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.\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches,
.\" etc. to Steve Cheng <steve@ggi-project.org>.
-.TH "PRIVOXY" "1" "09 April 2002" "Privoxy 2.9.14 beta" ""
+.TH "PRIVOXY" "1" "05 May 2002" "Privoxy 2.9.15 beta" ""
.SH NAME
privoxy \- Privacy Enhancing Proxy
.SH SYNOPSIS
-\fBprivoxy\fR [\fB--help\fR] [\fB--version\fR] [\fB--no-daemon\fR] [\fB--pidfile \fIpidfile\fB\fR] [\fB--user \fIuser[.group]\fB\fR] [\fB\fIconfigfile\fB\fR] (UNIX)
+\fBprivoxy\fR [\fB--help\fR] [\fB--version\fR] [\fB--no-daemon\fR] [\fB--pidfile \fIpidfile\fB\fR] [\fB--user \fIuser[.group]\fB\fR] [\fB\fIconfigfile\fB\fR] \fB(UNIX)\fR
-\fBprivoxy.exe\fR [\fB\fIconfigfile\fB\fR] (Windows)
+\fBprivoxy.exe\fR [\fB\fIconfigfile\fB\fR] \fB(Windows)\fR
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
leader, don't detach from controlling tty, and do all logging there.
.TP
\fB--pidfile \fIpidfile\fB\fR
-After (optionally) writing the PID file, assume the user ID of user
-and the GID of group, or, if the optional group was not given, the
-default group of user. Exit if the privileges are not sufficient to
-do so.
+On startup, write the process ID to \fIpidfile\fR.
+Delete the \fIpidfile\fR on exit.
+Failiure to create or delete the \fIpidfile\fR
+is non-fatal. If no \fB--pidfile\fR option is given, no PID file will be used.
.TP
\fB--user \fIuser[.group]\fB\fR
After (optionally) writing the PID file, assume the user ID of
tastes. \fBPrivoxy\fR has application for both
stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.
.PP
-\fBPrivoxy\fR is based on the code of the
-\fBInternet Junkbuster\fR (tm).
-\fBJunkbuster\fR was originally written by Junkbusters
-Corporation, and was released as free open-source software under the GNU GPL.
-Stefan Waldherr made many improvements, and started the SourceForge project
-to continue development.
-.PP
-\fBPrivoxy\fR continues the
-\fBJunkbuster\fR tradition, but adds many
-refinements, enhancements and new features.
+\fBPrivoxy\fR is based on \fBInternet
+Junkbuster\fR (tm).
.SH "INSTALLATION AND USAGE"
.PP
Browsers must be individually configured to use \fBPrivoxy\fR as
.PP
\fBPrivoxy\fR can be configured with the various configuration
files. The default configuration files are: \fIconfig\fR,
-\fIdefault.action\fR, and
-\fIdefault.filter\fR. These are well commented. On Unix and
-Unix-like systems, these are located in \fI/etc/privoxy/\fR by
-default. On Windows, OS/2 and AmigaOS, these files are in the same directory
-as the \fBPrivoxy\fR executable.
+\fIdefault.filter\fR, and
+\fIdefault.action\fR. \fIuser.action\fR should
+be used for locally defined exceptions to the default rules of
+\fIdefault.action\fR These are all well commented. On Unix
+and Unix-like systems, these are located in
+\fI/etc/privoxy/\fR by default. On Windows, OS/2 and AmigaOS,
+these files are in the same directory as the \fBPrivoxy\fR
+executable.
.PP
The name and number of configuration files has changed from previous
versions, and is subject to change as development progresses. In fact, the
This is an internal page.
.SH "SAMPLE CONFIGURATION"
.PP
-A brief example of what a \fIdefault.action\fR configuration
-might look like:
+A brief example of what a simple \fIdefault.action\fR
+configuration might look like:
.nf
-
# Define a few useful custom aliases for later use
{{alias}}
- # Don't accept cookies
- +no-cookies = +no-cookies-set +no-cookies-read
-
- # Do accept cookies
- -no-cookies = -no-cookies-set -no-cookies-read
+ # Useful aliases
+ +prevent-cookies = +prevent-setting-cookies +prevent-reading-cookies
+ -prevent-cookies = -prevent-setting-cookies -prevent-reading-cookies
+ +imageblock = +block +handle-as-image
- # Treat these blocked URLs as images.
- +imageblock = +block +image
+ # Fragile sites should have the minimum changes
+ fragile = -block -deanimate-gifs -fast-redirects -filter \\
+ -hide-referer -prevent-cookies -kill-popups
- # Define page filters we want to use.
- myfilters = +filter{html-annoyances} +filter{js-annoyances}\\
- +filter{no-popups} +filter{webbugs}
-
- ## Default Policies (actions) ############################
+ ## Turn some actions on ################################
{ \\
- -block \\
- -downgrade \\
- +fast-redirects \\
- myfilters \\
- +no-compression \\
- +hide-forwarded \\
- +hide-from{block} \\
- +hide-referer{forge} \\
- -hide-user-agent \\
- -image \\
- +image-blocker{blank} \\
- +no-cookies-keep \\
- -no-cookies-read \\
- -no-cookies-set \\
- +no-popups \\
- -vanilla-wafer \\
- -wafer \\
+ -add-header \\
+ -block \\
+ +deanimate-gifs{last} \\
+ -downgrade-http-version \\
+ -fast-redirects \\
+ +filter{html-annoyances} \\
+ +filter{js-annoyances} \\
+ +filter{content-cookies} \\
+ +filter{webbugs} \\
+ +filter{banners-by-size} \\
+ +hide-forwarded-for-headers \\
+ +hide-from-header{block} \\
+ +hide-referrer{forge} \\
+ -hide-user-agent \\
+ -handle-as-image \\
+ +set-image-blocker{pattern} \\
+ -limit-connect \\
+ +prevent-compression \\
+ +session-cookies-only \\
+ +prevent-reading-cookies \\
+ +prevent-setting-cookies \\
+ -kill-popups \\
}
- /
+ / # Match all URLs
+
+ # Block, and treat these URL patterns as if they were 'images'.
