X-Git-Url: http://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fsource%2Freadme.sgml;h=046b165ac40f6b9ddb63cc1ee2e80ba2601bb46d;hp=46cf428a3b6b24ed267c79f0428d72a77f16283b;hb=afb1fc74a84fb4c218b18f77becddd5ae9fef6d8;hpb=4755c62ad98c26bebd21d2c649689300809a7d76 diff --git a/doc/source/readme.sgml b/doc/source/readme.sgml index 46cf428a..046b165a 100644 --- a/doc/source/readme.sgml +++ b/doc/source/readme.sgml @@ -4,12 +4,10 @@ - - + + + - - - @@ -19,14 +17,16 @@ Purpose : README for Privoxy - $Id: readme.sgml,v 1.17 2002/06/03 00:28:17 hal9 Exp $ + $Id: readme.sgml,v 2.6 2006/09/03 14:49:12 hal9 Exp $ - Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 Privoxy Developers + Copyright (C) 2001 - 2006 Privoxy Developers See LICENSE. ======================================================================== NOTE: Please read developer-manual/documentation.html before touching - anything in this, or other Privoxy documentation. + anything in this, or other Privoxy documentation. You have been warned! + Failure to abide by this rule will result in the revocation of your license + to live a peaceful existence! ======================================================================== =================================================================== @@ -45,6 +45,18 @@ to avoid extra blank lines, etc. ====================================================================== + For stable releases, change + + entity % p-not-stable "INCLUDE" + + to + + entity % p-not-stable "IGNORE" + + in the DTD at the top. This will toggle various text 'off'. BOTH + MUST be toggled in this case or you will get both text referencing + stable and unstable versions. You only want one or the other! + -->
@@ -68,7 +80,7 @@ * * Purpose : README file to give a short intro. * - * Copyright : Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 the SourceForge + * Copyright : Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 - 2006 the SourceForge * Privoxy team. http://www.privoxy.org/ * * Based on the Internet Junkbuster originally written @@ -90,8 +102,9 @@ * 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. + * or write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., + * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, + * USA * *********************************************************************/ @@ -102,12 +115,9 @@ This README is included with - Privoxy &p-version;. - See http://www.privoxy.org/ for more information. The current code - level is &p-status;. - + Privoxy &p-version;. See http://www.privoxy.org/ for more information. The current code maturity + level is &p-status;. + @@ -117,15 +127,36 @@ 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. - - WARNING! If upgrading from earlier versions of this project via RPM packages, - the new package will delete any previously installed 'Junkbuster' packages. - 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 @@ -135,9 +166,11 @@ INSTALL - - &buildsource; - + + See the INSTALL file in this directory, for installing + from raw source, and the User Manual, for all other + installation types. + @@ -145,10 +178,10 @@ privoxy [——help] [——version] [——no-daemon] [——pidfile PIDFILE] [——user - USER[.GROUP]] [config_file] + USER[.GROUP]] [——chroot] [config_file] - See the man page or User Manual for an explanation of each option, and + See the man page or User Manual for an explanation of each option, and other configuration and usage issues. @@ -170,19 +203,21 @@ CONFIGURATION - See: 'config', 'default.action', 'user.action', and 'default.filter'. - 'user.action' is 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 since Junkbuster v2.0.x. The User Manual has an explanation of - all configuration options, and examples: http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/. + 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 <IP>:<Port>, or whatever you specify in the config file under 'listen-address'. DEFAULT is - localhost:8118. + 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 @@ -200,21 +235,24 @@ DOCUMENTATION There should be documentation in the 'doc' subdirectory. In particular, see the User Manual there, - the FAQ, and those interested in Privoxy development, should look at - developer-manual. + 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 source and configuration files are all well commented. The main configuration files are: 'config', 'default.action', and - 'default.filter'. + 'default.filter'. - Included documentation may vary according to platform and packager. + 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. @@ -232,7 +270,7 @@ - +