Privoxy as HTTP and - HTTPS (SSL) proxy by setting the proxy configuration for address of + HTTPS (SSL) proxy + by setting the proxy configuration for address of 127.0.0.18118. - (Junkbuster and earlier versions of Privoxy used port 8000.) See the section Starting Privoxy below - for more details on this. +CLASS="emphasis" +>DO NOT activate proxying for FTP or + any protocols besides HTTP and HTTPS (SSL) unless you intend to prevent your + browser from using these protocols.
See the Configuration section for more configuration options, and how to customize your installation. -
next section for a quick + introduction to how Privoxy blocks ads and + banners.If you experience ads that slipped through, innocent images that are +> If you experience ads that slip through, innocent images that are blocked, or otherwise feel the need to fine-tune Privoxy's behaviour, take a look at the behavior, take a look at the actions files. As a quick start, you might @@ -207,10 +231,10 @@ TARGET="_top" CLASS="QUOTE" >"Anatomy of an +>Troubleshooting: Anatomy of an Action" has hints how to debug actions that +> has hints on how to understand and debug actions that "misbehave"
For easy access to Privoxy's most important controls, drag the provided - Bookmarklets into your browser's - personal toolbar. -
Please see the section Contacting the Developers on how to report bugs or problems with websites or to get +> on how to report bugs, problems with websites or to get help.
Ad blocking is but one of First a bit of a warning ... blocking ads is much like blocking SPAM: the
more aggressive you are about it, the more likely you are to block
- things that were not intended. So there is a trade off here. If you want
+ things that were not intended. And the more likely that some things
+ may not work as intended. So there is a trade off here. If you want
extreme ad free browsing, be prepared to deal with more
Privoxy can deal with each URL individually, so, for
+ instance, the main page text is not touched, but images from such-and-such
+ server are blocked. The actions we need to know about for ad blocking are: The most important actions for basic ad blocking are: handle-as-image, and
+>,
+ handle-as-empty-document,and
block - this action stops
- any contact between your browser and any URL patterns that match this
- action's configuration. It can be used for blocking ads, but also anything
- that is determined to be unwanted. By itself, it simply stops any
- communication with the remote server and sends - this is perhaps
+ the single most used action, and is particularly important for ad blocking.
+ This action stops any contact between your browser and any URL patterns
+ that match this action's configuration. It can be used for blocking ads,
+ but also anything that is determined to be unwanted. By itself, it simply
+ stops any communication with the remote server and sends
+ Privoxy's
- own built-in BLOCKED page instead to let you now what has happened.
+>'s own built-in BLOCKED page instead to
+ let you now what has happened (with some exceptions, see below).
Advanced users will eventually want to explore Privoxy + filters as well. Filters + are very different from blocks. + A "block" blocks a site, page, or unwanted contented. Filters + are a way of filtering or modifying what is actually on the page. An example + filter usage: a text replacement of "no-no" for + "nasty-word". That is a very simple example. This process can be + used for ad blocking, but it is more in the realm of advanced usage and has + some pitfalls to be wary off.
The quickest way to adjust any of these settings is with your browser through
the special http://p.p/show-status). This
- is an internal page, and does not require Internet access. Select the
- appropriate Note that as of Privoxy 3.0.7 beta the
+ action editor is disabled by default. Check the
+ enable-edit-actions
+ section in the configuration file to learn why and in which
+ cases it's safe to enable again. If you decided to enable the action editor, select the appropriate
+ "actions" file, and click
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There are also various + filters that can be used for ad blocking + (filters are a special subset of actions). These + fall into the "advanced" usage category, and are explained in + depth in later sections.