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This documentation is included with the current stable version of - Privoxy, v.3.0.18.
- +This documentation is included with the current stable version of Privoxy, + 3.0.27.
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:
- +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 "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 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.
+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.
+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.
+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.
+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.)
+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.
+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.
+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).
+Bypass many click-tracking scripts (avoids script redirection).
User-customizable HTML templates for most proxy-generated pages - (e.g. "blocked" page).
+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.
+Most features are controllable on a per-site or per-location basis.
Many smaller new features added, limitations and bugs - removed.
+Many smaller new features added, limitations and bugs removed.