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- Privoxy Frequently Asked Questions -

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- Copyright © 2001-2016 by Privoxy - Developers
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-
- -

- This FAQ gives quick answers to frequently asked questions - about Privoxy. It is not a substitute for the Privoxy User Manual. -

-

- What is Privoxy? -

-

- Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering - capabilities for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and - HTTP headers, controlling access, and removing ads and other - obnoxious Internet junk. Privoxy has a flexible configuration - and can be customized to suit individual needs and tastes. It - has application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user - networks. -

-

- Privoxy is Free Software and licensed under the GNU GPLv2. -

-

- Privoxy is an associated project of Software in the Public - Interest (SPI). -

-

- Helping hands and donations are welcome: -

- - -

- Please note that this document is a work in progress. This copy - represents the state at the release of version 3.0.26. You can - find the latest version of the document at https://www.privoxy.org/faq/. Please see the Contact section if you want to contact - the developers. -

-
+ + Privoxy Frequently Asked Questions + + + + + + +
+
+

Privoxy Frequently Asked Questions

+

Copyright © 2001-2018 by Privoxy Developers

+
+
+ +

This FAQ gives quick answers to frequently asked questions about Privoxy. It is not a substitute for the Privoxy User Manual.

+

What is Privoxy?

+

Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy, modifying + web page data and HTTP headers, controlling access, and removing ads and other obnoxious Internet junk. + Privoxy has a flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and tastes. It has + application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.

+

Privoxy is Free Software and licensed under the GNU GPLv2.

+

Privoxy is an associated project of Software in the Public Interest (SPI).

+

Helping hands and donations are welcome:

+ +

Please note that this document is a work in progress. This copy represents the state at the release of + version 3.0.29. You can find the latest version of the document at https://www.privoxy.org/faq/. Please see the Contact section if + you want to contact the developers.

