When building from a source tarball, first unpack the source:
- tar xzvf privoxy-3.0.24-stable-src.tar.gz
- cd privoxy-3.0.24-stable
+ tar xzvf privoxy-3.0.25-beta-src.tar.gz
+ cd privoxy-3.0.25-beta
For retrieving the current CVS sources, you'll need a CVS client installed.
Note that sources from CVS are typically development quality, and may not be
./configure --disable-toggle --disable-editor --disable-force
-Then build as above. In Privoxy 3.0.7 and later, all of these options can also
-be disabled through the configuration file.
+Note that all of these options can also be disabled through the configuration
+file.
WARNING: If installing as root, the install will fail unless a non-root user or
group is specified, or a privoxy user and group already exist on the system. If
*
*********************************************************************/
-This README is included with Privoxy 3.0.24. See http://www.privoxy.org/ for
-more information. The current code maturity level is "stable".
+This README is included with the development version of Privoxy 3.0.25. See
+http://www.privoxy.org/ for more information. The current code maturity level
+is "UNRELEASED", but seems stable to us :).
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The actions list can be configured via the web interface accessed via http://
p.p/, as well other options.
+All configuration files are subject to unannounced changes during the
+development process.
+
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. DOCUMENTATION
-There should be documentation in the 'doc' subdirectory. In particular, see the
-User Manual there, the FAQ, and those interested in Privoxy development, should
-look at developer-manual.
+There should be documentation in the 'doc' subdirectory, but it may not be
+completed at this point. In particular, see the User Manual there, the FAQ, and
+those interested in Privoxy development, should look at developer-manual.
-The source and configuration files are all well commented. The main
-configuration files are: 'config', 'default.action', and 'default.filter'.
+The most up to date source of information on the current development version,
+may still be either comments in the source code, or the included configuration
+files. The source and configuration files are all well commented. The main
+configuration files are: 'config', 'default.action', and 'default.filter' in
+the top-level source directory.
Included documentation may vary according to platform and packager. All
documentation is posted on http://www.privoxy.org, in case you don't have it,
without a lot of back and forth which causes unnecessary delays. Reading this
section should help to prevent that.
-Before contacting us to report a problem, please try to verify that it is a
+Before contacting us to report a problem, please try to verify that it is a
Privoxy problem, and not a browser or site problem or documented behaviour that
just happens to be different than what you expected. If unsure, try toggling
off Privoxy, and see if the problem persists.
* The operating system and versions you run Privoxy on, e.g. Windows XP SP2.
- * The name, platform, and version of the browser you were using (e.g.
+ * The name, platform, and version of the browser you were using (e.g.
Internet Explorer v5.5 for Mac).
* The URL where the problem occurred, or some way for us to duplicate the
This file belongs into
ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/i/ij/ijbswa/htdocs/
- $Id: faq.sgml,v 2.116 2016/02/26 12:33:18 fabiankeil Exp $
+ $Id: faq.sgml,v 2.117 2016/03/04 13:21:33 fabiankeil Exp $
Copyright (C) 2001-2014 Privoxy Developers http://www.privoxy.org/
See LICENSE.
</subscript>
</pubdate>
-<pubdate>$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.116 2016/02/26 12:33:18 fabiankeil Exp $</pubdate>
+<pubdate>$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.117 2016/03/04 13:21:33 fabiankeil Exp $</pubdate>
<!--
</para>
</sect2>
+<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="tainted-sockets">
+<title>What are tainted sockets and how do I prevent them?</title>
+<para>
+ &my-app; marks sockets as tainted when it can't use them to
+ serve additional requests.
+ This does not necessarily mean that something went wrong and
+ information about tainted sockets is only logged if connection
+ debugging is enabled (debug 2).
+</para>
+<para>
+ For example server sockets that were used for CONNECT requests
+ (which are used to tunnel https:// requests) are considered tainted
+ once the client closed its connection to &my-app;.
+ Technically &my-app; could keep the connection to the server open,
+ but the server would not accept requests that do not belong to the
+ previous TLS/SSL session (and the client may even have terminated
+ the session).
+</para>
+<para>
+ Server sockets are also marked tainted when a client requests a
+ resource, but closes the connection before &my-app; has completely
+ received (and forwarded) the resource to the client.
+ In this case the server would (probably) accept additional requests,
+ but &my-app; could not get the response without completely reading
+ the leftovers from the previous response.
+</para>
+<para>
+ These are just two examples, there are currently a bit more than
+ 25 scenarios in which a socket is considered tainted.
+</para>
+<para>
+ While sockets can also be marked tainted as a result of a technical
+ problem that may be worth fixing, the problem will be explicitly
+ logged as error.
