TD
+>Quickstart to Using Privoxy</TD
><TD
WIDTH="34%"
ALIGN="center"
WIDTH="33%"
ALIGN="right"
VALIGN="top"
-><SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> Configuration</TD
+>Privoxy Configuration</TD
></TR
></TABLE
></DIV
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