-
-
-
-
-
- Table of Contents -
-
- 1. General Information -
-
-
-
- 1.1. Who should give Privoxy a try? -
-
- 1.2. Is Privoxy the best - choice for me? -
-
- 1.3. What is a "proxy"? How does Privoxy work? -
-
- 1.4. Does Privoxy do - anything more than ad blocking? -
-
- 1.5. What is this new version of - "Junkbuster"? -
-
- 1.6. Why "Privoxy"? Why change the name from Junkbuster - at all? -
-
- 1.7. How does Privoxy differ - from the old Junkbuster? -
-
- 1.8. How does Privoxy know - what is an ad, and what is not? -
-
- 1.9. Can Privoxy make - mistakes? This does not sound very scientific. -
-
- 1.10. Will I have to - configure Privoxy before I can use it? -
-
- 1.11. Can Privoxy run as a server - on a network? -
-
- 1.12. My browser does the - same things as Privoxy. Why should I use Privoxy at all? -
-
- 1.13. Why should I trust - Privoxy? -
-
- 1.14. Is there is a license or - fee? What about a warranty? Registration? -
-
- 1.15. Can Privoxy remove - spyware? Adware? Viruses? -
-
- 1.16. Can I use Privoxy with - other ad-blocking software? -
-
- 1.17. I would like - to help you, what can I do? -
-
-
-
- 1.17.1. Would you like - to participate? -
-
- 1.17.2. Would you like to - donate? -
-
-
-
- 1.18. How can I become a - sponsor and get my logo or link on privoxy.org? -
-
-
-
- 2. Installation -
-
-
-
- 2.1. Which browsers - are supported by Privoxy? -
-
- 2.2. Which operating - systems are supported? -
-
- 2.3. Can I use - Privoxy with my email client? -
-
- 2.4. I just installed - Privoxy. Is there anything special I have to do now? -
-
- 2.5. What is the proxy - address of Privoxy? -
-
- 2.6. I just installed - Privoxy, and nothing is happening. All the ads are there. - What's wrong? -
-
- 2.7. I get a "Privoxy is not being used" dummy page - although Privoxy is running and being used. -
-
-
-
- 3. Configuration -
-
-
-
- 3.1. What exactly is - an "actions" file? -
-
- 3.2. The "actions" concept confuses me. Please list - some of these "actions". -
-
- 3.3. How are actions - files configured? What is the easiest way to do this? -
-
- 3.4. There are several - different "actions" files. What - are the differences? -
-
- 3.5. Where can I get - updated Actions Files? -
-
- 3.6. Can I use my old - config files? -
-
- 3.7. Why is the - configuration so complicated? -
-
- 3.8. How can I make my - Yahoo/Hotmail/Gmail account work? -
-
- 3.9. What's the - difference between the "Cautious", - "Medium" and "Advanced" defaults? -
-
- 3.10. Why can I - change the configuration with a browser? Does that not raise - security issues? -
-
- 3.11. What is the default.filter file? What is a "filter"? -
-
- 3.12. How can I set up - Privoxy to act as a proxy for my LAN? -
-
- 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? -
-
- 3.16. Can Privoxy run as - a service on Win2K/NT/XP? -
-
- 3.17. How can I make - Privoxy work with other proxies? -
-
- 3.18. Can I just set - Privoxy to use port 80 and thus avoid individual browser - configuration? -
-
- 3.19. Can Privoxy - run as a "transparent" proxy? -
-
- 3.20. Can Privoxy - run as a "intercepting" proxy? -
-
- 3.21. How can I - configure Privoxy for use with Outlook? -
-
- 3.22. How can I - have separate rules just for HTML mail? -
-
- 3.23. I sometimes - notice cookies sneaking through. How? -
-
- 3.24. Are all - cookies bad? Why? -
-
- 3.25. How can I - allow permanent cookies for my trusted sites? -
-
- 3.26. Can I have - separate configurations for different users? -
-
- 3.27. Can I set-up - Privoxy as a whitelist of "good" - sites? -
-
- 3.28. How can I turn - off ad-blocking? -
-
- 3.29. How can I have - custom template pages, like the BLOCKED page? -
-
- 3.30. How can I remove - the "Go There Anyway" link from - the BLOCKED page? -
-
-
-
- 4. Miscellaneous -
-
-
-
- 4.1. How much does Privoxy slow - my browsing down? This has to add extra time to browsing. -
-
- 4.2. I notice considerable - delays in page requests. What's wrong? -
-
- 4.3. What are - "http://config.privoxy.org/" and "http://p.p/"? -
-
- 4.4. How can I submit new ads, or - report problems? -
-
- 4.5. If I do submit missed ads, - will they be included in future updates? -
-
- 4.6. Why doesn't anyone answer - my support request? -
-
- 4.7. How can I hide my IP address? -
-
- 4.8. Can Privoxy guarantee I - am anonymous? -
