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/*********************************************************************
*
- * File : $Source: /cvsroot/ijbswa/current/doc/source/readme.sgml,v $
+ * File : doc/source/readme.sgml
*
* Purpose : README file to give a short intro.
*
- * Copyright : Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 - 2006 the SourceForge
- * Privoxy team. http://www.privoxy.org/
+ * Copyright : Written by and Copyright (C) 2001-2018 the
+ * Privoxy team. https://www.privoxy.org/
*
* Based on the Internet Junkbuster originally written
- * by and Copyright (C) 1997 Anonymous Coders and
+ * by and Copyright (C) 1997 Anonymous Coders and
* Junkbusters Corporation. http://www.junkbusters.com
*
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it
+ * 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
@@ -102,8 +100,9 @@
* 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
*
*********************************************************************/
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@
This README is included with
- Privoxy &p-version;. See http://www.privoxy.org/ for more information. The current code maturity
+ Privoxy &p-version;. See https://www.privoxy.org/ for more information. The current code maturity
level is &p-status;
.
@@ -125,62 +124,33 @@
-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
- capabilites. 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.
-
+CHANGES
- 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.
+ For a list of changes in this release, please have a
+ look at the "ChangeLog", the "What's New" section or
+ the "Upgrader's Notes" in the User Manual.
+
INSTALL
-
+
See the INSTALL file in this directory, for installing
from raw source, and the User Manual, for all other
- installation types.
+ installation types.
RUN
- privoxy [——help] [——version]
- [——no-daemon] [——pidfile PIDFILE] [——user
- USER[.GROUP]] [——chroot] [config_file]
+ privoxy [--help] [--version]
+ [--no-daemon] [--pidfile PIDFILE] [--user USER[.GROUP]] [--chroot] [--pre-chroot-nslookup
+ HOSTNAME ][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.
@@ -188,15 +158,6 @@
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
-
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'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
+ customizations. On Unix-like systems, these files are typically 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/.
+ options, and examples: https://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. Note that Privoxy ONLY proxies HTTP (and HTTPS) traffic. Do not try it
+ 127.0.0.1:8118. 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.
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DOCUMENTATION
There should be documentation in the 'doc' subdirectory. In particular, see the
+ 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.
+ 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. All
- documentation is posted on http://www.privoxy.org, in case you don't have it,
+ Included documentation may vary according to platform and packager. All
+ documentation is posted on https://www.privoxy.org, in case you don't have it,
or can't find it.
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