+</para>
+</sect2>
</sect1>
<td><span class="emphasis"><i class=
"EMPHASIS">p-version</i></span>: the <span class=
"APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> version string, e.g.
- <span class="QUOTE">"3.0.24"</span>.</td>
+ <span class="QUOTE">"3.0.25"</span>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
"http://www.privoxy.org/" target="_top">Privoxy
Developers</a></sub><br></p>
- <p class="PUBDATE">$Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 2.65 2016/01/23
- 11:58:58 fabiankeil Exp $<br></p>
+ <p class="PUBDATE">$Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 2.67 2016/02/26
+ 12:27:32 fabiankeil Exp $<br></p>
<div>
<div class="ABSTRACT">
entirely correct. As always, patches are welcome.</p>
<p>Please note that this document is constantly evolving. This copy
- represents the state at the release of version 3.0.24. You can find
+ represents the state at the release of version 3.0.25. You can find
the latest version of the this manual at <a href=
"http://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/" target=
"_top">http://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/</a>. Please have a
<dl>
<dt>5.1. <a href="testing.html#TESTING-PLAN">Testplan for
releases</a></dt>
-
- <dt>5.2. <a href="testing.html#TESTING-REPORT">Test
- reports</a></dt>
</dl>
</dd>
<tr>
<td>
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
- debchange -v 3.0.24-stable-1 "New upstream version"
+ debchange -v 3.0.25-UNRELEASED-1 "New upstream version"
</pre>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>This will create <tt class=
- "FILENAME">../privoxy_3.0.24-stable-1_i386.deb</tt> which can be
+ "FILENAME">../privoxy_3.0.25-UNRELEASED-1_i386.deb</tt> which can be
uploaded. To upload the package to Sourceforge, simply issue</p>
<table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%">
column, and click <tt class="LITERAL">Add Release</tt>. You will then
need to create a new release for your package, using the format of
<tt class="LITERAL">$VERSION ($CODE_STATUS)</tt>, e.g. <span class=
- "emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">3.0.24 (beta)</i></span>.</p>
+ "emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">3.0.25 (beta)</i></span>.</p>
<p>Now just follow the prompts. Be sure to add any appropriate Release
notes. You should see your freshly uploaded packages in <span class=
</li>
</ol>
</div>
-
- <div class="SECT2">
- <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="TESTING-REPORT" id="TESTING-REPORT">5.2.
- Test reports</a></h2>
-
- <p>Please submit test reports only with the <a href=
- "http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=11118&atid=395005"
- target="_top">test form</a> at sourceforge. Three simple steps:</p>
-
- <ul>
- <li>
- <p>Select category: the distribution you test on.</p>
- </li>
-
- <li>
- <p>Select group: the version of <span class=
- "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> that we are about to release.</p>
- </li>
-
- <li>
- <p>Fill the Summary and Detailed Description with something
- intelligent (keep it short and precise).</p>
- </li>
- </ul>Do not mail to the mailing list (we cannot keep track on issues
- there).
- </div>
</div>
<div class="NAVFOOTER">
Configuration</a></h1>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN360" id="AEN360">3.1. What exactly is an
- <span class="QUOTE">"actions"</span> file?</a></h3>
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="ACTIONSFILE" id="ACTIONSFILE">3.1. What
+ exactly is an <span class="QUOTE">"actions"</span> file?</a></h3>
<p><span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> utilizes the concept of
<span class="QUOTE">" <a href=
</div>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN383" id="AEN383">3.3. How are actions
- files configured? What is the easiest way to do this?</a></h3>
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="ACTCONFIG" id="ACTCONFIG">3.3. How are
+ actions files configured? What is the easiest way to do this?</a></h3>
<p>Actions files are just text files in a special syntax and can be
edited with a text editor. But probably the easiest way is to access
</div>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN392" id="AEN392">3.4. There are several
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN393" id="AEN393">3.4. There are several
different <span class="QUOTE">"actions"</span> files. What are the
differences?</a></h3>
</div>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN482" id="AEN482">3.11. What is the
- <tt class="FILENAME">default.filter</tt> file? What is a <span class=
- "QUOTE">"filter"</span>?</a></h3>
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="FILTERFILE" id="FILTERFILE">3.11. What is
+ the <tt class="FILENAME">default.filter</tt> file? What is a
+ <span class="QUOTE">"filter"</span>?</a></h3>
<p>The <a href="../user-manual/filter-file.html" target=
"_top"><tt class="FILENAME">default.filter</tt></a> file is where
</div>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN533" id="AEN533">3.13. Instead of ads,
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="NOSEEUM" id="NOSEEUM">3.13. Instead of ads,
now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see
anything.</a></h3>
</div>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN550" id="AEN550">3.14. Why would anybody
- want to see a checkerboard pattern?</a></h3>
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="WHYSEEUM" id="WHYSEEUM">3.14. Why would
+ anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</a></h3>
<p>Remember that <a href="general.html#WHATSANAD">telling which image
is an ad and which isn't</a>, is an educated guess. While we hope that
</div>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN556" id="AEN556">3.15. I see some images
- being replaced with text instead of the checkerboard image. Why and how
- do I get rid of this?</a></h3>
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="BLOCKEDBYTEXT" id="BLOCKEDBYTEXT">3.15. I
+ see some images being replaced with text instead of the checkerboard
+ image. Why and how do I get rid of this?</a></h3>
<p>This happens when the banners are not embedded in the HTML code of
the page itself, but in separate HTML (sub)documents that are loaded
"APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>.</p>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN1470" id="AEN1470">7.1. License</a></h2>
+ <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN1484" id="AEN1484">7.1. License</a></h2>
<p><span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> is free software; you can
redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the <i class=
</div>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN1479" id="AEN1479">7.2. History</a></h2>
+ <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN1493" id="AEN1493">7.2. History</a></h2>
<p>A long time ago, there was the <span class="APPLICATION">Internet
Junkbuster</span>, by Anonymous Coders and Junkbusters Corporation.
