Starting Privoxy

Firefox, this can be set under:
, this is typically set under:
-> Options -> Advanced -> Network ->Connection -> Settings

+ Or optionally on some platforms:
Edit -> Preferences -> General
For Internet Explorer v.5-6Internet Explorer v.5-7:

5.1. Red Hat, Fedora and Conectiva5.1. Red Hat and Fedora
A default Red Hat installation may not start 5.2. Debian5.2. Debian
We use a script. Note that Debian typically starts
5.3. SuSE
We use a script. It will use the file /etc/privoxy/config -as its main configuration file. Note that SuSE starts Privoxy upon booting -your PC.

# rcprivoxy start
5.4. Windows
5.3. Windows
Click on the 5.5. Solaris, NetBSD, FreeBSD, HP-UX and others5.4. Solaris, NetBSD, FreeBSD, HP-UX and others
Example Unix startup command:
5.6. OS/25.5. OS/2
During installation, 5.7. Mac OSX5.6. Mac OS X
During installation, Privoxy is configured to - start automatically when the system restarts. To start Privoxy manually, - double-click on the StartPrivoxy.command icon in the - /Library/Privoxy folder. Or, type this command - in the Terminal:
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.

/Library/Privoxy/StartPrivoxy.command -
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.
You will be prompted for the administrator password.
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.
An administrator username and password must be supplied in order for + the Privoxy Utility to perform any of the tasks.
5.8. AmigaOS5.7. AmigaOS
Start 5.9. Gentoo5.8. Gentoo
A script is again used. It will use the file 5.10. Command Line Options5.9. Command Line Options
--pidfile FILE -
On startup, write the process ID to --user USER[.GROUP] -
After (optionally) writing the PID file, assume the user ID of @@ -751,7 +733,6 @@ CLASS="EMPHASIS" >--chroot -
Before changing to the user ID given in the
--pre-chroot-nslookup hostname +
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 + the number of files that must be copied into the chroot tree. +
For fastest startup speed, a good value is a hostname that is not in /etc/hosts but that + your local name server (listed in /etc/resolv.conf) can resolve without recursion + (that is, without having to ask any other name servers). The hostname need not exist, + but if it doesn't, an error message (which can be ignored) will be output. +