X-Git-Url: http://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fsource%2Freadme.sgml;h=410b95c1c2bb809d042999e33cb71aa0cf5673e8;hp=c9fe43465160a176dba95f9cd899eab2476e00be;hb=abc5a82d2b44f58cb7bc71878ab33f0d74967247;hpb=3926884a0bfbdf10d62077af0cc3c5fde3eb85c9 diff --git a/doc/source/readme.sgml b/doc/source/readme.sgml index c9fe4346..410b95c1 100644 --- a/doc/source/readme.sgml +++ b/doc/source/readme.sgml @@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ - - - + + + + + @@ -17,15 +19,10 @@ Purpose : README for Privoxy - $Id: readme.sgml,v 1.12 2002/04/26 17:45:36 swa Exp $ - - Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 the SourceForge - Privoxy team. http://www.privoxy.org/ - - Based on the Internet Junkbuster originally written - by and Copyright (C) 1997 Anonymous Coders and - Junkbusters Corporation. http://www.junkbusters.com + $Id: readme.sgml,v 2.2 2002/09/05 05:45:30 hal9 Exp $ + Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 Privoxy Developers + See LICENSE. ======================================================================== NOTE: Please read developer-manual/documentation.html before touching @@ -63,9 +60,8 @@ stable and unstable versions. You only want one or the other! --> -
- + @@ -75,7 +71,7 @@ ]]> - + @@ -86,7 +82,7 @@ * * Purpose : README file to give a short intro. * - * Copyright : Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 the SourceForge + * Copyright : Written by and Copyright (C) 2001,2002 the SourceForge * Privoxy team. http://www.privoxy.org/ * * Based on the Internet Junkbuster originally written @@ -113,27 +109,31 @@ * *********************************************************************/ - - + + 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 + level is technically &p-status;. + + &p-intro; + +IMPORTANT CHANGES - - - IMPORTANT CHANGES ------------------- + 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 @@ -149,31 +149,25 @@ port is now 8118 due to conflicts with port 8000 assignment. You will need to change your browser if upgrading!!! And maybe firewall, etc. + - - - - INSTALL --------- - - + +INSTALL &buildsource; + + +RUN - - - RUN ----- - - - - privoxy [--help] [--version] [--no-daemon] [--pidfile PIDFILE] - [--user USER[.GROUP]] [config_file] + privoxy [——help] [——version] + [——no-daemon] [——pidfile PIDFILE] [——user + USER[.GROUP]] [config_file] - See the man page or user-manual for a brief explanation of each option. + See the man page or User Manual for an explanation of each option, and + other configuration and usage issues. If no config_file is specified on the command line, Privoxy will look for a @@ -181,32 +175,33 @@ for 'config.txt'). If no config_file is found, Privoxy will fail to start. - Or for Red Hat: /etc/rc.d/init.d/privoxy start + Or for Red Hat based distributions: /etc/rc.d/init.d/privoxy start Or for SuSE: /etc/rc.d/privoxy start - - - - CONFIGURATION --------------- + Or Debian: /etc/init.d/privoxy start + + + +CONFIGURATION See: 'config', 'default.action', 'user.action', and 'default.filter'. - 'user.action' is for personal configuration. 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 a run down of configuration options, - and examples: http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/. + '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/. 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 @@ -218,15 +213,14 @@ development process. ]]> + + +DOCUMENTATION - - - 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 + is not completed at this point]]>. In particular, see the User Manual there, + the FAQ, and those interested in Privoxy development, should look at developer-manual. @@ -239,30 +233,27 @@ - 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. + - - - - CONTACTING THE DEVELOPERS, BUG REPORTING AND FEATURE REQUESTS --------------------------------------------------------------- - - - + +CONTACTING THE DEVELOPERS, BUG REPORTING AND FEATURE REQUESTS - + &contacting; - - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net - - - - $Id: readme.sgml,v 1.12 2002/04/26 17:45:36 swa Exp $ - + + + + + + + + + + +