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Copyright © - 2001-2011 by Privoxy + 2001-2014 by Privoxy Developers

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Please note that this document is a work in progress. This copy - represents the state at the release of version 3.0.20. You can find + represents the state at the release of version 3.0.25. You can find the latest version of the document at http://www.privoxy.org/faq/. Please see the 1.5. What is this new version of "Junkbuster"? -

1.6. Why 1.6. Why "Privoxy"? Why change the name from Junkbuster at all?
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@
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.
+
1.9. Can Privoxy make + mistakes? This does not sound very scientific.
-
1.10. Will I have to configure - Privoxy before I can use it?
+
1.10. Will I have to + configure Privoxy before I can use it?
1.11. Can Privoxy run as a server on a network?
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-
3.1. What exactly is an - "actions" file?
+
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 +
3.3. How are actions files configured? What is the easiest way to do this?
-
3.4. There are several +
3.4. There are several different "actions" files. What are the differences?
@@ -217,23 +217,23 @@ change the configuration with a browser? Does that not raise security issues? -
3.11. What is the +
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 +
3.13. Instead of ads, + now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see anything.
-
3.14. Why would anybody +
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?
+
3.15. 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?
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-
4.1. How much does Privoxy slow my - browsing down? This has to add extra time to browsing.
+
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?
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4.7. How can I hide my IP address?
-
4.8. Can Privoxy guarantee I am - anonymous?
+
4.8. Can Privoxy guarantee I + am anonymous?
-
4.9. A test site says I am not +
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 +
4.11. Might some things break because header information or content is being altered?
-
4.12. Can Privoxy act as a +
4.12. Can Privoxy act as a "caching" proxy to speed up web browsing?
-
4.13. What about as a firewall? +
4.13. What about as a firewall? Can Privoxy protect me?
-
4.14. I have large empty spaces / +
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?
+
4.15. How can Privoxy filter Secure + (HTTPS) URLs?
-
4.16. Privoxy runs as a +
4.16. Privoxy runs as a "server". How secure is it? Do I need to take any special precautions?
@@ -357,7 +358,7 @@ internal CGI pages. What is a "crunch"? -
4.21. Can Privoxy effect files +
4.21. Can Privoxy affect files that I download from a webserver? FTP server?
4.22. I just downloaded a Perl @@ -387,14 +388,14 @@
-
5.1. I cannot connect to any +
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, +
5.3. I just added a new rule, but the steenkin ad is still getting through. How?
5.4. One of my favorite sites @@ -420,59 +421,66 @@ delays in page loading. I'm using localhost as my browser's proxy setting.
-
5.10. I get a completely +
5.10. I just + upgraded to Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) and now Privoxy has stopped working.
+ +
5.11. I get a completely blank page at one site. "View Source" shows only: <html><body></body></html>. Without Privoxy the page loads fine.
-
5.11. My logs show many +
5.12. My logs show many "Unable to get my own hostname" lines. Why?
-
5.12. When I try to launch +
5.13. 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 +
5.14. Pages with UTF-8 fonts are garbled.
-
5.14. Why are binary +
5.15. Why are binary files (such as images) corrupted when Privoxy is used?
-
5.15. What is the +
5.16. What is the "demoronizer" and why is it there?
-
5.16. Why do I keep seeing +
5.17. Why do I keep seeing "PrivoxyWindowOpen()" in raw source code?
-
5.17. I am getting too many +
5.18. 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 +
5.19. At one site Privoxy just hangs, and starts taking all CPU. Why is this?
-
5.19. I just installed +
5.20. I just installed Privoxy, and all my browsing has slowed to a crawl. What gives?
-
5.20. Why do my filters +
5.21. Why do my filters work on some sites but not on others?
-
5.21. On some HTTPS sites +
5.22. 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 +
5.23. I get selinux error messages. How can I fix this?
-
5.23. I compiled +
5.24. I compiled Privoxy with Gentoo's portage and it appears to be very slow. Why?
+ +
5.25. What are tainted + sockets and how do I prevent them?
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6.4. Request New - Features
+
6.4. Reporting + security problems
6.5. Mailing Lists
+ +
6.6. SourceForge support + trackers
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7.1. License
+
7.1. License
-
7.2. History
+
7.2. History