-
- 4.9. A test site says I am not - using a Proxy. -
-
- 4.10. How do I use Privoxy together - with Tor? -
-
- 4.11. Might some things break - because header information or content is being altered? -
-
- 4.12. Can Privoxy act as a "caching" proxy to speed up web - browsing? -
-
- 4.13. What about as a firewall? - Can Privoxy protect me? -
-
- 4.14. I have large empty spaces / - a checkerboard pattern now where ads used to be. Why? -
-
- 4.15. How can Privoxy filter Secure - (HTTPS) URLs? -
-
- 4.16. Privoxy runs as a "server". How secure is it? Do I need to - take any special precautions? -
-
- 4.17. Can I temporarily disable - Privoxy? -
-
- 4.18. When "disabled" is Privoxy totally out of the - picture? -
-
- 4.19. How can I tell Privoxy to - totally ignore certain sites? -
-
- 4.20. My logs show Privoxy "crunches" ads, but also its own - internal CGI pages. What is a "crunch"? -
-
- 4.21. Can Privoxy affect files - that I download from a webserver? FTP server? -
-
- 4.22. I just downloaded a Perl - script, and Privoxy altered it! Yikes, what is wrong! -
-
- 4.23. Should I continue to use - a "HOSTS" file for - ad-blocking? -
-
- 4.24. Where can I find more - information about Privoxy and related issues? -
-
- 4.25. I've noticed that Privoxy - changes "Microsoft" to "MicroSuck"! Why are you manipulating my - browsing? -
-
- 4.26. Does Privoxy produce "valid" HTML (or XHTML)? -
-
- 4.27. How did you manage - to get Privoxy on my computer without my consent? -
-
-
-
- 5. Troubleshooting -
-
-
-
- 5.1. I cannot connect to any - websites. Or, I am getting "connection - refused" message with every web page. Why? -
-
- 5.2. Why am I getting a 503 - Error (WSAECONNREFUSED) on every page? -
-
- 5.3. I just added a new rule, - but the steenkin ad is still getting through. How? -
-
- 5.4. One of my favorite sites - does not work with Privoxy. What can I do? -
-
- 5.5. After installing Privoxy, I - have to log in every time I start IE. What gives? -
-
- 5.6. I cannot connect to any FTP - sites. Privoxy is blocking me. -
-
- 5.7. In Mac OS X, I can't - configure Microsoft Internet Explorer to use Privoxy as the - HTTP proxy. -
-
- 5.8. In Mac OS X, I - dragged the Privoxy folder to the trash in order to uninstall - it. Now the finder tells me I don't have sufficient - privileges to empty the trash. -
-
- 5.9. In Mac OS X Panther - (10.3), images often fail to load and/or I experience random - delays in page loading. I'm using localhost as my browser's proxy setting. -
-
- 5.10. I just - upgraded to Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) and now Privoxy has stopped working. -
-
- 5.11. My logs show many - "Unable to get my own hostname" - lines. Why? -
-
- 5.12. When I try to launch - Privoxy, I get an error message "port - 8118 is already in use" (or similar wording). Why? -
-
- 5.13. Pages with UTF-8 - fonts are garbled. -
-
- 5.14. Why are binary - files (such as images) corrupted when Privoxy is used? -
-
- 5.15. What is the "demoronizer" and why is it there? -
-
- 5.16. Why do I keep seeing - "PrivoxyWindowOpen()" in raw - source code? -
-
- 5.17. I am getting too many - DNS errors like "404 No Such - Domain". Why can't Privoxy do this better? -
-
- 5.18. At one site Privoxy just - hangs, and starts taking all CPU. Why is this? -
-
- 5.19. I just installed - Privoxy, and all my browsing has slowed to a crawl. What - gives? -
-
- 5.20. Why do my filters - work on some sites but not on others? -
-
- 5.21. On some HTTPS sites - my browser warns me about unauthenticated content, the URL - bar doesn't get highlighted and the lock symbol appears to be - broken. What's going on? -
-
- 5.22. I get selinux error - messages. How can I fix this? -
-
- 5.23. I compiled Privoxy with Gentoo's portage and - it appears to be very slow. Why? -
-
- 5.24. What are tainted - sockets and how do I prevent them? -
-
- 5.25. After adding my - custom filters, Privoxy - crashes when visitting certain websites -
-
-
-
- 6. Contacting the developers, Bug - Reporting and Feature Requests -
-
-
-
- 6.1. Please - provide sufficient information -
-
- 6.2. Get Support -
-
- 6.3. Reporting Problems -
-
-
-
- 6.3.1. Reporting Ads - or Other Configuration Problems -
-
- 6.3.2. Reporting - Bugs -
-
-
-
- 6.4. Reporting - security problems -