</div>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN82" id="AEN82">1.6. Why <span class=
- "QUOTE">"Privoxy"</span>? Why change the name from Junkbuster at
- all?</a></h3>
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="WHYPRIVOXY" id="WHYPRIVOXY">1.6. Why
+ <span class="QUOTE">"Privoxy"</span>? Why change the name from
+ Junkbuster at all?</a></h3>
<p>Though outdated, Junkbusters Corporation continued to offer their
original version of the <span class="APPLICATION">Internet
</div>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN158" id="AEN158">1.9. Can Privoxy make
- mistakes? This does not sound very scientific.</a></h3>
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="MISTAKES" id="MISTAKES">1.9. Can Privoxy
+ make mistakes? This does not sound very scientific.</a></h3>
<p>Actually, it's a black art ;-) And yes, it is always possible to
have a broad rule accidentally block or change something by mistake.
</div>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN164" id="AEN164">1.10. Will I have to
- configure Privoxy before I can use it?</a></h3>
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="CONFIGORNOT" id="CONFIGORNOT">1.10. Will I
+ have to configure Privoxy before I can use it?</a></h3>
<p>That depends on your expectations. The default installation should
give you a good starting point, and block <span class=
and a list of TODO list items you are interested in the most. For
example: Max Mustermann: #16, #1, #14.</p>
+ <p>Note that donations made through Zwiebelfreunde e.V. currently
+ can't be checked automatically so you may not get credited right
+ away. The credits currently reflect donations received before
+ 2016-01-14.</p>
+
<p>If you have any questions regarding donations please mail to
either the public user mailing list or, if it's a private matter, to
<a href="mailto:fk@fabiankeil.de" target="_top">Fabian Keil</a>
2001-2014 by <a href="http://www.privoxy.org/" target="_top">Privoxy
Developers</a></sub><br></p>
- <p class="PUBDATE">$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.111 2016/01/21 15:55:49 fabiankeil
+ <p class="PUBDATE">$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.117 2016/03/04 13:21:33 fabiankeil
Exp $<br></p>
<div>
</ul>
<p>Please note that this document is a work in progress. This copy
- represents the state at the release of version 3.0.24. You can find
+ represents the state at the release of version 3.0.25. You can find
the latest version of the document at <a href=
"http://www.privoxy.org/faq/" target=
"_top">http://www.privoxy.org/faq/</a>. Please see the <a href=
<dt>1.5. <a href="general.html#NEWJB">What is this new version of
<span class="QUOTE">"Junkbuster"</span>?</a></dt>
- <dt>1.6. <a href="general.html#AEN82">Why <span class=
+ <dt>1.6. <a href="general.html#WHYPRIVOXY">Why <span class=
"QUOTE">"Privoxy"</span>? Why change the name from Junkbuster at
all?</a></dt>
<dt>1.8. <a href="general.html#WHATSANAD">How does Privoxy know
what is an ad, and what is not?</a></dt>
- <dt>1.9. <a href="general.html#AEN158">Can Privoxy make mistakes?
