Introduction

Privoxy 3.0.14 User ManualPrivoxy, v.2.9.15, +>, v.3.0.14, 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:

Integrated browser based configuration and control utility at Supports "Connection: keep-alive". Outgoing connections can + be kept alive independently from the client. Currently not + available on all platforms. +
Supports IPv6, provided the operating system does so too, + and the configure script detects it. +
Supports tagging which allows to change the behaviour + based on client and server headers. +
Can be run as an "intercepting" proxy, which obviates the need to + configure browsers individually. +
Sophisticated actions and filters for manipulating both server and client + headers. +
Can be chained with other proxies. +
Integrated browser-based configuration and control utility at http://config.privoxy.org/
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.) +> and HTML annoyances, 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.
Multi-threaded (POSIX and native threads). -
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).
Improved signal handling, and a true daemon mode (Unix). -
Every feature now controllable on a per-site or per-location basis, configuration - more powerful and versatile over-all. +> Most features are controllable on a per-site or per-location basis.
Many smaller new features added, limitations and bugs removed, and security holes fixed. +> Many smaller new features added, limitations and bugs removed.

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