X-Git-Url: http://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fsource%2Ffaq.sgml;h=c3f4d8571b686ef2365de18f89d17066b844e503;hp=e281a6295a04d28ba62ca986203e06363d28d4d9;hb=d32e97dce787ca5afc7791215e78a01e0db76f0b;hpb=5473a49999459de303a5d534a7654eaa48587e5f diff --git a/doc/source/faq.sgml b/doc/source/faq.sgml index e281a629..c3f4d857 100644 --- a/doc/source/faq.sgml +++ b/doc/source/faq.sgml @@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ - - - + + + @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Purpose : FAQ - Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Privoxy Developers https://www.privoxy.org/ + Copyright (C) 2001-2020 Privoxy Developers https://www.privoxy.org/ See LICENSE. Based partially on the Internet Junkbuster FAQ originally written by and @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ - Copyright &my-copy; 2001-2018 by + Copyright &my-copy; 2001-2020 by Privoxy Developers @@ -115,10 +115,6 @@ Hal. Privoxy. It is not a substitute for the Privoxy User Manual. - @@ -160,9 +156,9 @@ me? strengths is that it is highly configurable giving you the ability to completely personalize your installation. Being familiar with, or at least having an interest in learning about HTTP and other networking - protocols, HTML, and - Regular + url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Http">HTTP and other networking + protocols, HTML, and + Regular Expressions will be a big plus and will help you get the most out of &my-app;. A new installation just includes a very basic configuration. The user @@ -172,9 +168,9 @@ me? Much of Privoxy's configuration can be done - with a Web browser. + with a Web browser. But there are areas where configuration is done using a - text editor + text editor to edit configuration files. Also note that the web-based action editor doesn't use authentication and should only be enabled in environments where all clients with access to &my-app; listening port can be trusted. @@ -184,13 +180,13 @@ me? What is a <quote>proxy</quote>? How does Privoxy work? - A web proxy + A web proxy is a service, based on a software such as &my-app;, that clients (i.e. browsers) can use instead of connecting to web servers directly. The clients then ask the proxy to request objects (web pages, images, movies etc) on their behalf and to forward the data to the clients. It is a go-between. For details, see - Wikipedia's proxy definition. + Wikipedia's proxy definition. There are many reasons to use web proxies, such as security (firewalling), @@ -265,7 +261,7 @@ from the old Junkbuster? Junkbuster left off. Privoxy still blocks ads and banners, still manages cookies, and still + url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie">cookies, and still helps protect your privacy. But, most of these features have been enhanced, and many new ones have been added, all in the same vein. @@ -405,12 +401,11 @@ Privoxy. Why should I use Privoxy at all? Is there is a license or fee? What about a warranty? Registration? - Privoxy is free software and licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2. - It is free to use, copy, modify or distribute as you wish under the terms of this - license. Please see the Copyright section for more - information on the license and copyright. Or the LICENSE file - that should be included. + Privoxy is free software. + It is free to use, copy, modify or distribute as you wish under the terms of its + license. + Please see the Copyright section for more + information on the license and copyright. There is no warranty of any kind, expressed, implied or otherwise. @@ -512,31 +507,6 @@ warranty? Registration? SPI's general donation page. - - You can also donate to Privoxy using a bank account or a "Paypal" address: - - - Name on account: Zwiebelfreunde e.V. - IBAN: DE95430609671126825604 - BIC: GENODEM1GLS - Bank: GLS Bank - - - "Paypal" address: privoxy@zwiebelfreunde.de - - - Donations made through Zwiebelfreunde e.V. are tax-deductible in Germany - and other countries that recognize German charitable clubs. Feel free to - use the Subject field to provide a name to be credited and a list of TODO - list items you are interested in the most. For example: Max Mustermann: #16, #1, #14. - - - - Note that donations made through Zwiebelfreunde e.V. currently can't be checked - automatically so you may not get credited right away. The credits currently - reflect donations received before 2016-01-14. - - If you have any questions regarding donations please mail to either the public user mailing list or, if it's a private matter, to @@ -554,7 +524,7 @@ warranty? Registration? Gold (12000 USD/year) - Logo shown at the bottom of the + Logo or text link shown at the bottom of the Privoxy homepage. Logo, link and self description on the sponsor page. @@ -565,7 +535,7 @@ warranty? Registration? Silver (1200 USD/year) - Logo shown randomly at the bottom of the + Logo or text link shown at the bottom of the Privoxy homepage. Logo, link and self description on the sponsor page. @@ -586,13 +556,18 @@ warranty? Registration? our server, no requests are made to the sponsor website unless the links are being used. + + Link targets are without path (https://www.example.org/ + not https://www.example.org/seo/keyword/spam/). + The details may change over time but changes will only affect new sponsors (or existing sponsors that explicitly agreed to the changes). If you want to become a sponsor, please contact - Fabian Keil. + Fabian Keil + and include the link target in the mail. New sponsors are only accepted if no developer objects. @@ -682,7 +657,7 @@ special I have to do now? the User Manual for more details. You should also flush your browser's memory and disk cache to get rid of any cached junk items, and remove any stored - cookies. + cookies. @@ -817,7 +792,7 @@ Privoxy is running and being used. for single URLs, whole web sites, groups or parts thereof etc. Actions can also be grouped together and then applied to requests matching one or more patterns. There are many possible actions that might apply to any given site. As an example, - if you are blocking cookies + if you are blocking cookies as one of your default actions, but need to accept cookies from a given site, you would need to define an exception for this site in one of your actions files, preferably in user.action. @@ -859,7 +834,7 @@ way to do this? - + There are several different <quote>actions</quote> files. What are the differences? @@ -872,10 +847,9 @@ the differences? Where can I get updated Actions Files? Based on your feedback and the continuing development, updates of - default.action will be - made available from time to time on the files section of - our project page. + default.action are available from + git. @@ -924,7 +898,7 @@ the differences? The default configuration shouldn't impact the usability of any of these services. It may, however, make all cookies + url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie">cookies temporary, so that your browser will forget your login credentials in between browser sessions. If you would like not to have to log in manually each time you access those websites, simply turn off all cookie handling @@ -937,7 +911,7 @@ the differences? .login.yahoo.com These kinds of sites are often quite complex and heavy with - Javascript and + Javascript and thus fragile. So if still a problem, we have an alias just for such @@ -1206,18 +1180,12 @@ instead of the checkerboard image. Why and how do I get rid of this? Can Privoxy run as a service on Win2K/NT/XP? -Windows service - functionality. See + Yes. Full Windows service + functionality was introduced in Privoxy 3.0.5. + See the User Manual for details on how to install and configure Privoxy as a service. - - Earlier ]]>3.x versions could run as a system service using srvany.exe. - See the discussion at https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=361118&aid=485617&group_id=11118, - for details, and a sample configuration. - @@ -1321,7 +1289,8 @@ and thus avoid individual browser configuration? For a good discussion of some of the issues involved (including privacy and security issues), see - https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=211118&aid=629518&group_id=11118. + https://sourceforge.net/p/ijbswa/support-requests/107/. @@ -1329,13 +1298,13 @@ and thus avoid individual browser configuration? I sometimes notice cookies sneaking through. How? Cookies can be + url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie">Cookies can be set in several ways. The classic method is via the Set-Cookie HTTP header. This is straightforward, and an easy one to manipulate, such as the &my-app; concept of session-cookies-only. There is also the possibility of using - Javascript to + Javascript to set cookies (&my-app; calls these content-cookies). This is trickier because the syntax can vary widely, and thus requires a certain amount of guesswork. It is not realistic to catch all of these short of @@ -1356,7 +1325,7 @@ and thus avoid individual browser configuration? No, in fact there are many beneficial uses of cookies. Cookies are just a + url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie">cookies. Cookies are just a method that browsers can use to store data between pages, or between browser sessions. Sometimes there is a good reason for this, and the user's life is a bit easier as a result. But there is a long history of some websites taking @@ -1368,7 +1337,7 @@ and thus avoid individual browser configuration? See the - Wikipedia cookie + Wikipedia cookie definition for more. @@ -2043,8 +2012,9 @@ ads used to be. Why? for HTTPS. - Adding HTTP/2 support is on the TODO list but currently - nobody is known to work on it. + Adding HTTP/2 support is on the + TODO + list but currently nobody is known to work on it. @@ -2722,7 +2692,7 @@ Why? Upgrading Privoxy, or going to the most recent default.action file available from SourceForge + url="https://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=blob_plain;f=default.action.master;hb=HEAD">git might be worth a try, too. @@ -2776,7 +2746,7 @@ Why? Privoxy is attempting to disable malicious - Javascript + Javascript in this case, with the unsolicited-popups filter. Privoxy cannot tell very well good code snippets from bad code snippets. @@ -3081,7 +3051,7 @@ C:\Privoxy> - License + License &license; @@ -3089,7 +3059,7 @@ C:\Privoxy> - History + History &history;