- This does not sound very scientific.</a></dt>
+ <dt>1.9. <a href="general.html#MISTAKES">Can Privoxy make
+ mistakes? This does not sound very scientific.</a></dt>
- <dt>1.10. <a href="general.html#AEN164">Will I have to configure
- Privoxy before I can use it?</a></dt>
+ <dt>1.10. <a href="general.html#CONFIGORNOT">Will I have to
+ configure Privoxy before I can use it?</a></dt>
<dt>1.11. <a href="general.html#LAN">Can Privoxy run as a server
on a network?</a></dt>
<dd>
<dl>
- <dt>3.1. <a href="configuration.html#AEN360">What exactly is an
- <span class="QUOTE">"actions"</span> file?</a></dt>
+ <dt>3.1. <a href="configuration.html#ACTIONSFILE">What exactly is
+ an <span class="QUOTE">"actions"</span> file?</a></dt>
<dt>3.2. <a href="configuration.html#ACTIONSS">The <span class=
"QUOTE">"actions"</span> concept confuses me. Please list some of
these <span class="QUOTE">"actions"</span>.</a></dt>
- <dt>3.3. <a href="configuration.html#AEN383">How are actions
+ <dt>3.3. <a href="configuration.html#ACTCONFIG">How are actions
files configured? What is the easiest way to do this?</a></dt>
- <dt>3.4. <a href="configuration.html#AEN392">There are several
+ <dt>3.4. <a href="configuration.html#AEN393">There are several
different <span class="QUOTE">"actions"</span> files. What are
the differences?</a></dt>
change the configuration with a browser? Does that not raise
security issues?</a></dt>
- <dt>3.11. <a href="configuration.html#AEN482">What is the
+ <dt>3.11. <a href="configuration.html#FILTERFILE">What is the
<tt class="FILENAME">default.filter</tt> file? What is a
<span class="QUOTE">"filter"</span>?</a></dt>
<dt>3.12. <a href="configuration.html#LANCONFIG">How can I set up
Privoxy to act as a proxy for my LAN?</a></dt>
- <dt>3.13. <a href="configuration.html#AEN533">Instead of ads, now
- I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see
+ <dt>3.13. <a href="configuration.html#NOSEEUM">Instead of ads,
+ now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see
anything.</a></dt>
- <dt>3.14. <a href="configuration.html#AEN550">Why would anybody
+ <dt>3.14. <a href="configuration.html#WHYSEEUM">Why would anybody
want to see a checkerboard pattern?</a></dt>
- <dt>3.15. <a href="configuration.html#AEN556">I see some images
- being replaced with text instead of the checkerboard image. Why
- and how do I get rid of this?</a></dt>
+ <dt>3.15. <a href="configuration.html#BLOCKEDBYTEXT">I see some
+ images being replaced with text instead of the checkerboard
+ image. Why and how do I get rid of this?</a></dt>
<dt>3.16. <a href="configuration.html#SRVANY">Can Privoxy run as
a service on Win2K/NT/XP?</a></dt>
<dd>
<dl>
- <dt>4.1. <a href="misc.html#AEN731">How much does Privoxy slow my
- browsing down? This has to add extra time to browsing.</a></dt>
+ <dt>4.1. <a href="misc.html#SLOWSME">How much does Privoxy slow
+ my browsing down? This has to add extra time to
+ browsing.</a></dt>
<dt>4.2. <a href="misc.html#LOADINGTIMES">I notice considerable
delays in page requests. What's wrong?</a></dt>
<dt>4.7. <a href="misc.html#IP">How can I hide my IP
address?</a></dt>
- <dt>4.8. <a href="misc.html#AEN796">Can Privoxy guarantee I am
- anonymous?</a></dt>
+ <dt>4.8. <a href="misc.html#ANONFORSURE">Can Privoxy guarantee I
+ am anonymous?</a></dt>
- <dt>4.9. <a href="misc.html#AEN814">A test site says I am not
+ <dt>4.9. <a href="misc.html#PROXYTEST">A test site says I am not
using a Proxy.</a></dt>
<dt>4.10. <a href="misc.html#TOR">How do I use Privoxy together
with Tor?</a></dt>
- <dt>4.11. <a href="misc.html#AEN872">Might some things break
+ <dt>4.11. <a href="misc.html#SITEBREAK">Might some things break
because header information or content is being altered?</a></dt>
- <dt>4.12. <a href="misc.html#AEN886">Can Privoxy act as a
+ <dt>4.12. <a href="misc.html#CACHING">Can Privoxy act as a
<span class="QUOTE">"caching"</span> proxy to speed up web
browsing?</a></dt>
- <dt>4.13. <a href="misc.html#AEN896">What about as a firewall?
+ <dt>4.13. <a href="misc.html#FIREWALL">What about as a firewall?
