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FTP or - any protocols besides HTTP and HTTPS (SSL)! It won't work! + any protocols besides HTTP and HTTPS (SSL) unless you intend to prevent your + browser from using these protocols.

  • A default installation should provide a reasonable starting point for most. There will undoubtedly be occasions where you will want to adjust the configuration, but that can be dealt with as the need arises. Little - to no initial configuration is required in most cases. + to no initial configuration is required in most cases, you may want + to enable the + web-based action editor though. + Be sure to read the warnings first.

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  • 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 @@ -266,8 +264,8 @@ CLASS="SECT2" CLASS="SECT2" >4.1. Quickstart to Ad Blocking4.1. Quickstart to Ad Blocking

    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).

  • handle-as-empty-document - + sends an empty document instead of Privoxy's + normal BLOCKED HTML page. This is useful for file types that are neither + HTML nor images, such as blocking JavaScript files. +

  • set-image-blocker

    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 @@ -648,7 +727,7 @@ CLASS="GUIBUTTON" >

    Actions Files Tutorial. The ideas explained therein also apply to the web-based editor.

    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.