.\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/comp/docbook2X/>
.\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches,
.\" etc. to Steve Cheng <steve@ggi-project.org>.
-.TH "PRIVOXY" "1" "14 May 2002" "Privoxy 2.9.15 beta" ""
+.TH "PRIVOXY" "1" "05 September 2002" "Privoxy 3.1.1 alpha" ""
.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] \fB(UNIX)\fR
+\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] \fB(Windows)\fR
+\fBprivoxy.exe\fR [\fB\fIconfigfile\fB\fR ]\fB (Windows)\fR
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fBLAN Settings\fR.
.PP
The Secure (SSL) Proxy should also be set to the same values, otherwise
-https: URLs will not be proxied.
+https: URLs will not be proxied. Note: \fBPrivoxy\fR can only
+proxy HTTP and HTTPS traffic. Do not try it with FTP or other protocols.
.PP
For other browsers, check the documentation.
.SH "CONFIGURATION"
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
-configuration itself is changed and much more sophisticated. See the
-user-manual for a
-complete explanation of all configuration options and general usage.
+versions, and is subject to change as development
+progresses. In fact, the configuration itself is changed and much more
+sophisticated. See the user-manual for a complete
+explanation of all configuration options and general usage, and notes for
+upgrading from \fBJunkbuster\fR and earlier \fBPrivoxy\fR
+versions.
.PP
The actions list (ad blocks, etc) can also be configured with your
web browser at http://config.privoxy.org/.
\fBPrivoxy's\fR configuration parameters can also be viewed at
the same page. In addition, \fBPrivoxy\fR can be toggled on/off.
-This is an internal page.
+This is an internal page, and does not require Internet access.
.SH "SAMPLE CONFIGURATION"
.PP
A brief example of what a simple \fIdefault.action\fR
automatically.
.SH "NOTES"
.PP
-This is a beta version of \fBPrivoxy\fR. Not
+This is a alpha version of \fBPrivoxy\fR. Not
all features are well tested.
.PP
-Please see the \fIuser-manual\fR on how to contact the
+Please see the \fIUser Manual\fR on how to contact the
developers for feature requests, reporting problems, and other questions.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
.PP
http://www.privoxy.org/,
-The \fBPrivoxy\fR Home page.
+the \fBPrivoxy\fR Home page.
-http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa,
+http://www.privoxy.org/faq/,
+the \fBPrivoxy\fR FAQ.
+
+http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/,
the Project Page for \fBPrivoxy\fR on
-Sourceforge.
+SourceForge.
+
+http://config.privoxy.org/,
+the web-based user interface. \fBPrivoxy\fR must be
+running for this to work. Shortcut: http://p.p/
+
+http://www.privoxy.org/actions/, to submit ``misses'' to the developers.
+
+http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/ijbswa/contrib/, cool
+and fun ideas from \fBPrivoxy\fR users.
-http://p.p/, access
-\fBPrivoxy\fR from your browser. Alternately,
-http://config.privoxy.org
-may work in some situations where the first does not.
+http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/cookies.html,
+an explanation how cookies are used to track web users.
-http://p.p/ to submit ``misses'' to the developers.
+http://www.junkbusters.com/ijb.html,
+the original Internet Junkbuster.
-http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/cookies.html
+http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/,
+Stefan Waldherr's version of Junkbuster, from which \fBPrivoxy\fR was
+derived.
-http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/
+http://privacy.net/analyze/, a useful site
+to check what information about you is leaked while you browse the web.
-http://privacy.net/analyze/
+http://www.squid-cache.org/, a very popular
+caching proxy, which is often used together with \fBPrivoxy\fR.
-http://www.squid-cache.org/
+http://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/,
+the \fBPrivoxy\fR developer manual.
.SH "DEVELOPMENT TEAM"
.nf
Thomas Steudten
Rodney Stromlund
Rodrigo Barbosa (RPM specfiles)
+ Moritz Barsnick
Hal Burgiss (docs)
+ Karsten Hopp (Red Hat)
Alexander Lazic
Gábor Lipták
Guy
Haroon Rafique
+ Roland Rosenfeld (Debian)
+ Georg Sauthoff (Gentoo)
David Schmidt (OS/2, Mac OSX ports)
- Joerg Strohmayer
+ Joerg Strohmayer (Amiga)
Sarantis Paskalis
.fi
.SH "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE"
projects / privoxy.git / blobdiff