Can Privoxy protect me?</a></dt>
- <dt>4.14. <a href="misc.html#AEN901">I have large empty spaces /
+ <dt>4.14. <a href="misc.html#WASTED">I have large empty spaces /
a checkerboard pattern now where ads used to be. Why?</a></dt>
- <dt>4.15. <a href="misc.html#AEN909">How can Privoxy filter
- Secure (HTTPS) URLs?</a></dt>
+ <dt>4.15. <a href="misc.html#SSL">How can Privoxy filter Secure
+ (HTTPS) URLs?</a></dt>
- <dt>4.16. <a href="misc.html#AEN923">Privoxy runs as a
+ <dt>4.16. <a href="misc.html#SECURE">Privoxy runs as a
<span class="QUOTE">"server"</span>. How secure is it? Do I need
to take any special precautions?</a></dt>
<dd>
<dl>
- <dt>5.1. <a href="trouble.html#AEN1090">I cannot connect to any
+ <dt>5.1. <a href="trouble.html#REFUSED">I cannot connect to any
websites. Or, I am getting <span class="QUOTE">"connection
refused"</span> message with every web page. Why?</a></dt>
<dt>5.2. <a href="trouble.html#ERROR503">Why am I getting a 503
Error (WSAECONNREFUSED) on every page?</a></dt>
- <dt>5.3. <a href="trouble.html#AEN1113">I just added a new rule,
+ <dt>5.3. <a href="trouble.html#FLUSHIT">I just added a new rule,
but the steenkin ad is still getting through. How?</a></dt>
<dt>5.4. <a href="trouble.html#BADSITE">One of my favorite sites
<dt>5.24. <a href="trouble.html#GENTOO-RICERS">I compiled
<span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> with Gentoo's portage
and it appears to be very slow. Why?</a></dt>
+
+ <dt>5.25. <a href="trouble.html#TAINTED-SOCKETS">What are tainted
+ sockets and how do I prevent them?</a></dt>
</dl>
</dd>
<dd>
<dl>
- <dt>7.1. <a href="copyright.html#AEN1470">License</a></dt>
+ <dt>7.1. <a href="copyright.html#AEN1484">License</a></dt>
- <dt>7.2. <a href="copyright.html#AEN1479">History</a></dt>
+ <dt>7.2. <a href="copyright.html#AEN1493">History</a></dt>
</dl>
</dd>
</dl>
<h1 class="SECT1"><a name="MISC" id="MISC">4. Miscellaneous</a></h1>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN731" id="AEN731">4.1. How much does
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="SLOWSME" id="SLOWSME">4.1. How much does
Privoxy slow my browsing down? This has to add extra time to
browsing.</a></h3>
"APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> for the request, hence it could not be
intercepted, and you have accessed the <span class="emphasis"><i class=
"EMPHASIS">real</i></span> web site at config.privoxy.org.</p>
+
+ <p>Note that config.privoxy.org resolves to a public IP address. If you
+ use config.privoxy.org as ping or traceroute target you will reach the
+ system on the Internet (Privoxy can't intercept ICMP requests). If you
+ want to ping the system Privoxy runs on, you should use its IP address
+ or local DNS name (if it has got one).</p>
</div>
<div class="SECT2">
</div>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN796" id="AEN796">4.8. Can Privoxy
- guarantee I am anonymous?</a></h3>
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="ANONFORSURE" id="ANONFORSURE">4.8. Can
+ Privoxy guarantee I am anonymous?</a></h3>
<p>No. Your chances of remaining anonymous are improved, but unless you
<a href="#TOR" target="_top">chain <span class=
</div>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN814" id="AEN814">4.9. A test site says I
- am not using a Proxy.</a></h3>
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="PROXYTEST" id="PROXYTEST">4.9. A test site
+ says I am not using a Proxy.</a></h3>
<p>Good! Actually, they are probably testing for some other kinds of
proxies. Hiding yourself completely would require additional steps.</p>
</div>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN872" id="AEN872">4.11. Might some things
- break because header information or content is being altered?</a></h3>
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="SITEBREAK" id="SITEBREAK">4.11. Might some
+ things break because header information or content is being
+ altered?</a></h3>
<p>Definitely. It is common for sites to use browser type, browser
version, HTTP header content, and various other techniques in order to
</div>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN886" id="AEN886">4.12. Can Privoxy act as
- a <span class="QUOTE">"caching"</span> proxy to speed up web
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="CACHING" id="CACHING">4.12. Can Privoxy act
+ as a <span class="QUOTE">"caching"</span> proxy to speed up web
browsing?</a></h3>
<p>No, it does not have this ability at all. You want something like
</div>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN896" id="AEN896">4.13. What about as a
- firewall? Can Privoxy protect me?</a></h3>
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="FIREWALL" id="FIREWALL">4.13. What about as
+ a firewall? Can Privoxy protect me?</a></h3>
<p>Not in the way you mean, or in the way some firewall vendors claim
they can. <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> can help protect
</div>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN901" id="AEN901">4.14. I have large empty
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="WASTED" id="WASTED">4.14. I have large empty
spaces / a checkerboard pattern now where ads used to be. Why?</a></h3>
<p>It is technically possible to eliminate banners and ads in a way
</div>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN909" id="AEN909">4.15. How can Privoxy
- filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs?</a></h3>
