X-Git-Url: http://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fsource%2Ffaq.sgml;h=6422f84189812c68f04bb1543f260e62286cd026;hp=7d63fadf4a4b61526e4d530d63291bdc3e4dbd7c;hb=6b12a8f1704e127a1553e08541cd007dbdfc462e;hpb=5030a511b811a23bf58b2a78d9760ee4fce7ed38 diff --git a/doc/source/faq.sgml b/doc/source/faq.sgml index 7d63fadf..6422f841 100644 --- a/doc/source/faq.sgml +++ b/doc/source/faq.sgml @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ - + @@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ This file belongs into ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/i/ij/ijbswa/htdocs/ - $Id: faq.sgml,v 2.121 2016/05/03 13:21:55 fabiankeil Exp $ - - Copyright (C) 2001-2014 Privoxy Developers https://www.privoxy.org/ + Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Privoxy Developers https://www.privoxy.org/ See LICENSE. Based partially on the Internet Junkbuster FAQ originally written by and @@ -73,12 +71,12 @@ - Copyright &my-copy; 2001-2014 by + Copyright &my-copy; 2001-2018 by Privoxy Developers -$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.121 2016/05/03 13:21:55 fabiankeil Exp $ +$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.135 2017/03/27 10:22:27 fabiankeil Exp $ - - @@ -478,8 +473,8 @@ warranty? Registration? So first thing, subscribe to the Privoxy Users - or the Privoxy + url="https://lists.privoxy.org/mailman/listinfo/privoxy-users">Privoxy Users + or the Privoxy Developers mailing list, join the discussion, help out other users, provide general feedback or report problems you noticed. @@ -512,11 +507,13 @@ warranty? Registration? Privoxy is an associated - project of Software + project of Software in the Public Interest (SPI), which allows us to receive - tax-deductible donations in the United States. If you want to donate through - SPI, please use SPI's donation page - to see what the options are. + tax-deductible donations in the United States. + You can donate via Paypal + and Click & Pledge. + For details, please have a look at + SPI's general donation page. @@ -549,7 +546,59 @@ warranty? Registration? public user mailing list or, if it's a private matter, to Fabian Keil (Privoxy's SPI liaison) directly. + + + @@ -837,8 +886,8 @@ the differences? If you wish to receive an email notification whenever we release updates of Privoxy or the actions file, subscribe - to our announce mailing list, ijbswa-announce@lists.sourceforge.net. + url="https://lists.privoxy.org/mailman/listinfo/privoxy-announce">subscribe + to our announce mailing list, privoxy-announce@lists.privoxy.org. @@ -2003,6 +2052,20 @@ ads used to be. Why? + +Does Privoxy support HTTP/2? + + Privoxy currently doesn't parse HTTP/2 but applications + can tunnel HTTP/2 through Privoxy if Privoxy is configured + to allow CONNECT requests (default) which are also used + for HTTPS. + + + Adding HTTP/2 support is on the TODO list but currently + nobody is known to work on it. + + + Privoxy runs as a <quote>server</quote>. How secure is it? Do I need to take any special precautions? @@ -2075,7 +2138,7 @@ out of the picture? My logs show Privoxy <quote>crunches</quote> ads, but also its own internal CGI pages. What is a <quote>crunch</quote>? - A crunch simply means Privoxy intercepted + A crunch means Privoxy intercepted something, nothing more. Often this is indeed ads or banners, but Privoxy uses the same mechanism for trapping requests for its own internal pages. For instance, a request for @@ -2618,37 +2681,6 @@ every time I start IE. What gives? - - - -I get a completely blank page at one site. <quote>View Source</quote> - shows only: <markup><![CDATA[<html><body></body></html>]]></markup>. Without - Privoxy the page loads fine. - - Chances are that the site suffers from a bug in - PHP, - which results in empty pages being sent if the client explicitly requests - an uncompressed page, like Privoxy does. - This bug has been fixed in PHP 4.2.3. - - - To find out if this is in fact the source of the problem, try adding - the site to a -prevent-compression section in - user.action: - - - # Make exceptions for ill-behaved sites: - # - {-prevent-compression} - .example.com - - If that works, you may also want to report the problem to the - site's webmasters, telling them to use zlib.output_compression - instead of ob_gzhandler in their PHP applications (workaround) - or upgrade to PHP 4.2.3 or later (fix). - - - My logs show many <quote>Unable to get my own hostname</quote> lines. Why? @@ -3008,6 +3040,48 @@ browsing has slowed to a crawl. What gives? pcrestack man page and the documentation of your operating system. + + + +What to do if editing the config file of privoxy is access denied? + + Your userid probably isn't allowed to edit the file. + + On Windows you can use the windows equivalent of sudo: + runas /user:administrator "notepad \privoxy\config.txt" + + + + or fix the file permissions: +C:\Privoxy>icacls config.txt +config.txt BUILTIN\Administrators:(I)(F) + NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(I)(F) + BUILTIN\Users:(I)(RX) + NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users:(I)(M) + +Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files + +C:\Privoxy>icacls config.txt /grant Lee:F +processed file: config.txt +Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files + +C:\Privoxy>icacls config.txt +config.txt I3668\Lee:(F) + BUILTIN\Administrators:(I)(F) + NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(I)(F) + BUILTIN\Users:(I)(RX) + NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users:(I)(M) + +Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files + +C:\Privoxy> + + + + or try to point-n-click your way through adjusting the file + permissions in windows explorer. + +