-privoxy [--help] [--version] [--no-daemon] [--pidfile pidfile] [--user user[.group]] [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. @@ -59,38 +67,51 @@ 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; +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 Netscape and Mozilla, go through: Edit; Preferences; Advanced; Proxies; Manual Proxy Configuration; View.
+For Firefox, go through: Tools; +Options; General; +Connection Settings; +Manual Proxy Configuration. +
+ For Internet Explorer, go through: Tools; Internet Properties; Connections; LAN Settings.
The Secure (SSL) Proxy should also be set to the same values, otherwise -https: URLs will not be proxied. +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. @@ -104,25 +125,32 @@ files. The default configuration files are: config, default.filter, 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 +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. On Windows, OS/2 and AmigaOS, -these files are in the same directory as the Privoxy -executable. +/etc/privoxy/ by default.
-The name and number of configuration files has changed from previous -versions, and is subject to change as development progresses. In fact, the -configuration itself is changed and much more sophisticated. See the -user-manual for a -brief explanation of all configuration options. +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://ijbswa.sourceforge.net/config. +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. +This is an internal page, and does not require Internet access. +
+ +See the User Manual for a detailed +explanation of installation, general usage, all configuration options, new +features and notes on upgrading.
@@ -200,23 +227,35 @@ 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
- {-prevent-reading-cookies -prevent-setting-cookies -session-cookies-only}
+ # Sites where we want persistent cookies, so allow *all* cookies
+ { -crunch-cookies -session-cookies-only }
.redhat.com
.sun.com
.msdn.microsoft.com
- {-block -fast-redirects}
+ # These sites break easily. Use our "fragile" alias here.
+ { fragile }
.forbes.com
+ mybank.example.com
+
+ # Replace example.com's style sheet with one of my choosing
+ { +redirect{http://localhost/css-replacements/example.com.css} }
+ .example.com/stylesheet.css
See the comments in the configuration files themselves, or the -user-manual -for explanations of the above syntax, and other Privoxy +User Manual +for full explanations of the above syntax, and other Privoxy 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 -documentation directory, though is not complete at this time. +and build configuration. Additional documentation should be included in the local +documentation directory.
-This is a beta version of Privoxy. Not -all features are well tested. -
- -Please see the user-manual on how to contact the -developers for feature requests, reporting problems, and other questions. +Please see the User Manual on how to contact the +developers, for feature requests, reporting problems, and other questions.
-http://www.privoxy.org/, -The Privoxy Home page. +http://www.privoxy.org/, +the Privoxy Home page.
-http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa, +http://www.privoxy.org/faq/, +the Privoxy FAQ. +
+https://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/, the Project Page for Privoxy on -Sourceforge. +SourceForge. +
+http://config.privoxy.org/, +the web-based user interface. Privoxy must be +running for this to work. Shortcut: http://p.p/ +
+https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=460288, to submit ``misses'' and other +configuration related suggestions to the developers.
-http://p.p/, access -Privoxy from your browser. Alternately, -http://config.privoxy.org -may work in some situations where the first does not. +http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/cookies.html, +an explanation how cookies are used to track web users.
-http://p.p/ to submit ``misses'' to the developers. +http://www.junkbusters.com/ijb.html, +the original Internet Junkbuster.
-http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/cookies.html +http://www.squid-cache.org/, a popular +caching proxy, which is often used together with Privoxy.
-http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/ +http://www.pps.jussieu.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 Squid replacement.
-http://privacy.net/analyze/ +https://www.torproject.org/, +Tor can help anonymize web browsing, +web publishing, instant messaging, IRC, SSH, and other applications.
-http://www.squid-cache.org/ +http://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/, +the Privoxy developer manual.
- Jon Foster - Andreas Oesterhelt - Stefan Waldherr - Thomas Steudten - Rodney Stromlund - Rodrigo Barbosa (RPM specfiles) - Hal Burgiss (docs) - Alexander Lazic - Gábor Lipták - Guy - Haroon Rafique - David Schmidt (OS/2, Mac OSX ports) - Joerg Strohmayer - Sarantis Paskalis + Fabian Keil, lead developer + David Schmidt, developer + + Hal Burgiss + Mark Miller + Gerry Murphy + Lee Rian + Roland Rosenfeld + Jörg Strohmayer@@ -323,7 +370,7 @@ may work in some situations where the first does not.
-Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 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 @@ -336,22 +383,19 @@ 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
@@ -380,6 +424,6 @@ USA
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-Time: 20:47:35 GMT, May 09, 2002
+Time: 18:45:33 GMT, February 15, 2009