-privoxy [--help ] [--version ] [--no-daemon ] [--pidfile pidfile ] [--user user[.group] ] [--chroot ] [configfile ] +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 . If no +config in the current directory. If no configfile is found, Privoxy will fail to start. @@ -62,13 +67,13 @@ fail to start.
-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.
@@ -79,16 +84,13 @@ 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. -
- -For Firefox, go through: Tools; +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. @@ -114,12 +116,12 @@ 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, and user.filter for -locally defined filters. These are well commented. On Unix -and Unix-like systems, these are located in +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.
@@ -133,7 +135,8 @@ 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. @@ -143,151 +146,6 @@ See the User Manual for a detailed explanation of installation, general usage, all configuration options, new features and notes on upgrading. -
- -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 that combine more than one action
- +crunch-cookies = +crunch-incoming-cookies +crunch-outgoing-cookies
- -crunch-cookies = -crunch-incoming-cookies -crunch-outgoing-cookies
- +block-as-image = +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 ################################
- ## NOTE: Actions are off by default, unless explictily turned on
- ## otherwise with the '+' operator.
-
-{ \
--add-header \
--block \
--content-type-overwrite \
--crunch-client-header \
--crunch-if-none-match \
--crunch-outgoing-cookies \
--crunch-incoming-cookies \
--crunch-server-header \
-+deanimate-gifs{last} \
--downgrade-http-version \
--fast-redirects \
--filter{js-annoyances} \
--filter{js-events} \
--filter{html-annoyances} \
--filter{content-cookies} \
-+filter{refresh-tags} \
--filter{unsolicited-popups} \
--filter{all-popups} \
-+filter{img-reorder} \
-+filter{banners-by-size} \
--filter{banners-by-link} \
-+filter{webbugs} \
--filter{tiny-textforms} \
-+filter{jumping-windows} \
--filter{frameset-borders} \
--filter{demoronizer} \
--filter{shockwave-flash} \
--filter{quicktime-kioskmode} \
--filter{fun} \
--filter{crude-parental} \
-+filter{ie-exploits} \
--filter{site-specifics} \
--filter-client-headers \
--filter-server-headers \
--force-text-mode \
--handle-as-empty-document
--handle-as-image \
--hide-accept-language \
--hide-content-disposition \
--hide-if-modified-since \
-+hide-forwarded-for-headers \
-+hide-from-header{block} \
-+hide-referrer{forge} \
--hide-user-agent \
--inspect-jpegs \
--kill-popups \
--limit-connect \
--overwrite-last-modified \
--redirect \
-+prevent-compression \
--send-vanilla-wafer \
--send-wafer \
-+session-cookies-only \
-+set-image-blocker{pattern} \
--treat-forbidden-connects-like-blocks \
-}
-/ # '/' Match *all* URL patterns
-
-
- # Block, and treat these URL patterns as if they were 'images'.
- # We would expect these to be ads.
- { +block-as-image }
- .ad.doubleclick.net
- .a[0-9].yimg.com/(?:(?!/i/).)*$
- ad.*.doubleclick.net
-
- # Block all URLs that match these patterns
- { +block }
- ad*.
- .*ads.
- banner?.
- /.*count(er)?\.(pl|cgi|exe|dll|asp|php[34]?)
- .hitbox.com
- media./.*(ads|banner)
-
- # 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 persistent cookies, so allow *all* cookies
- { -crunch-cookies -session-cookies-only }
- .redhat.com
- .sun.com
- .msdn.microsoft.com
-
- # These sites breaks 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 full explanations of the above syntax, and other Privoxy -configuration options. -
@@ -295,8 +153,8 @@ 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 @@ -310,7 +168,7 @@ configuration options. Various other files should be included, but may vary depending on platform and build configuration. Additional documentation should be included in the local documentation directory. - +
@@ -322,18 +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. - +
-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. - +
@@ -349,7 +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.
@@ -357,75 +211,58 @@ SourceForge. the web-based user interface. Privoxy must be running for this to work. Shortcut: http://p.p/
-http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=460288, to submit ``misses'' and other +https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=460288, to submit ``misses'' and other configuration related suggestions to the developers.
-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://privacy.net/, 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. -
-http://tor.eff.org/, -Tor can help anonymize web browsing, -web publishing, instant messaging, IRC, SSH, and other applications. -
http://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/, the Privoxy developer manual. - +
- Fabian Keil, developer + Fabian Keil, lead developer David Schmidt, developer - + Hal Burgiss - Ian Cummings - Félix Rauch + Mark Miller + Gerry Murphy + Lee Rian Roland Rosenfeld + Jörg Strohmayer- +
-Copyright (C) 2001 - 2006 by Privoxy Developers <ijbswa-developers@lists.sourceforge.net> +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, -51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, 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. 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor Boston, MA 02110-1301 @@ -441,22 +278,21 @@ USA