-
- With With Firefox, this is typically set under:
-> Settings- Or optionally on some platforms:
Or optionally on some platforms: -> Manual Proxy Configuration
- With With Netscape (and
@@ -205,12 +199,12 @@ CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
> -> HTTP Proxy
For Internet Explorer v.5-7:
:UNCHECKED. You want only HTTP and HTTPS (SSL)!
-
After doing this, flush your browser's disk and memory caches to force a
- re-reading of all pages and to get rid of any ads that may be cached. Remove
+ re-reading of all pages and to get rid of any ads that may be cached. Remove
any 5.1. Red Hat and Fedora5.1. Debian
A default Red Hat installation may not start We use a script. Note that Debian typically starts Privoxy upon boot. It will use - the file upon booting per + default. It will use the file + /etc/privoxy/config as its main configuration file.
# /etc/rc.d/init.d/privoxy start |
Or ...
# service privoxy start# /etc/init.d/privoxy start |
We use a script. Note that Debian typically starts To start Privoxy upon booting per - default. It will use the file +> upon booting, add + "privoxy_enable='YES'" to /etc/rc.conf. + Privoxy will use /etc/privoxy/config as its main configuration - file.
/usr/local/etc/privoxy/config as its main + configuration file.If you installed Privoxy into a jail, the + paths above are relative to the jail root.
# /etc/init.d/privoxy start# service privoxy onestart |
Example Unix startup command:
# /usr/sbin/privoxy /etc/privoxy/config# /usr/sbin/privoxy --user privoxy /etc/privoxy/config |
Note that if you installed Privoxy through + a package manager, the package will probably contain a platform-specific + script or configuration file to start Privoxy + upon boot.
After downloading the privoxy software, unzip the downloaded file by - double-clicking on the zip file icon. Then, double-click on the - installer package icon and follow the installation process.
The privoxy service will automatically start after a successful - installation. In addition, the privoxy service will automatically - start every time your computer starts up.
To prevent the privoxy service from automatically starting when your - computer starts up, remove or rename the folder named - /Library/StartupItems/Privoxy.
A simple application named Privoxy Utility has been created which - enables administrators to easily start and stop the privoxy service.
In addition, the Privoxy Utility presents a simple way for - administrators to edit the various privoxy config files. A method - to uninstall the software is also available.
The privoxy service will automatically start after a successful installation + (and thereafter every time your computer starts up) however you will need to + configure your web browser(s) to use it. To do so, configure them to use a + proxy for HTTP and HTTPS at the address 127.0.0.1:8118.An administrator username and password must be supplied in order for - the Privoxy Utility to perform any of the tasks.
Start Privoxy (with RUN <>NIL:) in your - startnet script (AmiTCP), in +> To prevent the privoxy service from automatically starting when your computer + starts up, remove or rename the file /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.ijbswa.privoxy.plist + (on OS X 10.5 and higher) or the folder named s:user-startup (RoadShow), as startup program in your - startup script (Genesis), or as startup action (Miami and MiamiDx). - Privoxy will automatically quit when you quit your - TCP/IP stack (just ignore the harmless warning your TCP/IP stack may display that - Privoxy is still running).
A script is again used. It will use the file /etc/privoxy/config - as its main configuration file.
/etc/init.d/privoxy start - |
Note that Privoxy is not automatically started at - boot time by default. You can change this with the rc-update - command.
/Library/StartupItems/Privoxy (on OS X 10.4 'Tiger').-
rc-update add privoxy default - |
may be invoked with the following command-line options:
--config-test +
Exit after loading the configuration files before binding to + the listen address. The exit code signals whether or not the + configuration files have been successfully loaded. +
If the exit code is 1, at least one of the configuration files + is invalid, if it is 0, all the configuration files have been + successfully loaded (but may still contain errors that can + currently only be detected at run time). +
This option doesn't affect the log setting, combination with + --no-daemon is recommended if a configured + log file shouldn't be used. +
--user option, +> option, chroot to that user's home directory, i.e. make the kernel pretend to the Privoxy - process that the directory tree starts there. If set up carefully, this can limit + process that the directory tree starts there. If set up carefully, this can limit the impact of possible vulnerabilities in Privoxy
Specifies a hostname to look up before doing a chroot. On some systems, initializing the - resolver library involves reading config files from /etc and/or loading additional shared - libraries from /lib. On these systems, doing a hostname lookup before the chroot reduces +> Specifies a hostname (for example www.privoxy.org) to look up before doing a chroot. + On some systems, initializing the resolver library involves reading config files from + /etc and/or loading additional shared libraries from /lib. + On these systems, doing a hostname lookup before the chroot reduces the number of files that must be copied into the chroot tree.
configfile is included on the command line, +> is included on the command line, Privoxy will look for a file named +> will look for a file named "config" in the current directory (except on Win32 +> in the current directory (except on Win32 where it will look for "config.txt" instead). Specify - full path to avoid confusion. If no config file is found, +> instead). Specify + full path to avoid confusion. If no config file is found, Privoxy
On MS Windows only there are two additional +> only there are two additional command-line options to allow Privoxy to install and +> to install and run as a service. See the +>. See the Window Installation section +> for details.