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="SSL" id="SSL">4.15. How can Privoxy filter
+ Secure (HTTPS) URLs?</a></h3>
<p>Since secure HTTP connections are encrypted SSL sessions between
your browser and the secure site, and are meant to be reliably
</div>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN923" id="AEN923">4.16. Privoxy runs as a
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="SECURE" id="SECURE">4.16. Privoxy runs as a
<span class="QUOTE">"server"</span>. How secure is it? Do I need to
take any special precautions?</a></h3>
Troubleshooting</a></h1>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN1090" id="AEN1090">5.1. I cannot connect
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="REFUSED" id="REFUSED">5.1. I cannot connect
to any websites. Or, I am getting <span class="QUOTE">"connection
refused"</span> message with every web page. Why?</a></h3>
</div>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN1113" id="AEN1113">5.3. I just added a
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="FLUSHIT" id="FLUSHIT">5.3. I just added a
new rule, but the steenkin ad is still getting through. How?</a></h3>
<p>If the ad had been displayed before you added its URL, it will
"QUOTE">"FEATURE_PTHREAD"</span> as <span class=
"QUOTE">"enabled"</span>.</p>
</div>
+
+ <div class="SECT2">
+ <h3 class="SECT2"><a name="TAINTED-SOCKETS" id="TAINTED-SOCKETS">5.25.
+ What are tainted sockets and how do I prevent them?</a></h3>
+
+ <p><span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> marks sockets as tainted
+ when it can't use them to serve additional requests. This does not
+ necessarily mean that something went wrong and information about
+ tainted sockets is only logged if connection debugging is enabled
+ (debug 2).</p>
+
+ <p>For example server sockets that were used for CONNECT requests
+ (which are used to tunnel https:// requests) are considered tainted
+ once the client closed its connection to <span class=
+ "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>. Technically <span class=
+ "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> could keep the connection to the server
+ open, but the server would not accept requests that do not belong to
+ the previous TLS/SSL session (and the client may even have terminated
+ the session).</p>
+
+ <p>Server sockets are also marked tainted when a client requests a
+ resource, but closes the connection before <span class=
+ "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> has completely received (and forwarded)
+ the resource to the client. In this case the server would (probably)
+ accept additional requests, but <span class=
+ "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> could not get the response without
+ completely reading the leftovers from the previous response.</p>
+
+ <p>These are just two examples, there are currently a bit more than 25
+ scenarios in which a socket is considered tainted.</p>
+
+ <p>While sockets can also be marked tainted as a result of a technical
+ problem that may be worth fixing, the problem will be explicitly logged
+ as error.</p>
+ </div>
</div>
<div class="NAVFOOTER">
</ul>
<p>The most recent release is <a href="announce.txt" target=
- "_top">3.0.24 (stable)</a>.</p>
+ "_top">3.0.25 (UNRELEASED)</a>.</p>
</div>
</div>
<hr>
<h1 class="TITLE"><a name="AEN2" id="AEN2">Privoxy - The Privacy
Enhancing Proxy</a></h1>
- <h2 class="SUBTITLE">Project Index Page v3.0.24</h2>
+ <h2 class="SUBTITLE">Project Index Page v3.0.25</h2>
<div>
<div class="ABSTRACT">
<title>Actions Files</title>
<meta name="GENERATOR" content=
"Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.79">
- <link rel="HOME" title="Privoxy 3.0.24 User Manual" href="index.html">
+ <link rel="HOME" title="Privoxy 3.0.25 User Manual" href="index.html">
<link rel="PREVIOUS" title="The Main Configuration File" href=
"config.html">
<link rel="NEXT" title="Filter Files" href="filter-file.html">
<table summary="Header navigation table" width="100%" border="0"
cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
- <th colspan="3" align="center">Privoxy 3.0.24 User Manual</th>
+ <th colspan="3" align="center">Privoxy 3.0.25 User Manual</th>
</tr>
<tr>
in <tt class="FILENAME">default.action</tt> are:</p>
<div class="TABLE">
- <a name="AEN2614" id="AEN2614"></a>
+ <a name="AEN2618" id="AEN2618"></a>
<p><b>Table 1. Default Configurations</b></p>
actions</a>.</p>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN2713" id="AEN2713">8.1. Finding the Right
- Mix</a></h2>
+ <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="RIGHT-MIX" id="RIGHT-MIX">8.1. Finding the
+ Right Mix</a></h2>
<p>Note that some <a href="actions-file.html#ACTIONS">actions</a>, like
cookie suppression or script disabling, may render some sites unusable
</div>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN2720" id="AEN2720">8.2. How to
+ <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="HOW-TO-EDIT" id="HOW-TO-EDIT">8.2. How to
Edit</a></h2>
<p>The easiest way to edit the actions files is with a browser by using
</div>
<div class="SECT3">
- <h3 class="SECT3"><a name="AEN2914" id="AEN2914">8.4.2. The Path
- Pattern</a></h3>
+ <h3 class="SECT3"><a name="PATH-PATTERN" id="PATH-PATTERN">8.4.2. The
+ Path Pattern</a></h3>
<p><span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> uses <span class=
"QUOTE">"modern"</span> POSIX 1003.2 <a href=
</div>
<div class="SECT3">
- <h3 class="SECT3"><a name="AEN4653" id="AEN4653">8.5.36.
