3.3. How are actions files configured? What is the easiest way to do this?

View & change the current configuration" from the menu.

from the menu. Note + that this feature must be explicitly enabled in the main config file + (see enable-edit-actions).

3.4. There are several different "actions"3.5. Where can I get updated Actions Files?

Based on your feedback and the continuing development, updates of - Based on your feedback and the continuing development, updates of + default.action will be - made available from time to time on the files sectionsubscribe - to our announce mailing list, ijbswa-announce@lists.sourceforge.net.

"improved" versions and it is - therefore strongly recommended to use the newer configuration files. + therefore strongly recommended to install the newer configuration files + and merge back your modifications. Privoxy for multiple untrusted users (e.g. in - a LAN), you will probably want to make sure that the turn the web-based - editor and remote toggle features are "off" by setting . Note that in the default configuration, only local users (i.e. those on - "localhost") can connect to As of Privoxy, - so this is (normally) not a security problem. +> 3.0.7 these options are disabled by default.

3.11. What is the default.filterfilters as supplied by the developers are defined. +> as supplied by the developers are defined. Filters are a special subset of actions that can be used to modify or - remove, web page content on the fly. Filters apply to anything - in the page source (and optionally both client and server headers), including - HTML tags, and JavaScript. Regular expressions are used to accomplish this. - There are a number of pre-defined filters to deal with common annoyances. The +> in the page source, + header filters can be applied to either server or client headers. + Regular expressions are used to accomplish this.
`There are a number of pre-defined filters to deal with common annoyances. The filters are only defined here, to invoke them, you need to use the filter` action in one of the actions files. Filtering is automatically - disabled for inappropriate MIME types.
in one of the actions files. Content filtering is automatically + disabled for inappropriate MIME types, but if you now better than Privoxy + what should or should not be filtered you can filter any content you like.
Filters should + not be confused with `blocks`, which + is a completely different action, and is more typically used to block ads and + unwanted sites.
If you are familiar with regular expressions, and HTML, you can look at the provided `web-based actions file editor. + Note that the custom actions editor must be explicitly enabled in + the main config file (see enable-edit-actions).`
`If you intend to develop your own filters, you might want to have a look at + Privoxy-Filter-Test.`

`3.13. Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see anything.`

`3.14. Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?`

`3.15. I see some images being replaced with text instead of the checkerboard image. Why and how do I get rid of this?`

srvany.exe. See the discussion at http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=361118&aid=485617&group_id=11118, @@ -1115,22 +1155,22 @@ CLASS="LITERAL" CLASS="LITERAL" >Host header is required by HTTP/1.1 and as most - web sites don't work if it isn't set, this limitation shouldn't be a - problem.

Please refer to your packet filter's documentation to learn how to intercept and redirect traffic into Privoxy. Afterward you just have - to configure . + Afterward you just have to configure Privoxy to accept intercepted requestsaccept + intercepted requests.

For a good discussion of some of the issues involved (including privacy and security issues), see http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=211118&aid=629518&group_id=11118.

This allows access to only those three sites by first blocking all URLs, and then subsequently allowing three specific exceptions.

A more interesting approach is Another approach is Privoxy's @@ -1440,9 +1480,9 @@ CLASS="QUOTE" >. See the User Manual TrustTrust documentation - documentation.

These are fairly simple approaches and are not completely foolproof. There are various other configuration options that should be disabled (described @@ -1452,7 +1492,7 @@ TARGET="_top" >the User Manual) so that users can't modify their own configuration and easily circumvent the - whitelist.

templates. Knowing something about HTML syntax - will of course be helpful. You cannot rename any of these files, or create - completely new templates, that is not possible. But you can change the page - content to whatever you like. Be forewarned that these files are subject to - being overwritten during upgrades, so be sure to save any customizations.

Be forewarned that the default templates are subject to being overwritten + during upgrades. You can, however, create completely new templates, + place them in another directory and specify the alternate path in the main + config. For details, have a look at the templdir option.

page?

Editing the BLOCKED template page (see above) may dissuade some users, but this method is easily circumvented. Where you need this level of control, you - should build Privoxy from source, and enable various features that are +> from source, and disable various features that are available as compile-time options. You should does not allow easy bypassing of blocked sites, or changing the current configuration via any connected user's web browser.

Note that all of these features can also be toggled on/off via options in +> Finally, all of these features can also be toggled on/off via options in Privoxy's