X-Git-Url: http://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fsource%2Freadme.sgml;h=ae87711d844803b626aeb666aa8beefa06b6bc00;hp=046b165ac40f6b9ddb63cc1ee2e80ba2601bb46d;hb=979620bb4c7aaaeb96f07b73b823c686d83cf14c;hpb=afb1fc74a84fb4c218b18f77becddd5ae9fef6d8 diff --git a/doc/source/readme.sgml b/doc/source/readme.sgml index 046b165a..ae87711d 100644 --- a/doc/source/readme.sgml +++ b/doc/source/readme.sgml @@ -1,38 +1,36 @@ + - - - - + + + + ]> @@ -76,18 +74,18 @@ /********************************************************************* * - * 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) 2001-2020 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 +100,8 @@ * 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., - * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, + * or write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., + * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, * USA * *********************************************************************/ @@ -115,7 +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;. @@ -126,62 +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 - 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. - +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. @@ -189,15 +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 - @@ -207,16 +167,16 @@ '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. @@ -235,10 +195,10 @@ 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. @@ -263,14 +223,4 @@ - - - - - - - - - -