+ <h3 class="SECT3"><a name="SUMMARY" id="SUMMARY">8.5.36.
Summary</a></h3>
<p>Note that many of these actions have the potential to cause a page
together:</p>
<div class="SECT3">
- <h3 class="SECT3"><a name="AEN4717" id="AEN4717">8.7.1.
+ <h3 class="SECT3"><a name="MATCH-ALL" id="MATCH-ALL">8.7.1.
match-all.action</a></h3>
<p>Remember <span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">all actions
</div>
<div class="SECT3">
- <h3 class="SECT3"><a name="AEN4739" id="AEN4739">8.7.2.
+ <h3 class="SECT3"><a name="DEFAULT-ACTION" id="DEFAULT-ACTION">8.7.2.
default.action</a></h3>
<p>If you aren't a developer, there's no need for you to edit the
</div>
<div class="SECT3">
- <h3 class="SECT3"><a name="AEN4852" id="AEN4852">8.7.3.
+ <h3 class="SECT3"><a name="USER-ACTION" id="USER-ACTION">8.7.3.
user.action</a></h3>
<p>So far we are painting with a broad brush by setting general
<title>Appendix</title>
<meta name="GENERATOR" content=
"Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.79">
- <link rel="HOME" title="Privoxy 3.0.24 User Manual" href="index.html">
+ <link rel="HOME" title="Privoxy 3.0.25 User Manual" href="index.html">
<link rel="PREVIOUS" title="See Also" href="seealso.html">
<link rel="STYLESHEET" type="text/css" href="../p_doc.css">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<table summary="Header navigation table" width="100%" border="0"
cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
- <th colspan="3" align="center">Privoxy 3.0.24 User Manual</th>
+ <th colspan="3" align="center">Privoxy 3.0.25 User Manual</th>
</tr>
<tr>
</div>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN5759" id="AEN5759">14.2. Privoxy's
- Internal Pages</a></h2>
+ <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="INTERNAL-PAGES" id="INTERNAL-PAGES">14.2.
+ Privoxy's Internal Pages</a></h2>
<p>Since <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> proxies each
requested web page, it is easy for <span class=
<ul>
<li>
- <p>Privoxy main page:</p><a name="AEN5773" id="AEN5773"></a>
+ <p>Privoxy main page:</p><a name="AEN5777" id="AEN5777"></a>
<blockquote class="BLOCKQUOTE">
<p><a href="http://config.privoxy.org/" target=
<li>
<p>Show information about the current configuration, including
- viewing and editing of actions files:</p><a name="AEN5781" id=
- "AEN5781"></a>
+ viewing and editing of actions files:</p><a name="AEN5785" id=
+ "AEN5785"></a>
<blockquote class="BLOCKQUOTE">
<p><a href="http://config.privoxy.org/show-status" target=
</li>
<li>
- <p>Show the source code version numbers:</p><a name="AEN5786" id=
- "AEN5786"></a>
+ <p>Show the source code version numbers:</p><a name="AEN5790" id=
+ "AEN5790"></a>
<blockquote class="BLOCKQUOTE">
<p><a href="http://config.privoxy.org/show-version" target=
</li>
<li>
- <p>Show the browser's request headers:</p><a name="AEN5791" id=
- "AEN5791"></a>
+ <p>Show the browser's request headers:</p><a name="AEN5795" id=
+ "AEN5795"></a>
<blockquote class="BLOCKQUOTE">
<p><a href="http://config.privoxy.org/show-request" target=
</li>
<li>
- <p>Show which actions apply to a URL and why:</p><a name="AEN5796"
- id="AEN5796"></a>
+ <p>Show which actions apply to a URL and why:</p><a name="AEN5800"
+ id="AEN5800"></a>
<blockquote class="BLOCKQUOTE">
<p><a href="http://config.privoxy.org/show-url-info" target=
<span class="QUOTE">"off"</span>, <span class=
"QUOTE">"Privoxy"</span> continues to run, but only as a
pass-through proxy, with no actions taking place:</p><a name=
- "AEN5804" id="AEN5804"></a>
+ "AEN5808" id="AEN5808"></a>
<blockquote class="BLOCKQUOTE">
<p><a href="http://config.privoxy.org/toggle" target=
"_top">http://config.privoxy.org/toggle</a></p>
</blockquote>
- <p>Short cuts. Turn off, then on:</p><a name="AEN5808" id=
- "AEN5808"></a>
+ <p>Short cuts. Turn off, then on:</p><a name="AEN5812" id=