-
- 6.5. Mailing Lists -
-
- 6.6. SourceForge support - trackers -
-
-
-
- 7. Privoxy Copyright, License and - History -
-
-
-
- 7.1. License -
-
- 7.2. History -
-
-
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Table of Contents
+
1. General Information
+
+
+
1.1. Who should give Privoxy a + try?
+
1.2. Is Privoxy the best choice for me?
+
1.3. What is a "proxy"? How does Privoxy + work?
+
1.4. Does Privoxy do anything more than ad blocking?
+
1.5. What is this new version of "Junkbuster"?
+
1.6. Why "Privoxy"? Why change the name + from Junkbuster at all?
+
1.7. How does Privoxy differ from the old Junkbuster?
+
1.8. How does Privoxy know what is an ad, and what is not?
+
1.9. Can Privoxy make mistakes? This does not sound very + scientific.
+
1.10. Will I have to configure Privoxy before I can use it?
+
1.11. Can Privoxy run as a server on a network?
+
1.12. My browser does the same things as Privoxy. Why should I use + Privoxy at all?
+
1.13. Why should I trust Privoxy?
+
1.14. Is there is a license or fee? What about a warranty? + Registration?
+
1.15. Can Privoxy remove spyware? Adware? Viruses?
+
1.16. Can I use Privoxy with other ad-blocking software?
+
1.17. I would like to help you, what can I do?
+
+
+
1.17.1. Would you like to participate?
+
1.17.2. Would you like to donate?
+
+
+
1.18. How can I become a sponsor and get my logo or link on + privoxy.org?
+
+
+
2. Installation
+
+
+
2.1. Which browsers are supported by Privoxy?
+
2.2. Which operating systems are supported?
+
2.3. Can I use Privoxy with my email client?
+
2.4. I just installed Privoxy. Is there anything special I have + to do now?
+
2.5. What is the proxy address of Privoxy?
+
2.6. I just installed Privoxy, and nothing is happening. All the + ads are there. What's wrong?
+
2.7. I get a "Privoxy is not being used" + dummy page although Privoxy is running and being used.
+
+
+
3. Configuration
+
+
+
3.1. What exactly is an "actions" + file?
+
3.2. The "actions" concept confuses + me. Please list some of these "actions".
+
3.3. How are actions files configured? What is the easiest way + to do this?
+
3.4. There are several different "actions" files. What are the differences?
+
3.5. Where can I get updated Actions Files?
+
3.6. Can I use my old config files?
+
3.7. Why is the configuration so complicated?
+
3.8. How can I make my Yahoo/Hotmail/Gmail account work?
+
3.9. What's the difference between the "Cautious", "Medium" and "Advanced" + defaults?
+
3.10. Why can I change the configuration with a browser? Does + that not raise security issues?
+
3.11. What is the default.filter + file? What is a "filter"?
+
3.12. How can I set up Privoxy to act as a proxy for my + LAN?
+
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?
+
3.16. Can Privoxy run as a service on Win2K/NT/XP?
+
3.17. How can I make Privoxy work with other proxies?
+
3.18. Can I just set Privoxy to use port 80 and thus avoid + individual browser configuration?
+
3.19. Can Privoxy run as a "transparent" proxy?
+
3.20. Can Privoxy run as a "intercepting" proxy?
+
3.21. How can I configure Privoxy for use with Outlook?
+
3.22. How can I have separate rules just for HTML + mail?
+
3.23. I sometimes notice cookies sneaking through. + How?
+
3.24. Are all cookies bad? Why?
+
3.25. How can I allow permanent cookies for my trusted + sites?
+
3.26. Can I have separate configurations for different + users?
+
3.27. Can I set-up Privoxy as a whitelist of "good" sites?
+
3.28. How can I turn off ad-blocking?
+
3.29. How can I have custom template pages, like the + BLOCKED page?
+
3.30. How can I remove the "Go There + Anyway" link from the BLOCKED page?
+
+
+
4. Miscellaneous
+
+
+
4.1. How much does Privoxy slow my browsing down? This has to add extra + time to browsing.
+
4.2. I notice considerable delays in page requests. What's + wrong?
+
4.3. What are "http://config.privoxy.org/" and "http://p.p/"?
+
4.4. How can I submit new ads, or report problems?
+
4.5. If I do submit missed ads, will they be included in future + updates?
+
4.6. Why doesn't anyone answer my support request?
+
4.7. How can I hide my IP address?
+
4.8. Can Privoxy guarantee I am anonymous?
+
4.9. A test site says I am not using a Proxy.
+
4.10. How do I use Privoxy together with Tor?
+
