Any browser that can be configured to use a proxy, which - should be virtually all browsers, including - Firefox, Internet - Explorer, Opera, and - Safari among others. - Direct browser support is not an absolute requirement since - Privoxy runs as a separate application and talks - to the browser in the standardized HTTP protocol, just like a web server - does.
At present, Privoxy is known to run on - Windows(95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista), GNU/Linux (RedHat, SuSE, Debian, - Fedora, Gentoo, Slackware and others), Mac OSX, OS/2, AmigaOS, FreeBSD, - NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, and various other flavors of Unix.
But any operating system that runs TCP/IP, can conceivably take advantage of - Privoxy in a networked situation where - Privoxy would run as a server on a LAN gateway. - Then only the "gateway" needs to be running one of the above - operating systems.
Source code is freely available, so porting to other operating systems - is always a possibility.
As long as there is some way to set a HTTP proxy for the client, then yes, - any application can be used, whether it is strictly speaking a - "browser" or not. Though this may not be the best approach for - dealing with some of the common abuses of HTML in email. See How can I configure Privoxy - with Outlook? below for more on - this.
Be aware that HTML email presents a number of unique security and privacy - related issues, that can require advanced skills to overcome. The developers - recommend using email clients that can be configured to convert HTML to plain - text for these reasons.
All browsers should be told to use Privoxy - as a proxy by specifying the correct proxy address and port number - in the appropriate configuration area for the browser. It's possible - to combine Privoxy with a packet filter to intercept HTTP requests - even if the client isn't explicitly configured to use Privoxy, - but where possible, configuring the client is recommended. See - the User Manual for more - details. You should also flush your browser's memory and disk - cache to get rid of any cached junk items, and remove any stored - cookies.
If you set up the Privoxy to run on - the computer you browse from (rather than your ISP's server or some - networked computer on a LAN), the proxy will be on 127.0.0.1 - (sometimes referred to as "localhost", - which is the special name used by every computer on the Internet to refer - to itself) and the port will be 8118 (unless you used the listen-address - config option to tell Privoxy to run on - a different port). -
When configuring your browser's proxy settings you typically enter - the word "localhost" or the IP address "127.0.0.1" - in the boxes next to "HTTP" and "Secure" (HTTPS) and - then the number "8118" for "port". - This tells your browser to send all web requests to Privoxy - instead of directly to the Internet. -
Privoxy can also be used to proxy for - a Local Area Network. In this case, your would enter either the IP - address of the LAN host where Privoxy - is running, or the equivalent hostname, e.g. 192.168.1.1. - Port assignment would be same as above. Note that - Privoxy doesn't listen on any LAN interfaces by - default. -
Privoxy does not currently handle - any other protocols such as FTP, SMTP, IM, IRC, ICQ, etc. -
Did you configure your browser to use Privoxy - as a proxy? It does not sound like it. See above. You might also try flushing - the browser's caches to force a full re-reading of pages. You can verify - that Privoxy is running, and your browser - is correctly configured by entering the special URL: - http://p.p/. - - This should take you to a page titled "This is Privoxy.." with - access to Privoxy's internal configuration. - If you see this, then you are good to go. If you receive a page saying - "Privoxy is not running", then the browser is not set up to use - your Privoxy installation. - If you receive anything else (probably nothing at all), it could either - be that the browser is not set up correctly, or that - Privoxy is not running at all. Check the log file. For instructions - on starting Privoxy and browser configuration, - see the chapter - on starting Privoxy in the - User Manual.
First, make sure that Privoxy is really running and - being used by visiting http://p.p/. You - should see the Privoxy main page. If not, see - the chapter - on starting Privoxy in the - User Manual.
Now if http://p.p/ works for you, but - other parts of Privoxy's web interface show - the dummy page, your browser has cached a redirection it encountered before - Privoxy was being used. You need to clear your - browser's cache. Note that shift-reloading the dummy page won't help, since - that'll only refresh the dummy page, not the redirection that lead you there.
The procedure for clearing the cache varies from browser to browser. For - example, Mozilla/Netscape users would click - Edit --> Preferences --> - Advanced --> Cache and - then click both "Clear Memory Cache" - and "Clear Disk Cache". - In some Firefox versions it's - Tools --> Options --> - Privacy --> Cache and - then click "Clear Cache Now". -
Any browser that can be configured to use a proxy, which should be + virtually all browsers, including Firefox, Internet + Explorer, Opera, and + Safari among others. Direct browser + support is not an absolute requirement since Privoxy runs as a separate application and talks + to the browser in the standardized HTTP protocol, just like a web + server does.
