Privoxy, v.2.9.15,
+>, v.3.0.13,
and is mostly complete at this point. The most up to date reference for the
time being is still the comments in the source files and in the individual
- configuration files. Development of version 3.0 is currently nearing
- completion, and includes many significant changes and enhancements over
- earlier versions. The target release date for
- stable v3.0 is "soon" ;-).
Since this is a beta version, not all new features are well tested. This
documentation may be slightly out of sync as a result (especially with
- CVS sources). And there may be bugs, though hopefully
not many!
1.1. Features
In addition to Internet Junkbuster's traditional
- features of ad and banner blocking and cookie management,
+> In addition to the core
+ features of ad blocking and
+ cookie management,
Privoxy provides new features,
- some of them currently under development:
provides many supplemental
+ features, some of them currently under development,
+ that give the end-user more control, more privacy and more freedom:
Web page content filtering (removes banners based on size,
+> Web page filtering (text replacements, removes banners based on size,
invisible "web-bugs", JavaScript and HTML annoyances, pop-up windows, etc.)
+>, JavaScript and HTML annoyances,
+ pop-up windows, etc.)
HTTP/1.1 compliant (but not all optional 1.1 features are supported).
+> Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the configuration files, and
+ a more sophisticated and flexible configuration syntax.
Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the configuration files, and
- generally a more sophisticated and flexible configuration syntax over
- previous versions.
-
Improved cookie management features (e.g. session based cookies).
-
GIF de-animation.
+> GIF de-animation.
User-customizable HTML templates for all proxy-generated pages (e.g. "blocked" page).
+> User-customizable HTML templates for most proxy-generated pages (e.g. "blocked" page).
Many smaller new features added, limitations and bugs removed, and security holes fixed.
+> Many smaller new features added, limitations and bugs removed.