4.11. Might some things break because header information or content is + being altered?
+
4.12. Can Privoxy act as a "caching" proxy to + speed up web browsing?
+
4.13. What about as a firewall? Can Privoxy protect me?
+
4.14. I have large empty spaces / a checkerboard pattern now where ads used + to be. Why?
+
4.15. How can Privoxy filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs?
+
4.16. Does Privoxy support HTTP/2?
+
4.17. Privoxy runs as a "server". How secure is + it? Do I need to take any special precautions?
+
4.18. Can I temporarily disable Privoxy?
+
4.19. When "disabled" is Privoxy totally out + of the picture?
+
4.20. How can I tell Privoxy to totally ignore certain sites?
+
4.21. My logs show Privoxy "crunches" ads, but + also its own internal CGI pages. What is a "crunch"?
+
4.22. Can Privoxy affect files that I download from a webserver? FTP + server?
+
4.23. I just downloaded a Perl script, and Privoxy altered it! Yikes, + what is wrong!
+
4.24. Should I continue to use a "HOSTS" file + for ad-blocking?
+
4.25. Where can I find more information about Privoxy and related + issues?
+
4.26. I've noticed that Privoxy changes "Microsoft" to "MicroSuck"! Why are you manipulating my + browsing?
+
4.27. Does Privoxy produce "valid" HTML (or + XHTML)?
+
4.28. How did you manage to get Privoxy on my computer without my + consent?
+
+
+
5. Troubleshooting
+
+
+
5.1. I cannot connect to any websites. Or, I am getting "connection refused" message with every web page. Why?
+
5.2. Why am I getting a 503 Error (WSAECONNREFUSED) on every + page?
+
5.3. I just added a new rule, but the steenkin ad is still getting + through. How?
+
5.4. One of my favorite sites does not work with Privoxy. What can I + do?
+
5.5. After installing Privoxy, I have to log in every time I start IE. What + gives?
+
5.6. I cannot connect to any FTP sites. Privoxy is blocking me.
+
5.7. In Mac OS X, I can't configure Microsoft Internet Explorer to use + Privoxy as the HTTP proxy.
+
5.8. In Mac OS X, I dragged the Privoxy folder to the trash in + order to uninstall it. Now the finder tells me I don't have sufficient privileges to empty the + trash.
+
5.9. In Mac OS X Panther (10.3), images often fail to load and/or I + experience random delays in page loading. I'm using localhost as my browser's + proxy setting.
+
5.10. I just upgraded to Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) and now + Privoxy has stopped working.
+
5.11. My logs show many "Unable to get my own + hostname" lines. Why?
+
5.12. When I try to launch Privoxy, I get an error message "port 8118 is already in use" (or similar wording). Why?
+
5.13. Pages with UTF-8 fonts are garbled.
+
5.14. Why are binary files (such as images) corrupted when Privoxy + is used?
+
5.15. What is the "demoronizer" and why + is it there?
+
5.16. Why do I keep seeing "PrivoxyWindowOpen()" in raw source code?
+
5.17. I am getting too many DNS errors like "404 + No Such Domain". Why can't Privoxy do this better?
+
5.18. At one site Privoxy just hangs, and starts taking all CPU. Why is + this?
+
5.19. I just installed Privoxy, and all my browsing has slowed to a + crawl. What gives?
+
5.20. Why do my filters work on some sites but not on + others?
+
5.21. On some HTTPS sites my browser warns me about unauthenticated + content, the URL bar doesn't get highlighted and the lock symbol appears to be broken. What's going + on?
+
5.22. I get selinux error messages. How can I fix this?
+
5.23. I compiled Privoxy with + Gentoo's portage and it appears to be very slow. Why?
+
5.24. What are tainted sockets and how do I prevent + them?
+
5.25. After adding my custom filters, Privoxy crashes when visitting certain websites
+
5.26. What to do if editing the config file of privoxy is + access denied?
+
+
+
6. Contacting the developers, Bug Reporting and Feature Requests
+
+
+
6.1. Please provide sufficient information
+
6.2. Get Support
+
6.3. Reporting Problems
+
+
+
6.3.1. Reporting Ads or Other Configuration Problems
+
6.3.2. Reporting Bugs
+
+
+
6.4. Reporting security problems
+
6.5. Mailing Lists
+
6.6. SourceForge support trackers
+
+
+
7. Privoxy Copyright, License and History
+
+
+
7.1. License
+
7.2. History
+
+
+
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+
+
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