+ {+imageblock}
+ .ad.doubleclick.net
+ .a[0-9].yimg.com/(?:(?!/i/).)*$
+ ad.*.doubleclick.net
- # Now set exceptions to the above defined policies #######
+ # Block any URLs that match these patterns
+ {+block}
+ ad*.
+ .*ads.
+ banner?.
+ /.*count(er)?\\.(pl|cgi|exe|dll|asp|php[34]?)
+ /(?:.*/)?(publicite|werbung|rekla(ma|me|am)|maino(kset|nta|s)?)/
+ .hitbox.com
+
+ # Make exceptions for these harmless ones that would be
+ # caught by +block above.
+ {-block}
+ adsl.
+ advice.
+ .*downloads.
+.fi
+.PP
+Then for a \fIuser.action\fR, we would put local,
+narrowly defined exceptions:
+
+.nf
+ # Set personal exceptions to the policies in default.action #######
# Sites where we want persistant cookies
- {-no-cookies -no-cookies-keep}
+ {-prevent-reading-cookies -prevent-setting-cookies -session-cookies-only}
.redhat.com
.sun.com
- .yahoo.com
.msdn.microsoft.com
-
- # This site requires cookies AND 'fast-redirects' on
- {-no-cookies -no-cookies-keep -fast-redirects}
- .nytimes.com
-
- # Add custom headers, and turn off filtering of page source
- {+add-header{X-Privacy: Yes please} #-add-header{*} \\
- +add-header{X-User-Tracking: No thanks!} -filter}
- privacy.net
-
- # Block, and treat these URLs as 'images'.
- {+imageblock}
- .adforce.imgis.com
- .ad.preferences.com/image.*
- .ads.web.aol.com
- .ad-adex3.flycast.com
- .ad.doubleclick.net
- .ln.doubleclick.net
- .ad.de.doubleclick.net
- /.*/count\\.cgi\\?.*df=
- 194.221.183.22[1-7]
- a196.g.akamai.net/7/196/2670/000[12]/images.gmx.net/i4/images/.*/
-
- # Block any URLs that match these patterns
- {+block}
- /.*/(.*[-_.])?ads?[0-9]?(/|[-_.].*|\\.(gif|jpe?g))
- /.*/(plain|live|rotate)[-_.]?ads?/
- /.*/(sponsor)s?[0-9]?/
- /.*/ad(server|stream|juggler)\\.(cgi|pl|dll|exe)
- /.*/adbanners/
- /.*/adv((er)?ts?|ertis(ing|ements?))?/
- /.*/banners?/
- /.*/popupads/
- /.*/advert[0-9]+\\.jpg
- /ad_images/
- /.*/ads/
- /images/.*/.*_anim\\.gif
- /rotations/
- /.*(ms)?backoff(ice)?.*\\.(gif|jpe?g)
- 195.63.104.*/(inbox|log|meld|folderlu|folderru|log(in|out)[lmr]u|)
- .images.nytimes.com
- .images.yahoo.com/adv/
- /.*cnnstore\\.gif
+
+ {-block -fast-redirects}
+ .forbes.com
.fi
.PP
See the comments in the configuration files themselves, or the
\fI/usr/sbin/privoxy\fR
\fI/etc/privoxy/config\fR
\fI/etc/privoxy/default.action\fR
- \fI/etc/privoxy/advanced.action\fR
- \fI/etc/privoxy/basic.action\fR
- \fI/etc/privoxy/intermediate.action\fR
+ \fI/etc/privoxy/standard.action\fR
+ \fI/etc/privoxy/user.action\fR
\fI/etc/privoxy/default.filter\fR
\fI/etc/privoxy/trust\fR
\fI/etc/privoxy/templates/*\fR
http://config.privoxy.org
may work in some situations where the first does not.
-http://www.privoxy.org/actions/,
-submit ``misses'' to the developers.
+http://p.p/ to submit ``misses'' to the developers.
http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/cookies.html
.SH "DEVELOPMENT TEAM"
.nf
- Stefan Waldherr
- Andreas Oesterhelt
Jon Foster
- Markus Breitenbach
+ Andreas Oesterhelt
+ Stefan Waldherr
Thomas Steudten
- David Schmidt (OS/2, Mac OSX ports)
- Gabriel L. Somlo
+ Rodney Stromlund
+ Rodrigo Barbosa (RPM specfiles)
Hal Burgiss (docs)
+ Alexander Lazic
+ Gábor Lipták
+ Guy
Haroon Rafique
- John Venvertloh
+ David Schmidt (OS/2, Mac OSX ports)
Joerg Strohmayer
- Rodney Stromlund
- Rodrigo Barbosa (RPM specfiles)
Sarantis Paskalis
- Shamim Mohamed
- Gábor Lipták
- Alexander Lazic
.fi
.SH "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE"
+.SS "COPYRIGHT"
+.PP
+Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under
+the terms of the \fIGNU Free
+Documentation License\fR, Version 1.1 or any later version
+published by the Free Software Foundation with no Invariant Sections, no
+Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license can be
+found http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html.
+.SS "LICENSE"
.PP
\fBPrivoxy\fR is free software; you can
redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
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