X-Git-Url: http://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=f75fe23caa361e7085ec72bb3971dafe97c60ba6;hp=ab199e0c23fef7557288cddd1588d182de8748ea;hb=afb1fc74a84fb4c218b18f77becddd5ae9fef6d8;hpb=d48af10863fcf5986b19fbf7f0912c95364f36e6 diff --git a/README b/README index ab199e0c..f75fe23c 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,141 +1,264 @@ -/********************************************************************* - * - * File : $Source: /cvsroot/ijbswa/current/README,v $ - * - * Purpose : README file to give a short intro. - * - * Copyright : Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 the SourceForge - * IJBSWA team. http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net - * - * Based on the Internet Junkbuster originally written - * by and Copyright (C) 1997 Anonymous Coders and - * Junkbusters Corporation. http://www.junkbusters.com - * - * This program is free software; you can redistribute it - * and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General - * Public License as published by the Free Software - * Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at - * your option) any later version. - * - * This program is distributed in the hope that it will - * be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the - * implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A - * PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public - * License for more details. - * - * The GNU General Public License should be included with - * this file. If not, you can view it at - * http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html - * or write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 - * Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. - * - *********************************************************************/ - -This README is included with the development version of Junkbuster, -which will eventually become Junkbuster v3.0. See -http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net. - -Internet Junkbuster is a web proxy with advanced filtering -capabilities for protecting privacy, filtering web page content, -managing cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, -pop-ups and other obnoxious Internet Junk. Junkbuster has a very -flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs -and tastes. Internet Junkbuster has application for both stand-alone -systems and multi-user networks. - -JunkBuster 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. - - INSTALL --------- - -For tarball, first unpack: - - tar xzvf ijb_source_* [.tgz or .tar.gz] - cd ijb_source_2.9.10_alpha - - autoheader [suggested for CVS source] - autoconf [suggested for CVS source] - ./configure (--help to see options) - gmake (the make from gnu) - su - make -n install (to see where all the files will go) - make install (to really install) - -Redhat and SuSE src and binary RPMs can be built with 'make -redhat-dist' or 'make suse-dist' (run ./configure first). BSD -will (probably?) require gmake (from http://gnu.org). See the -user-manual for OS/2 build instructions. - -Junkbuster is also available via anonymous CVS: - - cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa login - cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa co current - -This will create a directory named 'current'. Then, 'cd current', and then -build as above. - - - RUN ----- - - junkbuster /etc/junkbuster/config - -Or for RedHat: /etc/rc.d/init.d/junkbuster start -Or for SuSE: /etc/rc.d/junkbuster start - -The only command line option supported is the location of the -main configuration file. If none is specified, Junkbuster will -look for a file named 'config' for unix, config.txt for Win32 -in the current directory. - - - CONFIGURATION --------------- - -See: 'config', 'ijb.action', and 're_filterfile'. These are all well -commented. On Unix-like systems, these files are installed in /etc/junkbuster. -On Windows, then wherever the executable itself is installed. There are many -significant changes and advances since v2.0.x. The user-manual has a -run down of configuration options, and examples: -http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net/user-manual/. - -Be sure to set your browser(s) for HTTP/HTTPS Proxy at :, -or whatever you specify in the config file under 'listen-address'. -DEFAULT is localhost:8000. - -The ijb.action file can be configured via the web interface accessed via -http://i.j.b/, as well other options. - - - DOCUMENTATION --------------- - -The best source of information on the current development version, is -either comments in the source code, or the included configuration -files, which are all well commented. These are 'config', -'actionsfile', and 're_filterfile' in the toplevel source directory. - -There is a growing amount of new documentation in the 'doc' -subdirectory, but it is sparse at this point. In particular, see -the user-manual there, which is 'nearly there'. - -Some legacy documentation is also included only to give an idea of -what Junkbuster can do under doc/obsolete/*. Much has changed since -these docs were written, so beware. - - - BUGS ------ - -Use the form at -http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?group_id=11118&atid=111118 to -report bugs. Please read the exising bug reports before submitting -anything new. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net - -$Id: README,v 1.8 2001/11/05 21:54:48 steudten Exp $ +/********************************************************************* + * + * File : $Source: /cvsroot/ijbswa/current/README,v $ + * + * Purpose : README file to give a short intro. + * + * Copyright : Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 - 2006 the SourceForge + * Privoxy team. http://www.privoxy.org/ + * + * Based on the Internet Junkbuster originally written + * by and Copyright (C) 1997 Anonymous Coders and + * Junkbusters Corporation. http://www.junkbusters.com + * + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it + * and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General + * Public License as published by the Free Software + * Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at + * your option) any later version. + * + * This program is distributed in the hope that it will + * be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the + * implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A + * PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public + * License for more details. + * + * The GNU General Public License should be included with + * this file. If not, you can view it at + * http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html + * or write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., + * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 , + * USA + * + *********************************************************************/ + +This README is included with the development version of Privoxy 3.0.4. See +http://www.privoxy.org/ for more information. The current code maturity level +is "beta", but seems stable to us :). + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Privoxy is a web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for protecting +privacy, modifying web page data, managing cookies, controlling access, and +removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other obnoxious Internet junk. Privoxy has a +very flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and +tastes. Privoxy has application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user +networks. + +Privoxy is based on Internet Junkbuster (tm). + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +1. IMPORTANT CHANGES + +BIG NEWS! 2006, Privoxy 3.0.4 is released. This is a significant upgrade with +many new and enhanced features, and many bugs fixed. There are fifteen new +actions available, and several actions have enhanced capabilities. Multiple +filter files are now supported as well. See the "What's New" section and the +"Upgrader's Notes" in the User Manual for details and specifics. + +NEWS! January 2004, Privoxy 3.0.3 is released. This is the another maintenance +release of Privoxy which fixes more bugs, further refines the configuration and +works around some known third-party problems. See the ChangeLog for complete +details. Upgrading from 3.0.2 is recommended. + +NEWS! March 2003, Privoxy 3.0.2 is released. This is the first maintenance +release of Privoxy. There are no significant new features in this release. Some +bugs are fixed, and some existing features have been enhanced. See ChangeLog +for details. Upgrading from 3.0.0 is recommended. + +REALLY BIG NEWS! August 2002: The long-awaited, oft-delayed stable version of +Privoxy 3.0 is finally released! This is way behind schedule, but better late +than never. The developers all hope the wait was worth it. + +NEWS! As of 03/24/02, the name of this project has been changed from ijbswa/ +Junkbuster to Privoxy. This is reflected in many of the included files. + +IMPORTANT! READ! Configuration Change as of 17 Mar 2002: The default listening +port is now 8118 due to conflicts with port 8000 assignment. You will need to +change your browser if upgrading!!! And maybe firewall, etc. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +2. INSTALL + +See the INSTALL file in this directory, for installing from raw source, and the +User Manual, for all other installation types. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +3. RUN + +privoxy [--help] [--version] [--no-daemon] [--pidfile PIDFILE] [--user USER +[.GROUP]] [--chroot] [config_file] + +See the man page or User Manual for an explanation of each option, and other +configuration and usage issues. + +If no config_file is specified on the command line, Privoxy will look for a +file named 'config' in the current directory (except Win32 which will look for +'config.txt'). If no config_file is found, Privoxy will fail to start. + +Or for Red Hat based distributions: /etc/rc.d/init.d/privoxy start + +Or for SuSE: /etc/rc.d/privoxy start + +Or Debian: /etc/init.d/privoxy start + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +4. CONFIGURATION + +See: 'config', 'default.action', 'user.action', 'default.filter', and +'user.filter'. 'user.action' and 'user.filter' are for personal and local +configuration preferences. These are all well commented. Most of the magic is +in '*.action' files. 'user.action' should be used for any actions +customizations. On Unix-like systems, these files are installed in /etc/ +privoxy. On Windows, then wherever the executable itself is installed. There +are many significant changes and advances from earlier versions. The User +Manual has an explanation of all configuration options, and examples: http:// +www.privoxy.org/user-manual/. + +Be sure to set your browser(s) for HTTP/HTTPS Proxy at :, or whatever +you specify in the config file under 'listen-address'. DEFAULT is localhost: +8118. Note that Privoxy ONLY proxies HTTP (and HTTPS) traffic. Do not try it +with FTP or other protocols for the simple reason it does not work. + +The actions list can be configured via the web interface accessed via http:// +p.p/, as well other options. + +All configuration files are subject to unannounced changes during the +development process. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +5. DOCUMENTATION + +There should be documentation in the 'doc' subdirectory, but it may not be +completed at this point. In particular, see the User Manual there, the FAQ, and +those interested in Privoxy development, should look at developer-manual. + +The most up to date source of information on the current development version, +may still be either comments in the source code, or the included configuration +files. The source and configuration files are all well commented. The main +configuration files are: 'config', 'default.action', and 'default.filter' in +the top-level source directory. + +Included documentation may vary according to platform and packager. All +documentation is posted on http://www.privoxy.org, in case you don't have it, +or can't find it. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +6. CONTACTING THE DEVELOPERS, BUG REPORTING AND FEATURE REQUESTS + +We value your feedback. In fact, we rely on it to improve Privoxy and its +configuration. However, please note the following hints, so we can provide you +with the best support: + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +6.1. Get Support + +For casual users, our support forum at SourceForge is probably best suited: +http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=211118 + +All users are of course welcome to discuss their issues on the users mailing +list, where the developers also hang around. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +6.2. Reporting Problems + +"Problems" for our purposes, come in two forms: + + * Configuration issues, such as ads that slip through, or sites that don't + function properly due to one Privoxy "action" or another being turned "on". + + * "Bugs" in the programming code that makes up Privoxy, such as that might + cause a crash. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +6.2.1. Reporting Ads or Other Configuration Problems + +Please send feedback on ads that slipped through, innocent images that were +blocked, sites that don't work properly, and other configuration related +problem of default.action file, to http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id= +11118&atid=460288, the Actions File Tracker. + +New, improved default.action files may occasionally be made available based on +your feedback. These will be announced on the ijbswa-announce list and +available from our the files section of our project page. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +6.2.2. Reporting Bugs + +Please report all bugs only through our bug tracker: http://sourceforge.net/ +tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=111118. + +Before doing so, please make sure that the bug has not already been submitted +and observe the additional hints at the top of the submit form. If already +submitted, please feel free to add any info to the original report that might +help solve the issue. + +Please try to verify that it is a Privoxy bug, and not a browser or site bug +first. If unsure, try toggling off Privoxy, and see if the problem persists. If +you are using your own custom configuration, please try the stock configs to +see if the problem is configuration related. + +If not using the latest version, the bug may have been found and fixed in the +meantime. We would appreciate if you could take the time to upgrade to the +latest version (or even the latest CVS snapshot) and verify your bug. + +Please be sure to provide the following information: + + * The exact Privoxy version of the proxy software (if you got the source from + CVS, please also give the date). + + * The operating system and versions you run Privoxy on, (e.g. Windows XP). + + * The name, platform, and version of the browser you were using (e.g. + Internet Explorer v5.5 for Mac). + + * The URL where the problem occurred, or some way for us to duplicate the + problem (e.g. http://somesite.example.com?somethingelse=123). + + * Whether your version of Privoxy is one supplied by the developers of + Privoxy via SourceForge, or somewhere else. + + * Whether you are using Privoxy in tandem with another proxy such as TOR. If + so, please try disabling the other proxy. + + * Whether you are using a personal firewall product. If so, does Privoxy work + without it? + + * Any other pertinent information to help identify the problem such as config + or log file excerpts (yes, you should have log file entries for each action + taken). + + * Please provide your SF login, or email address, in case we need to contact + you. + +The appendix of the user manual also has helpful information on understanding +actions, and action debugging. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +6.3. Request New Features + +You are welcome to submit ideas on new features or other proposals for +improvement through our feature request tracker at http://sourceforge.net/ +tracker/?atid=361118&group_id=11118. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +6.4. Other + +For any other issues, feel free to use the mailing lists. Technically +interested users and people who wish to contribute to the project are also +welcome on the developers list! You can find an overview of all Privoxy-related +mailing lists, including list archives, at: http://sourceforge.net/mail/? +group_id=11118. +