This documentation is included with the current beta version of - Privoxy, 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 a new version is currently nearing - completion, and includes significant changes and enhancements over - earlier versions.
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!
In addition to the core - features of ad blocking and - cookie management, - Privoxy provides many supplemental - features, some of them currently under development, - that give the end-user more control, more privacy and more freedom:
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/ - (shortcut: http://p.p/). Browser-based - tracing of rule and filter effects. Remote toggling. -
Web page filtering (text replacements, removes banners based on size, - invisible "web-bugs" and HTML annoyances, etc.) -
Modularized configuration that allows for standard settings and - user settings to reside in separate files, so that installing updated - actions files won't overwrite individual user settings. -
Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the configuration files, and - a more sophisticated and flexible configuration syntax. -
GIF de-animation. -
Bypass many click-tracking scripts (avoids script redirection). -
User-customizable HTML templates for most proxy-generated pages (e.g. "blocked" page). -
Auto-detection and re-reading of config file changes. -
Most features are controllable on a per-site or per-location basis. -
Many smaller new features added, limitations and bugs removed. -
This documentation is included with the current stable version of + Privoxy, 3.0.24.
+ +In addition to the core features of ad blocking and cookie + management, Privoxy provides many + supplemental features, that give the end-user more control, more + privacy and more freedom:
+ +Supports "Connection: keep-alive". Outgoing connections can be + kept alive independently from the client.
+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/ (shortcut: http://p.p/). Browser-based tracing + of rule and filter effects. Remote toggling.
+Web page filtering (text replacements, removes banners based on + size, invisible "web-bugs" and HTML + annoyances, etc.)
+Modularized configuration that allows for standard settings and + user settings to reside in separate files, so that installing + updated actions files won't overwrite individual user settings.
+Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the + configuration files, and a more sophisticated and flexible + configuration syntax.
+GIF de-animation.
+Bypass many click-tracking scripts (avoids script + redirection).
+User-customizable HTML templates for most proxy-generated pages + (e.g. "blocked" page).
+Auto-detection and re-reading of config file changes.
+Most features are controllable on a per-site or per-location + basis.
+Many smaller new features added, limitations and bugs + removed.
+