-privoxy [--help ] [--version ] [--no-daemon ] [--pidfile pidfile ] [--user user[.group] ] [--chroot ] [configfile ] (UNIX) -
-
-privoxy.exe [configfile ] (Windows) +privoxy [--help ] [--version ] [--no-daemon ] [--pidfile pidfile ] [--user user[.group] ] [--chroot ] [--pre-chroot-nslookup hostname ] [configfile ]
If the configfile is not specified on the command line, Privoxy will look for a file named -config in the current directory (except on Win32 where -it will try config.txt). If no +config in the current directory. If no configfile is found, Privoxy will fail to start. @@ -66,29 +67,33 @@ fail to start.
-Privoxy is a web proxy with advanced filtering -capabilities for protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing -cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other -obnoxious Internet junk. Privoxy has a very -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 a non-caching +web proxy +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 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). +Privoxy is based on Internet Junkbuster (tm).
-Browsers must be individually configured to use Privoxy as -a HTTP proxy. The default setting is for localhost, on port 8118 -(configurable in the main config file). To set the HTTP proxy in Netscape -and Mozilla, go through: Edit; -Preferences; Advanced; -Proxies; Manual Proxy Configuration; -View. +Browsers can either be individually configured to use +Privoxy as a HTTP proxy (recommended), +or Privoxy can be combined with a packet +filter to build an intercepting proxy +(see config). The default setting is for +localhost, on port 8118 (configurable in the main config file). To set the +HTTP proxy in Firefox, go through: Tools; +Options; General; +Connection Settings; +Manual Proxy Configuration.
For Internet Explorer, go through: Tools; @@ -99,6 +104,8 @@ For Internet Explorer, go through: Tools; The Secure (SSL) Proxy should also be set to the same values, otherwise https: URLs will not be proxied. Note: Privoxy can only proxy HTTP and HTTPS traffic. Do not try it with FTP or other protocols. +HTTPS presents some limitations, and not all features will work with HTTPS +connections.
For other browsers, check the documentation. @@ -109,131 +116,36 @@ For other browsers, check the documentation. Privoxy can be configured with the various configuration files. The default configuration files are: config, -default.filter, and +default.filter, default.action and default.action. user.action should -be used for locally defined exceptions to the default rules of -default.action These are all well commented. On Unix -and Unix-like systems, these are located in -/etc/privoxy/ by default. On Windows, OS/2 and AmigaOS, -these files are in the same directory as the Privoxy -executable. +be used for locally defined exceptions to the default rules in +match-all.action and default.action, +and user.filter for locally defined filters. These are +well commented. On Unix and Unix-like systems, these are located in +/etc/privoxy/ by default.
-The name and number of configuration files has changed from previous -versions. In fact, the configuration itself is changed and much more -sophisticated. See the user-manual for a complete -explanation of all configuration options and general usage, and notes for -upgrading from Junkbuster and earlier Privoxy -versions. +Privoxy uses the concept of actions +in order to manipulate the data stream between the browser and remote sites. +There are various actions available with specific functions for such things +as blocking web sites, managing cookies, etc. These actions can be invoked +individually or combined, and used against individual URLs, or groups of URLs +that can be defined using wildcards and regular expressions. The result is +that the user has greatly enhanced control and freedom.
The actions list (ad blocks, etc) can also be configured with your -web browser at http://config.privoxy.org/. +web browser at http://config.privoxy.org/ +(assuming the configuration allows it). Privoxy's configuration parameters can also be viewed at the same page. In addition, Privoxy can be toggled on/off. This is an internal page, and does not require Internet access. - -
- -A brief example of what a simple default.action -configuration might look like: -
-
- # Define a few useful custom aliases for later use
- {{alias}}
-
- # Useful aliases
- +crunch-cookies = +crunch-incoming-cookies +crunch-outgoing-cookies
- -crunch-cookies = -crunch-incoming-cookies -crunch-outgoing-cookies
- +imageblock = +block +handle-as-image
-
- # Fragile sites should have the minimum changes
- fragile = -block -deanimate-gifs -fast-redirects -filter \
- -hide-referer -prevent-cookies -kill-popups
-
- ## Turn some actions on ################################
- { \
- -add-header \
- -block \
- +deanimate-gifs{last} \
- -downgrade-http-version \
- -fast-redirects \
- +filter{html-annoyances} \
- +filter{js-annoyances} \
- +filter{content-cookies} \
- +filter{webbugs} \
- +filter{banners-by-size} \
- +hide-forwarded-for-headers \
- +hide-from-header{block} \
- +hide-referrer{forge} \
- -hide-user-agent \
- -handle-as-image \
- +set-image-blocker{pattern} \
- -limit-connect \
- +prevent-compression \
- +session-cookies-only \
- -crunch-cookies \
- -kill-popups \
- }
- / # '/' Matches *all* URL patterns
-
- # Block, and treat these URL patterns as if they were 'images'.
- # We would expect these to be ads.
