The user manual gives users information on how to install, configure and use
- The Privoxy User Manual gives users information on how to
+ install, configure and use PrivoxyPrivoxy.
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 and HTTP headers, controlling
+ access, and removing ads and other obnoxious Internet junk. Privoxy has a
+ flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and tastes.
+ It has application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.
Privoxy is Free Software and licensed under the GPL2.
Privoxy is based on Internet
- Junkbuster (tm).
Privoxy is an associated project of Software in the Public Interest (SPI).
+
Donations are welcome.
You can find the latest version of the user manual at You can find the latest version of the Privoxy User Manual at http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/.
Please see the Contact section on how to
contact the developers.
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2.1.1. Red Hat, SuSE and Conectiva RPMsRed Hat and Fedora RPMs2.1.2. DebianDebian and Ubuntu2.1.3. 2.1.4. Solaris, NetBSD, FreeBSD, HP-UXSolaris2.1.5. 2.1.6. Max OSXMac OS X2.1.7. AmigaOS2.1.8. FreeBSD2.1.9. GentooBuilding from Source2.3. Keeping your Installation Up-to-Date3. What's New in this Release- 3.1. Note to Upgraders
4. Quickstart to Using PrivoxyQuickstart to Using Privoxy- 5. Starting PrivoxyStarting Privoxy
- 5.1. RedHat, Conectiva and DebianRed Hat and Fedora
- 5.2. SuSEDebian
- 5.3.
- 5.6. MAX OSXMac OS X
- 5.7.
- 5.8. Gentoo
- 5.9. Command Line Options
- 6. Privoxy ConfigurationPrivoxy Configuration
- 6.1. Controlling Privoxy with Your Web BrowserControlling Privoxy with Your Web Browser
- 6.2.
- 7.1. Configuration and Log File LocationsLocal Set-up Documentation
- 7.1.1. confdiruser-manual
- 7.1.2. logdirtrust-info-url
- 7.1.3. actionsfileadmin-address
- 7.1.4. filterfile
- 7.1.5. logfile
- 7.1.6. jarfile
- 7.1.7. trustfileproxy-info-url
- 7.2. Local Set-up DocumentationConfiguration and Log File Locations
- 7.2.1. user-manualconfdir
- 7.2.2. trust-info-urltempldir
- 7.2.3. admin-addresslogdir
- 7.2.4. proxy-info-urlactionsfile
- 7.2.5. filterfile
- 7.2.6. logfile
- 7.2.7. trustfile
- 7.3.3. hostname
- 7.4.4. enable-remote-http-toggle
- 7.4.5. enable-edit-actions
- 7.4.5. 7.4.6. enforce-blocks
- 7.4.7. ACLs: permit-access and deny-access
- 7.4.6. 7.4.8. buffer-limit
- 7.5.2. forward-socks4 and forward-socks4aforward-socks4, forward-socks4a and forward-socks5
- 7.5.3. Advanced Forwarding Examples
- 7.5.4. forwarded-connect-retries
- 7.6. Miscellaneous
- 7.6.1. accept-intercepted-requests
- 7.6.2. allow-cgi-request-crunching
- 7.6.3. split-large-forms
- 7.6.4. keep-alive-timeout
- 7.6.5. connection-sharing
- 7.6.6. socket-timeout
- 7.6.7. max-client-connections
- 7.7. Windows GUI Options
- 8.1. Finding the Right Mix
- 8.2. How to Edit
- 8.3. How Actions are Applied to URLsHow Actions are Applied to Requests
- 8.4.
- 8.4.1. The Domain Pattern
- 8.4.2. The Path Pattern
- 8.4.3. The Tag Pattern
8.5.1. add-headeradd-header8.5.2. blockblock8.5.3. crunch-incoming-cookieschange-x-forwarded-for8.5.4. crunch-outgoing-cookiesclient-header-filter8.5.5. deanimate-gifsclient-header-tagger8.5.6. downgrade-http-versioncontent-type-overwrite8.5.7. fast-redirectscrunch-client-header8.5.8. filtercrunch-if-none-match8.5.9. handle-as-imagecrunch-incoming-cookies8.5.10. hide-forwarded-for-headerscrunch-server-header8.5.11. hide-from-headercrunch-outgoing-cookies8.5.12. hide-referrerdeanimate-gifs8.5.13. hide-user-agentdowngrade-http-version8.5.14. kill-popupsfast-redirects8.5.15. limit-connectfilter8.5.16. prevent-compressionforce-text-mode8.5.17. send-vanilla-waferforward-override8.5.18. send-waferhandle-as-empty-document8.5.19. session-cookies-onlyhandle-as-image8.5.20. set-image-blockerhide-accept-language8.5.21. hide-content-disposition8.5.22. hide-if-modified-since8.5.23. hide-from-header8.5.24. hide-referrer8.5.25. hide-user-agent8.5.26. limit-connect8.5.27. prevent-compression8.5.28. overwrite-last-modified8.5.29. redirect8.5.30. server-header-filter8.5.31. server-header-tagger8.5.32. session-cookies-only8.5.33. set-image-blocker8.5.34. Summary- 8.7.1. default.actionmatch-all.action
- 8.7.2. default.action
- 8.7.3. user.action
9. The Filter FileFilter Files- 9.1. Filter File Tutorial
- 9.2. The Pre-defined Filters
10. TemplatesPrivoxy's Template Files11. 11.2. Reporting Problems- 11.2.1. Reporting Ads or Other Configuration Problems
- 11.2.2. Report BugsReporting Bugs
11.3. 11.4. Report Ads or Other Actions-Related Problems11.5. Other12. Privoxy Copyright, License and HistoryPrivoxy Copyright, License and History- 12.1. License
- 14.2. Privoxy's Internal PagesPrivoxy's Internal Pages
- 14.4. Anatomy of an ActionTroubleshooting: Anatomy of an Action