X-Git-Url: http://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fsource%2Fprivoxy-man-page.sgml;h=b77e956552478e8996554926604cc7bdd53db000;hp=dabab051eb61442884d828af1182f81dbf2fa3e4;hb=6cb41778d4fe473b3aa421acbee208a99f2df27b;hpb=47ebc96cd29a0e2de4c752e7b42006c27d365064 diff --git a/doc/source/privoxy-man-page.sgml b/doc/source/privoxy-man-page.sgml index dabab051..b77e9565 100644 --- a/doc/source/privoxy-man-page.sgml +++ b/doc/source/privoxy-man-page.sgml @@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ This file belongs into ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/i/ij/ijbswa/htdocs/ - $Id: privoxy-man-page.sgml,v 1.11 2002/05/05 20:26:02 hal9 Exp $ + $Id: privoxy-man-page.sgml,v 2.8 2006/09/06 03:04:46 hal9 Exp $ - Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 Privoxy Developers + Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Privoxy Developers http://privoxy.org See LICENSE. ======================================================================== @@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ - - + + @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ - 2002-04-11 + 2006-08-24 privoxy @@ -76,15 +76,10 @@ pidfile user[.group] + configfile - (UNIX) - - privoxy.exe - configfile - (Windows) - @@ -130,7 +125,7 @@ On startup, write the process ID to pidfile. Delete the pidfile on exit. - Failiure to create or delete the pidfile + Failure to create or delete the pidfile is non-fatal. If no --pidfile option is given, no PID file will be used. @@ -151,13 +146,25 @@ + + --chroot + + + Before changing to the user ID given in the --user option, chroot to + that user's home directory, i.e. make the kernel pretend to the + Privoxy process that the directory tree starts + there. If set up carefully, this can limit the impact of possible + vulnerabilities in Privoxy to the files contained in + that hierarchy. + + + - + If the configfile is not specified on the command line, Privoxy will look for a file named - config in the current directory (except on Win32 where - it will try config.txt). If no + config in the current directory . If no configfile is found, Privoxy will fail to start. @@ -184,6 +191,12 @@ Proxies; Manual Proxy Configuration; View. + + For Firefox, go through: Tools; + Options; General; + Connection Settings; + Manual Proxy Configuration. + For Internet Explorer, go through: Tools; Internet Properties; Connections; @@ -191,8 +204,12 @@ 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: Privoxy 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 + connections. + For other browsers, check the documentation. @@ -207,25 +224,32 @@ default.filter, and default.action. user.action should be used for locally defined exceptions to the default rules of - default.action These are all well commented. On Unix + default.action, and user.filter for + locally defined filters. These are well commented. On Unix and Unix-like systems, these are located in - /etc/privoxy/ by default. On Windows, OS/2 and AmigaOS, - these files are in the same directory as the Privoxy - executable. + /etc/privoxy/ by default. - - 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 - brief explanation of all configuration options. + + Privoxy uses the concept of actions + in order to manipulate the data stream between the browser and remote sites. + 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 + that can be defined using wildcards and regular expressions. The result is + that the user has greatly enhanced control and freedom. The actions list (ad blocks, etc) can also be configured with your - web browser at http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net/config. + web browser at http://config.privoxy.org/. Privoxy's configuration parameters can also be viewed at the same page. In addition, Privoxy can be toggled on/off. - This is an internal page. + This is an internal page, and does not require Internet access. + + + See the User Manual for a detailed + explanation of installation, general usage, all configuration options, new + features and notes on upgrading. @@ -241,60 +265,98 @@ # Define a few useful custom aliases for later use {{alias}} - # Useful aliases - +prevent-cookies = +prevent-setting-cookies +prevent-reading-cookies - -prevent-cookies = -prevent-setting-cookies -prevent-reading-cookies - +imageblock = +block +handle-as-image + # Useful aliases that combine more than one action + +crunch-cookies = +crunch-incoming-cookies +crunch-outgoing-cookies + -crunch-cookies = -crunch-incoming-cookies -crunch-outgoing-cookies + +block-as-image = +block +handle-as-image # Fragile sites should have the minimum changes fragile = -block -deanimate-gifs -fast-redirects -filter \ -hide-referer -prevent-cookies -kill-popups ## Turn some actions on ################################ - { \ - -add-header \ - -block \ - +deanimate-gifs{last} \ - -downgrade-http-version \ - -fast-redirects \ - +filter{html-annoyances} \ - +filter{js-annoyances} \ - +filter{content-cookies} \ - +filter{webbugs} \ - +filter{banners-by-size} \ - +hide-forwarded-for-headers \ - +hide-from-header{block} \ - +hide-referrer{forge} \ - -hide-user-agent \ - -handle-as-image \ - +set-image-blocker{pattern} \ - -limit-connect \ - +prevent-compression \ - +session-cookies-only \ - +prevent-reading-cookies \ - +prevent-setting-cookies \ - -kill-popups \ - } - / # Match all URLs + ## NOTE: Actions are off by default, unless explictily turned on + ## otherwise with the '+' operator. + +{ \ +-add-header \ +-block \ +-content-type-overwrite \ +-crunch-client-header \ +-crunch-if-none-match \ +-crunch-outgoing-cookies \ +-crunch-incoming-cookies \ +-crunch-server-header \ ++deanimate-gifs{last} \ +-downgrade-http-version \ +-fast-redirects \ +-filter{js-annoyances} \ +-filter{js-events} \ +-filter{html-annoyances} \ +-filter{content-cookies} \ ++filter{refresh-tags} \ +-filter{unsolicited-popups} \ +-filter{all-popups} \ ++filter{img-reorder} \ ++filter{banners-by-size} \ +-filter{banners-by-link} \ ++filter{webbugs} \ +-filter{tiny-textforms} \ ++filter{jumping-windows} \ +-filter{frameset-borders} \ +-filter{demoronizer} \ +-filter{shockwave-flash} \ +-filter{quicktime-kioskmode} \ +-filter{fun} \ +-filter{crude-parental} \ ++filter{ie-exploits} \ +-filter{site-specifics} \ +-filter-client-headers \ +-filter-server-headers \ +-force-text-mode \ +-handle-as-empty-document +-handle-as-image \ +-hide-accept-language \ +-hide-content-disposition \ +-hide-if-modified-since \ ++hide-forwarded-for-headers \ ++hide-from-header{block} \ ++hide-referrer{forge} \ +-hide-user-agent \ +-inspect-jpegs \ +-kill-popups \ +-limit-connect \ +-overwrite-last-modified \ +-redirect \ ++prevent-compression \ +-send-vanilla-wafer \ +-send-wafer \ ++session-cookies-only \ ++set-image-blocker{pattern} \ +-treat-forbidden-connects-like-blocks \ +} +/ # '/' Match *all* URL patterns + # Block, and treat these URL patterns as if they were 'images'. - {+imageblock} + # We would expect these to be ads. + { +block-as-image } .ad.doubleclick.net .a[0-9].yimg.com/(?:(?!/i/).)*$ ad.*.doubleclick.net - # Block any URLs that match these patterns - {+block} + # Block all URLs that match these patterns + { +block } ad*. .*ads. banner?. /.*count(er)?\.(pl|cgi|exe|dll|asp|php[34]?) - /(?:.*/)?(publicite|werbung|rekla(ma|me|am)|maino(kset|nta|s)?)/ .hitbox.com + media./.*(ads|banner) # Make exceptions for these harmless ones that would be - # caught by +block above. - {-block} + # caught by our +block patterns just above. + { -block } adsl. advice. .*downloads. @@ -307,23 +369,35 @@ + # Re-define aliases as needed here + {{alias}} + + # Useful aliases + -crunch-cookies = -crunch-incoming-cookies -crunch-outgoing-cookies + # Set personal exceptions to the policies in default.action ####### - # Sites where we want persistant cookies - {-prevent-reading-cookies -prevent-setting-cookies -session-cookies-only} + # Sites where we want persistent cookies, so allow *all* cookies + { -crunch-cookies -session-cookies-only } .redhat.com .sun.com .msdn.microsoft.com - {-block -fast-redirects} + # These sites breaks easily. Use our "fragile" alias here. + { fragile } .forbes.com + mybank.example.com + + # Replace example.com's style sheet with one of my choosing + { +redirect{http://localhost/css-replacements/example.com.css} } + example.com/stylesheet.css See the comments in the configuration files themselves, or the - user-manual - for explanations of the above syntax, and other Privoxy + User Manual + for full explanations of the above syntax, and other Privoxy configuration options. @@ -340,6 +414,7 @@ /etc/privoxy/standard.action /etc/privoxy/user.action /etc/privoxy/default.filter + /etc/privoxy/user.filter /etc/privoxy/trust /etc/privoxy/templates/* /var/log/privoxy/logfile @@ -347,8 +422,8 @@ Various other files should be included, but may vary depending on platform - and build configuration. More documentation should be included in the local - documentation directory, though is not complete at this time. + and build configuration. Additional documentation should be included in the local + documentation directory. @@ -377,8 +452,8 @@ all features are well tested. ]]> - Please see the user-manual on how to contact the - developers for feature requests, reporting problems, and other questions. + Please see the User Manual on how to contact the + developers, for feature requests, reporting problems, and other questions.