What is Privoxy?
Privoxy is a
+> Privoxy is a non-caching
web proxy
- with advanced filtering capabilities for protecting
- privacy, modifying web page data, managing
+ with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy,
+ modifying web page data, managing HTTP
cookies,
controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other obnoxious
- Internet junk. Privoxy has a very flexible configuration and can be
+ Internet junk. Privoxy has a flexible configuration and can be
customized to suit individual needs and tastes. Privoxy has application for
both stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.
Privoxy is based on Internet Junkbuster (tm).
Please note that this document is a work in progress. This copy represents
- the state at the release of version 3.0.4.
+ the state at the release of version 3.0.10.
You can find the latest version of the document at - 1.1. Who should use Privoxy?Who should give Privoxy a try?
1.2. 1.4. Does Privoxy do anything more than ad blocking?1.5. What is this new version of
?1.5. 1.6. Why "Privoxy"1.6. 1.7. How does Privoxy differ
from the old Junkbuster?1.7. 1.8. How does Privoxy know what is
an ad, and what is not?1.8. 1.9. Can Privoxy make mistakes?
This does not sound very scientific.1.9. 1.10. Will I have to configure Privoxy
before I can use it?1.10. 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?1.11. 1.13. Why should I trust Privoxy?1.12. 1.14. Is there is a license or fee? What about a
warranty? Registration?1.13. 1.15. Can Privoxy remove spyware? Adware? Viruses?1.14. 1.16. Can I use Privoxy with other ad-blocking software?1.15. 1.17. I would like to help you, what can I do?- 1.15.1. 1.17.1. Would you like to participate?
- 1.15.2. 1.17.2. Contribute!
- 1.15.3. 1.17.3. Software
- 2.4. Can I install
- Privoxy over Junkbuster?
- 2.5. I just installed Privoxy. Is there anything
special I have to do now?
- 2.6. 2.5. What is the proxy address of Privoxy?
- 2.7. 2.6. I just installed Privoxy, and nothing is happening.
All the ads are there. What's wrong?
- 2.8. 2.7. I get a
- 3.1. Where can I get updated Actions Files?
- 3.2. Can I use my old config files?
- 3.3. What exactly is an "actions" file?
- 3.4. 3.2. The .
- 3.5. 3.3. How are actions files configured? What is the easiest
way to do this?
- 3.6. 3.4. There are several different "actions"
- 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?
- 3.8. 3.9. What's the difference between the
"Medium" and "Adventuresome""Advanced"
defaults? - 3.9. 3.10. Why can I change the configuration
with a browser? Does that not raise security issues?
- 3.10. 3.11. What is the default.filter?
- 3.11. 3.12. How can I set up Privoxy to act as a proxy for my
LAN?
- 3.12. 3.13. Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see anything.
- 3.13. 3.14. Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?
- 3.14. I see some images being replaced by a text
+>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. 3.16. Can Privoxy run as a service
on Win2K/NT/XP?
- 3.16. 3.17. How can I make Privoxy work with other
proxies like Squid or Tor?
- 3.17. 3.18. Can I just set Privoxy to use port 80
and thus avoid individual browser configuration?
- 3.18. 3.19. Can Privoxy run as a proxy?
- 3.19. 3.20. Can Privoxy run as a "intercepting" proxy?
- 3.21. How can I configure Privoxy for use with Outlook
Express?
- 3.20. 3.22. How can I have separate rules just for HTML mail?
- 3.21. 3.23. I sometimes notice cookies sneaking through. How?
- 3.22. 3.24. Are all cookies bad? Why?
- 3.23. 3.25. How can I allow permanent cookies for my trusted sites?
- 3.24. 3.26. Can I have separate configurations for different users?
- 3.25. 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?
- 4.1. 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 compared to the old Junkbuster. What's wrong?- 4.3.
- 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?
- 4.6. 4.7. How can I hide my IP address?
- 4.7. 4.8. Can Privoxy guarantee I am anonymous?
- 4.8. 4.9. A test site says I am not using a Proxy.
- 4.9. 4.10. How do I use Privoxy
together with Tor?
- 4.10. 4.11. Might some things break because header information or
content is being altered?
- 4.11. 4.12. Can Privoxy act as a "caching"
- 4.12. 4.13. What about as a firewall? Can Privoxy protect me?
- 4.13. 4.14. I have large empty spaces / a checkerboard pattern now where
ads used to be. Why?
- 4.14. 4.15. How can Privoxy filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs?
- 4.15. 4.16. Privoxy runs as a "server"
- 4.16. 4.17. How can I temporarily disable Privoxy?Can I temporarily disable Privoxy?