This documentation is included with the current BETA version of
+> This documentation is included with the current stable version of
Privoxy, v.2.9.13,
- 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!
In addition to Internet Junkbuster's traditional
- feature 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,
+ that give the end-user more control, more privacy and more freedom:
Integrated browser based configuration and control utility (http://p.p). Browser-based tracing of rule
- and filter effects.
+> Can keep outgoing connections alive and reuse them later on.
Blocking of annoying pop-up browser windows.
+> Supports tagging which allows to change the behaviour
+ based on client and server headers.
HTTP/1.1 compliant (most, but not all 1.1 features are supported).
+> Can be run as an "intercepting" proxy, which obviates the need to
+ configure browsers individually.
Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the configuration files, and
- generally a more sophisticated and flexible configuration syntax over
- previous versions.
+> Sophisticated actions and filters for manipulating both server and client
+ headers.
+
Can be chained with other proxies.
GIF de-animation.
+> 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 content filtering (removes banners based on size,
+> Web page filtering (text replacements, removes banners based on size,
invisible "web-bugs", JavaScript, pop-ups, status bar abuse,
- etc.)
+>, JavaScript and HTML annoyances,
+ pop-up windows, etc.)
Bypass many click-tracking scripts (avoids script redirection).
-
+> 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.
Multi-threaded (POSIX and native threads).
+> Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the configuration files, and
+ a more sophisticated and flexible configuration syntax.
Auto-detection and re-reading of config file changes.
+> Improved cookie management features (e.g. session based cookies).
User-customizable HTML templates (e.g. 404 error page).
+> GIF de-animation.
Improved cookie management features (e.g. session based cookies).
+> Bypass many click-tracking scripts (avoids script redirection).
+
Multi-threaded (POSIX and native threads).
+
User-customizable HTML templates for most proxy-generated pages (e.g. "blocked" page).
+
Auto-detection and re-reading of config file changes.
Builds from source on most UNIX-like systems. Packages available for: Linux
- (RedHat, SuSE, or Debian), Windows, Sun Solaris, Mac OSX, OS/2, HP-UX 11 and AmigaOS.
-
+> Every feature now controllable on a per-site or per-location basis, configuration
+ more powerful and versatile over-all.
In addition, the configuration is much more powerful and versatile over-all.
+> Many smaller new features added, limitations and bugs removed.