+At present, Privoxy is known to run + on Windows(95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista), GNU/Linux (RedHat, SuSE, + Debian, Fedora, Gentoo, Slackware and others), Mac OSX, OS/2, AmigaOS, + FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, and various other flavors of + Unix.
+ +But any operating system that runs TCP/IP, can conceivably take + advantage of Privoxy in a networked + situation where Privoxy would run as a + server on a LAN gateway. Then only the "gateway" needs to be running one of the above operating + systems.
+ +Source code is freely available, so porting to other operating + systems is always a possibility.
+As long as there is some way to set a HTTP proxy for the client, + then yes, any application can be used, whether it is strictly speaking + a "browser" or not. Though this may not be + the best approach for dealing with some of the common abuses of HTML in + email. See How can I configure + Privoxy with Outlook? below for more on this.
+ +Be aware that HTML email presents a number of unique security and + privacy related issues, that can require advanced skills to overcome. + The developers recommend using email clients that can be configured to + convert HTML to plain text for these reasons.
+All browsers should be told to use Privoxy as a proxy by specifying the correct proxy + address and port number in the appropriate configuration area for the + browser. It's possible to combine Privoxy with a packet filter to intercept HTTP + requests even if the client isn't explicitly configured to use + Privoxy, but where possible, + configuring the client is recommended. See the User Manual for more + details. You should also flush your browser's memory and disk cache + to get rid of any cached junk items, and remove any stored cookies.
+If you set up the Privoxy to run on + the computer you browse from (rather than your ISP's server or some + networked computer on a LAN), the proxy will be on 127.0.0.1 (sometimes referred to as "localhost", which is the special name used by every + computer on the Internet to refer to itself) and the port will be 8118 + (unless you used the listen-address config option to tell Privoxy to run on a different port).
+ +When configuring your browser's proxy settings you typically enter + the word "localhost" or the IP address + "127.0.0.1" in the boxes next to + "HTTP" and "Secure" (HTTPS) and then the number "8118" for "port". This tells + your browser to send all web requests to Privoxy instead of directly to the Internet.
+ +Privoxy can also be used to proxy + for a Local Area Network. In this case, your would enter either the IP + address of the LAN host where Privoxy + is running, or the equivalent hostname, e.g. 192.168.1.1. Port assignment would be same as above. + Note that Privoxy doesn't listen on + any LAN interfaces by default.
+ +Privoxy does not currently handle + any other protocols such as FTP, SMTP, IM, IRC, ICQ, etc.
+Did you configure your browser to use Privoxy as a proxy? It does not sound like it. See + above. You might also try flushing the browser's caches to force a full + re-reading of pages. You can verify that Privoxy is running, and your browser is correctly + configured by entering the special URL: http://p.p/. This should take you to a page titled + "This is Privoxy.." with access to + Privoxy's internal configuration. If + you see this, then you are good to go. If you receive a page saying + "Privoxy is not running", then the browser + is not set up to use your Privoxy + installation. If you receive anything else (probably nothing at all), + it could either be that the browser is not set up correctly, or that + Privoxy is not running at all. Check + the log + file. For instructions on starting Privoxy and browser configuration, see the + chapter on starting Privoxy + in the User + Manual.
+First, make sure that Privoxy is really running and being used by visiting + http://p.p/. You should see the + Privoxy main page. If not, see the + chapter on starting Privoxy + in the User + Manual.
+ +Now if http://p.p/ works for + you, but other parts of Privoxy's web + interface show the dummy page, your browser has cached a redirection it + encountered before Privoxy was being + used. You need to clear your browser's cache. Note that shift-reloading + the dummy page won't help, since that'll only refresh the dummy page, + not the redirection that lead you there.
+ +The procedure for clearing the cache varies from browser to browser. + For example, Mozilla/Netscape users + would click Edit --> Preferences --> Advanced --> Cache + and then click both "Clear + Memory Cache" and "Clear Disk Cache". In some Firefox versions it's Tools --> Options + --> Privacy --> Cache and then click "Clear Cache Now".
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