Note that config.privoxy.org resolves to a public IP address. If you + use config.privoxy.org as ping or traceroute target you will reach the + system on the Internet (Privoxy can't intercept ICMP requests). If you + want to ping the system Privoxy runs on, you should use its IP address + or local DNS name (if it has got one).
No. Your chances of remaining anonymous are improved, but unless you
chain
Good! Actually, they are probably testing for some other kinds of
proxies. Hiding yourself completely would require additional steps. Note that if you got Tor through one of the bundles, you may have to
+ change the port from 9050 to 9150 (or even another one). For details,
+ please check the documentation on the Tor website. This is enough to reach the Internet, but additionally you might
want to uncomment the following forward rules, to make sure your local
network is still reachable through Privoxy: Definitely. It is common for sites to use browser type, browser
version, HTTP header content, and various other techniques in order to
@@ -409,8 +421,8 @@
No, it does not have this ability at all. You want something like
@@ -425,8 +437,8 @@
Not in the way you mean, or in the way some firewall vendors claim
they can. Privoxy can help protect
@@ -436,7 +448,7 @@
It is technically possible to eliminate banners and ads in a way
@@ -464,8 +476,8 @@
Since secure HTTP connections are encrypted SSL sessions between
your browser and the secure site, and are meant to be reliably
@@ -498,7 +510,7 @@
From the webserver's perspective, there is no difference between
viewing a document (i.e. a page), and downloading a file. The same is
@@ -708,8 +720,8 @@
Lately there have been reports of problems with some kind of Privoxy
- versions that come preinstalled on some Netbooks. Some of the problems
- described are inconsistent with the behaviour of official Privoxy
- versions, which suggests that the preinstalled software may contain
- vendor modifications that we don't know about and thus can't debug. Lately there have been reports of problems with some kind of
+ "parental control" software based on Privoxy that came preinstalled on
+ certain ASUS Netbooks. The problems described are inconsistent with
+ the behaviour of official Privoxy versions, which suggests that the
+ preinstalled software may contain vendor modifications that we don't
+ know about and thus can't debug. Privoxy's license allows vendor
modifications, but the vendor has to comply with the license, which
4.9. A test site says I
- am not using a Proxy.
+ 4.9. A test site
+ says I am not using a Proxy.
4.11. Might some things
- break because header information or content is being altered?
+ 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
+
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?
+ 4.13. What about as
+ a firewall? Can Privoxy protect me?
4.14. I have large empty
+
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?
@@ -589,7 +601,7 @@
4.21. Can Privoxy
- effect files that I download from a webserver? FTP server?
+ affect files that I download from a webserver? FTP server?
-
@@ -718,8 +730,8 @@
http://www.privoxy.org/, the https://www.privoxy.org/, the Privoxy Home page.
-
@@ -728,8 +740,8 @@
http://www.privoxy.org/faq/, the https://www.privoxy.org/faq/, the Privoxy FAQ.
-
@@ -785,9 +797,10 @@
http://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/, the
+ https://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/, the
Privoxy developer manual.
- http://www.pps.jussieu.fr/~jch/software/polipo/,
+ "_top">http://www.pps.univ-paris-diderot.fr/~jch/software/polipo/,
Polipo is a caching proxy with
advanced features like pipelining, multiplexing and caching of
partial instances. In many setups it can be used as
-