Appendix

14.1. Regular Expressions

14.2. Privoxy's Internal Pages

Since

- Toggle Privoxy on or off. In this case, config file. When toggled "off", "Privoxy" continues - to run, but only as a pass-through proxy, with no actions taking place: +> + continues to run, but only as a pass-through proxy, with no actions taking + place:
Short cuts. Turn off, then on:
14.2.1. Bookmarklets14.2.1. Bookmarklets
Below are some
Privoxy - Enable @@ -1019,7 +1030,7 @@ TARGET="_top" >
Privoxy - Disable @@ -1028,7 +1039,7 @@ TARGET="_top" >
Privoxy - Toggle Privoxy (Toggles between enabled and disabled) @@ -1070,8 +1081,8 @@ CLASS="SECT2" CLASS="SECT2" >14.3. Chain of Events14.3. Chain of Events
Let's take a quick look at how some of
If the "+kill-popups" - action applies, and it is an HTML or JavaScript document, the popup-code in the - response is filtered on-the-fly as it is received. -
If any 14.4. Troubleshooting: Anatomy of an Action14.4. Troubleshooting: Anatomy of an Action
The way the Bookmarklets section on a quick and easy way to do this (be sure to flush caches afterward!). Looking at the - logs is a good idea too.
config file settings, and may need to be + turned "on".)
Another easy troubleshooting step to try is if you have done any customization of your installation, revert back to the installed @@ -1434,7 +1440,7 @@ WIDTH="100%" >
 Matches for http://google.com:
+> Matches for http://www.google.com:
 
  In file: default.action [ Edit ]
 
- {-add-header
- -block
- -client-header-filter{hide-tor-exit-notation}
- -content-type-overwrite
- -crunch-client-header
- -crunch-if-none-match
- -crunch-incoming-cookies
- -crunch-outgoing-cookies
- -crunch-server-header
+ {+change-x-forwarded-for{block}
  +deanimate-gifs {last}
- -downgrade-http-version
  +fast-redirects {check-decoded-url}
- -filter {js-events}
- -filter {content-cookies}
- -filter {all-popups}
- -filter {banners-by-link}
- -filter {tiny-textforms}
- -filter {frameset-borders}
- -filter {demoronizer}
- -filter {shockwave-flash}
- -filter {quicktime-kioskmode}
- -filter {fun}
- -filter {crude-parental}
- -filter {site-specifics}
- -filter {js-annoyances}
- -filter {html-annoyances}
  +filter {refresh-tags}
- -filter {unsolicited-popups}
  +filter {img-reorder}
  +filter {banners-by-size}
  +filter {webbugs}
  +filter {jumping-windows}
  +filter {ie-exploits}
- -filter {google}
- -filter {yahoo}
- -filter {msn}
- -filter {blogspot}
- -filter {no-ping}
- -force-text-mode
- -handle-as-empty-document
- -handle-as-image
- -hide-accept-language
- -hide-content-disposition
- +hide-forwarded-for-headers
  +hide-from-header {block}
- -hide-if-modified-since
  +hide-referrer {forge}
- -hide-user-agent
- -inspect-jpegs
- -kill-popups
- -limit-connect
- -overwrite-last-modified
- +prevent-compression
- -redirect
- -send-vanilla-wafer
- -send-wafer
- -server-header-filter{xml-to-html}
- -server-header-filter{html-to-xml} 
  +session-cookies-only
  +set-image-blocker {pattern}
- -treat-forbidden-connects-like-blocks }
 /
  
  { -session-cookies-only }
@@ -1679,6 +1637,7 @@ CLASS="SCREEN"
  
  -add-header
  -block
+ +change-x-forwarded-for{block} 
  -client-header-filter{hide-tor-exit-notation}
  -content-type-overwrite
  -crunch-client-header
@@ -1688,7 +1647,7 @@ CLASS="SCREEN"
  -crunch-server-header
  +deanimate-gifs {last}
  -downgrade-http-version
- +fast-redirects {check-decoded-url}
+ -fast-redirects
  -filter {js-events}
  -filter {content-cookies}
  -filter {all-popups}
@@ -1720,24 +1679,18 @@ CLASS="SCREEN"
  -handle-as-image
  -hide-accept-language
  -hide-content-disposition
- +hide-forwarded-for-headers
  +hide-from-header {block}
  -hide-if-modified-since
  +hide-referrer {forge}
  -hide-user-agent
- -inspect-jpegs
- -kill-popups
  -limit-connect
  -overwrite-last-modified
- +prevent-compression
+ -prevent-compression
  -redirect
- -send-vanilla-wafer
- -send-wafer
  -server-header-filter{xml-to-html}
  -server-header-filter{html-to-xml} 
  -session-cookies-only
- +set-image-blocker {pattern}
- -treat-forbidden-connects-like-blocks 
 { +block }
+> { +block{Domains starts with "ad"} }
   ad*.
 
- { +block }
+ { +block{Domain contains "ad"} }
   .ad.
 
- { +block +handle-as-image }
+ { +block{Doubleclick banner server} +handle-as-image }
   .[a-vx-z]*.doubleclick.net
We'll just show the interesting part here - the explicit matches. It is matched three different times. Two "+block""+block{}" sections, and a "+block +handle-as-image""+block{} +handle-as-image", which is the expanded form of one of our aliases that had been defined as: "+block""+block{}"
{ +block +handle-as-image } +> { +block{Path starts with "ads".} +handle-as-image } /ads
".com". This will effectively match any TLD with +>). This will effectively match any TLD with google in it, such as mail.google.demail.google.de., just as an example.