One of Privoxy's strengths is that it is highly configurable giving you the ability to completely personalize your installation. Being familiar with, or at least having an interest in - learning about HTTP and other networking protocols, - HTML, and "Regular + learning about HTTP and other networking + protocols, HTML, and "Regular Expressions" will be a big plus and will help you get the most out of Privoxy. A new installation just includes a very basic configuration. The user should take this as a starting point only, and enhance it as he or she sees fit. In fact, the user is encouraged, and expected to, fine-tune the configuration.
Much of Privoxy's configuration can be done with a Web browser. But there are areas where configuration - is done using a text editor to edit - configuration files. Also note that the web-based action editor doesn't use authentication and should only be - enabled in environments where all clients with access to Privoxy listening port - can be trusted.
+ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser" target="_top">Web browser. But there are areas where + configuration is done using a text editor + to edit configuration files. Also note that the web-based action editor doesn't use authentication and should + only be enabled in environments where all clients with access to Privoxy + listening port can be trusted.A web proxy is a service, based on a +
A web proxy is a service, based on a software such as Privoxy, that clients (i.e. browsers) can use instead of connecting to web servers directly. The clients then ask the proxy to request objects (web pages, images, movies etc) on their behalf and to forward the data to the clients. It is a "go-between". For - details, see Wikipedia's proxy + details, see Wikipedia's proxy definition.
There are many reasons to use web proxies, such as security (firewalling), efficiency (caching) and others, and there are any number of proxies to accommodate those needs.
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ autonomy over their browsing, and for tracking them, keeps evolving. Unfortunately, the Internet Junkbuster did not. Version 2.0.2, published in 1998, was the last official release, available from Junkbusters Corporation. Fortunately, it had been released under the GNU GPL, which allowed further development + "https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html" target="_top">GPL, which allowed further development by others.So Stefan Waldherr started maintaining an improved version of the software, to which eventually a number of people contributed patches. It could already replace banners with a transparent image, and had a first version of @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
Privoxy picks up where Junkbuster left off. Privoxy still blocks ads and banners, still manages cookies, and still helps protect your privacy. + "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie" target="_top">cookies, and still helps protect your privacy. But, most of these features have been enhanced, and many new ones have been added, all in the same vein.
Privoxy's new features include:
Supports tagging which allows to change the behaviour based on client and server headers.
Supports https inspection which allows to filter https requests.
+Supports https inspection which allows to filter https requests and responses.
Can be run as an "intercepting" proxy, which obviates the need to configure browsers individually.
@@ -263,11 +263,9 @@Privoxy is free software and licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) version - 2. It is free to use, copy, modify or distribute as you wish under the terms of this license. Please see the - Copyright section for more information on the license and copyright. Or the - LICENSE file that should be included.
+Privoxy is free software. It is free to use, copy, modify or distribute as + you wish under the terms of its license. Please see the Copyright section for more + information on the license and copyright.
There is no warranty of any kind, expressed, implied or otherwise. That is something that would cost real money ;-) There is no registration either.
The logo sizes depend on the sponsor level. Logos are served from our server, no requests are made to the - sponsor website unless the links are being used.
+ sponsor website unless the links are being used. Note that Privoxy comes with a hide-referrer action so + Privoxy users following links to sponsor websites may not necessarily send requests with a Referer header + set.Link targets are without path ("https://www.example.org/" not "https://www.example.org/seo/keyword/spam/").
The details may change over time but changes will only affect new sponsors (or existing sponsors that explicitly agreed to the changes).
+Thanks to Software in the Public Interest (SPI) + Privoxy sponsors can get a proper invoice.
If you want to become a sponsor, please contact Fabian - Keil and include the link target in the mail. New sponsors are only accepted if no developer objects.
+ Keil and include the link target in the mail. New sponsors are only accepted if no Privoxy team member objects.