- {+imageblock}
- .ad.doubleclick.net
- .a[0-9].yimg.com/(?:(?!/i/).)*$
- ad.*.doubleclick.net
-
- # Block any URLs that match these patterns
- {+block}
- ad*.
- .*ads.
- banner?.
- /.*count(er)?\.(pl|cgi|exe|dll|asp|php[34]?)
- .hitbox.com
-
- # Make exceptions for these harmless ones that would be
- # caught by our +block patterns just above.
- {-block}
- adsl.
- advice.
- .*downloads.
-
-
-- -Then for a user.action, we would put local, -narrowly defined exceptions: -
-
- # Re-define aliases as needed here
- {{alias}}
-
- # Useful aliases
- -crunch-cookies = -crunch-incoming-cookies -crunch-outgoing-cookies
-
- # Set personal exceptions to the policies in default.action #######
-
- # Sites where we want persistant cookies, so allow *all* cookies
- {-crunch-cookies -session-cookies-only}
- .redhat.com
- .sun.com
- .msdn.microsoft.com
-
- # This site breaks easily.
- {-block -fast-redirects}
- .forbes.com
-
-
-See the comments in the configuration files themselves, or the -user-manual -for explanations of the above syntax, and other Privoxy -configuration options. - +See the User Manual for a detailed +explanation of installation, general usage, all configuration options, new +features and notes on upgrading. +
@@ -241,10 +153,11 @@ configuration options. /usr/sbin/privoxy /etc/privoxy/config + /etc/privoxy/match-all.action /etc/privoxy/default.action - /etc/privoxy/standard.action /etc/privoxy/user.action /etc/privoxy/default.filter + /etc/privoxy/user.filter /etc/privoxy/trust /etc/privoxy/templates/* /var/log/privoxy/logfile @@ -253,9 +166,9 @@ configuration options.
Various other files should be included, but may vary depending on platform -and build configuration. More documentation should be included in the local +and build configuration. Additional documentation should be included in the local documentation directory. - +
@@ -267,14 +180,14 @@ rotation scripts may cause a re-opening of the logfile by sending a other daemons, Privoxy does not need to be made aware of config file changes by SIGHUP -- it will detect them automatically. - +
Please see the User Manual on how to contact the -developers for feature requests, reporting problems, and other questions. - +developers, for feature requests, reporting problems, and other questions. +
@@ -290,7 +203,7 @@ the Privoxy Home page. http://www.privoxy.org/faq/, the Privoxy FAQ.
-http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/, +https://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/, the Project Page for Privoxy on SourceForge.
@@ -298,97 +211,61 @@ SourceForge. the web-based user interface. Privoxy must be running for this to work. Shortcut: http://p.p/
-http://www.privoxy.org/actions/, to submit ``misses'' to the developers. -
-http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/ijbswa/contrib/, cool -and fun ideas from Privoxy users. -
-http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/cookies.html, -an explanation how cookies are used to track web users. -
-http://www.junkbusters.com/ijb.html, -the original Internet Junkbuster. -
-http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/, -Stefan Waldherr's version of Junkbuster, from which Privoxy was -derived. -
-http://privacy.net/analyze/, a useful site -to check what information about you is leaked while you browse the web. -
-http://www.squid-cache.org/, a very popular -caching proxy, which is often used together with Privoxy. +https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=460288, to submit ``misses'' and other +configuration related suggestions to the developers.
http://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/, the Privoxy developer manual. - +
- Hal Burgiss (docs) - Jon Foster - Andreas Oesterhelt - David Schmidt (OS/2, Mac OSX ports) - - Johny Agotnes - Rodrigo Barbosa (RPM specfiles) - Moritz Barsnick - Mattes Dolak - Karsten Hopp (Red Hat) - Alexander Lazic - Daniel Leite - Gábor Lipták - Adam Lock (Win32) - Guy Laroche - Haroon Rafique - Roland Rosenfeld (Debian) - Georg Sauthoff (Gentoo) - Thomas Steudten - Joerg Strohmayer (Amiga) - Rodney Stromlund - Sviatoslav Sviridov - Sarantis Paskalis - Stefan Waldherr + Fabian Keil, lead developer + David Schmidt, developer + + Hal Burgiss + Mark Miller + Gerry Murphy + Lee Rian + Roland Rosenfeld + Jörg Strohmayer- +
-Copyright (C) 2001 - 2003 by Privoxy Developers <developers@privoxy.org> +Copyright (C) 2001-2009 by Privoxy Developers <ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net>
Some source code is based on code Copyright (C) 1997 by Anonymous Coders and Junkbusters, Inc. and licensed under the GNU General Public License. - +
Privoxy is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the -GNU General Public -License, version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation. +GNU General Public License, version 2, +as published by the Free Software Foundation.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or -FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the -GNU General Public License for -more details, which is available from the Free Software Foundation, Inc, 59 -Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. +FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for details.
-You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +You should have received a copy of the GNU GPL along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software -Foundation, Inc. 59 Temple Place - Suite 330 -Boston, MA 02111-1307 +Foundation, Inc. 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor +Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
@@ -401,22 +278,21 @@ USA