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.\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches,
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-.TH "PRIVOXY" "1" "15 February 2009" "Privoxy 3.0.11" ""
+.TH "PRIVOXY" "1" "26 Dezember 2011" "Privoxy 3.0.19" ""
.SH NAME
privoxy \- Privacy Enhancing Proxy
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBPrivoxy\fR process that the directory tree starts
there. If set up carefully, this can limit the impact of possible
vulnerabilities in \fBPrivoxy\fR to the files contained in
-that hierarchy.
+that hierarchy.
.TP
\fB\-\-pre-chroot-nslookup \fIhostname\fB\fR
Initialize the resolver library using \fIhostname\fR
If the \fIconfigfile\fR is not specified on the command line,
\fBPrivoxy\fR will look for a file named
\fIconfig\fR in the current directory. If no
-\fIconfigfile\fR is found, \fBPrivoxy\fR will
+\fIconfigfile\fR is found, \fBPrivoxy\fR will
fail to start.
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
-Privoxy is a non-caching
-web proxy
-with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy,
-modifying web page data, managing HTTP
-cookies,
-controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other obnoxious
-Internet junk. Privoxy has a flexible configuration and can be
-customized to suit individual needs and tastes. Privoxy has application for
-both stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.
-.PP
-Privoxy is based on Internet Junkbuster (tm).
+Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities
+for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and HTTP headers, controlling
+access, and removing ads and other obnoxious Internet junk. Privoxy has a
+flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and tastes.
+It has application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.
+.PP
+Privoxy is Free Software and licensed under the GNU GPLv2.
+.PP
+Privoxy is an associated project of Software in the Public Interest (SPI).
+.PP
+Helping hands and donations are welcome:
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#PARTICIPATE
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#DONATE
.SH "INSTALLATION AND USAGE"
.PP
Browsers can either be individually configured to use
filter to build an intercepting proxy
(see \fIconfig\fR). The default setting is for
localhost, on port 8118 (configurable in the main config file). To set the
-HTTP proxy in Firefox, go through: \fBTools\fR;
+HTTP proxy in Firefox, go through: \fBTools\fR;
\fBOptions\fR; \fBGeneral\fR;
\fBConnection Settings\fR;
-\fBManual Proxy Configuration\fR.
+\fBManual Proxy Configuration\fR.
.PP
-For Internet Explorer, go through: \fBTools\fR;
+For Internet Explorer, go through: \fBTools\fR;
\fBInternet Properties\fR; \fBConnections\fR;
-\fBLAN Settings\fR.
+\fBLAN Settings\fR.
.PP
The Secure (SSL) Proxy should also be set to the same values, otherwise
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.
-HTTPS presents some limitations, and not all features will work with HTTPS
+HTTPS presents some limitations, and not all features will work with HTTPS
connections.
.PP
For other browsers, check the documentation.
\fBPrivoxy\fR can be configured with the various configuration
files. The default configuration files are: \fIconfig\fR,
\fIdefault.filter\fR, \fIdefault.action\fR and
-\fIdefault.action\fR. \fIuser.action\fR should
+\fIdefault.action\fR. \fIuser.action\fR should
be used for locally defined exceptions to the default rules in
\fImatch-all.action\fR and \fIdefault.action\fR,
and \fIuser.filter\fR for locally defined filters. These are
well commented. On Unix and Unix-like systems, these are located in
-\fI/etc/privoxy/\fR by default.
+\fI/etc/privoxy/\fR by default.
.PP
-\fBPrivoxy\fR uses the concept of \fBactions\fR
+\fBPrivoxy\fR uses the concept of \fBactions\fR
in order to manipulate the data stream between the browser and remote sites.
-There are various actions available with specific functions for such things
+There are various actions available with specific functions for such things
as blocking web sites, managing cookies, etc. These actions can be invoked
-individually or combined, and used against individual URLs, or groups of URLs
+individually or combined, and used against individual URLs, or groups of URLs
that can be defined using wildcards and regular expressions. The result is
that the user has greatly enhanced control and freedom.
.PP
The actions list (ad blocks, etc) can also be configured with your
-web browser at http://config.privoxy.org/
+web browser at http://config.privoxy.org/
(assuming the configuration allows it).
\fBPrivoxy's\fR configuration parameters can also be viewed at
the same page. In addition, \fBPrivoxy\fR can be toggled on/off.
.SH "FILES"
.nf
-
\fI/usr/sbin/privoxy\fR
\fI/etc/privoxy/config\fR
\fI/etc/privoxy/match-all.action\fR
.PP
\fBPrivoxy\fR terminates on the \fBSIGINT\fR,
\fBSIGTERM\fR and \fBSIGABRT\fR signals. Log
-rotation scripts may cause a re-opening of the logfile by sending a
+rotation scripts may cause a re-opening of the logfile by sending a
\fBSIGHUP\fR to \fBPrivoxy\fR. Note that unlike
other daemons, \fBPrivoxy\fR does not need to be made aware of
config file changes by \fBSIGHUP\fR -- it will detect them
-automatically.
+automatically.
.SH "NOTES"
.PP
Please see the \fIUser Manual\fR on how to contact the
users:
.PP
-http://www.privoxy.org/,
-the \fBPrivoxy\fR Home page.
+http://www.privoxy.org/,
+the \fBPrivoxy\fR Home page.
-http://www.privoxy.org/faq/,
-the \fBPrivoxy\fR FAQ.
+http://www.privoxy.org/faq/,
+the \fBPrivoxy\fR FAQ.
-https://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/,
-the Project Page for \fBPrivoxy\fR on
+http://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/,
+the \fBPrivoxy\fR developer manual.
+
+https://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/,
+the Project Page for \fBPrivoxy\fR on
SourceForge.
http://config.privoxy.org/,
running for this to work. Shortcut: http://p.p/
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=460288, to submit ``misses'' and other
-configuration related suggestions to the developers.
-
-http://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/,
-the \fBPrivoxy\fR developer manual.
+configuration related suggestions to the developers.
.SH "DEVELOPMENT TEAM"
.nf
David Schmidt, developer
Hal Burgiss
- Mark Miller
- Gerry Murphy
Lee Rian
Roland Rosenfeld
- J\[:o]rg Strohmayer
.fi
.SH "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE"
.SS "COPYRIGHT"
.PP
-Copyright (C) 2001-2009 by Privoxy Developers <ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net>
+Copyright (C) 2001-2011 by Privoxy Developers <ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net>
.PP
Some source code is based on code Copyright (C) 1997 by Anonymous Coders
and Junkbusters, Inc. and licensed under the \fIGNU General Public
.SS "LICENSE"
.PP
\fBPrivoxy\fR is free software; you can
-redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the
+redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the
\fIGNU General Public License\fR, version 2,
as published by the Free Software Foundation.
.PP
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