+ "AEN5812"></a>
<blockquote class="BLOCKQUOTE">
<p><a href="http://config.privoxy.org/toggle?set=disable" target=
"_top">http://config.privoxy.org/toggle?set=disable</a></p>
- </blockquote><a name="AEN5811" id="AEN5811"></a>
+ </blockquote><a name="AEN5815" id="AEN5815"></a>
<blockquote class="BLOCKQUOTE">
<p><a href="http://config.privoxy.org/toggle?set=enable" target=
<title>The Main Configuration File</title>
<meta name="GENERATOR" content=
"Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.79">
- <link rel="HOME" title="Privoxy 3.0.24 User Manual" href="index.html">
+ <link rel="HOME" title="Privoxy 3.0.25 User Manual" href="index.html">
<link rel="PREVIOUS" title="Privoxy Configuration" href=
"configuration.html">
<link rel="NEXT" title="Actions Files" href="actions-file.html">
<table summary="Header navigation table" width="100%" border="0"
cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
- <th colspan="3" align="center">Privoxy 3.0.24 User Manual</th>
+ <th colspan="3" align="center">Privoxy 3.0.25 User Manual</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<title>Privoxy Configuration</title>
<meta name="GENERATOR" content=
"Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.79">
- <link rel="HOME" title="Privoxy 3.0.24 User Manual" href="index.html">
+ <link rel="HOME" title="Privoxy 3.0.25 User Manual" href="index.html">
<link rel="PREVIOUS" title="Starting Privoxy" href="startup.html">
<link rel="NEXT" title="The Main Configuration File" href="config.html">
<link rel="STYLESHEET" type="text/css" href="../p_doc.css">
<table summary="Header navigation table" width="100%" border="0"
cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
- <th colspan="3" align="center">Privoxy 3.0.24 User Manual</th>
+ <th colspan="3" align="center">Privoxy 3.0.25 User Manual</th>
</tr>
<tr>
controlled easily with a web browser.</p>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN811" id="AEN811">6.1. Controlling Privoxy
- with Your Web Browser</a></h2>
+ <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="CONTROL-WITH-WEBBROWSER" id=
+ "CONTROL-WITH-WEBBROWSER">6.1. Controlling Privoxy with Your Web
+ Browser</a></h2>
<p><span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>'s user interface can be
reached through the special URL <a href="http://config.privoxy.org/"
</pre>
- <h2 class="BRIDGEHEAD"><a name="AEN819" id=
- "AEN819"></a> Privoxy Menu</h2>
+ <h2 class="BRIDGEHEAD"><a name="AEN821" id=
+ "AEN821"></a> Privoxy Menu</h2>
<pre>
</pre>
<tr>
<td>
- ▪ <a href="http://www.privoxy.org/3.0.24/user-manual/"
+ ▪ <a href="http://www.privoxy.org/3.0.25/user-manual/"
target="_top">Documentation</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<p>For Unix, *BSD and Linux, all configuration files are located in
<tt class="FILENAME">/etc/privoxy/</tt> by default. For MS Windows,
OS/2, and AmigaOS these are all in the same directory as the
- <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> executable.</p>
+ <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> executable. The name and
+ number of configuration files has changed from previous versions, and
+ is subject to change as development progresses.</p>
<p>The installed defaults provide a reasonable starting point, though
some settings may be aggressive by some standards. For the time being,
"QUOTE">"wake up"</span> requests must obviously be sent to the
<span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">old</i></span> listening
address.</p>
+
+ <p>While under development, the configuration content is subject to
+ change. The below documentation may not be accurate by the time you
+ read this. Also, what constitutes a <span class=
+ "QUOTE">"default"</span> setting, may change, so please check all your
+ configuration files on important issues.</p>
</div>
</div>
Requests</title>
<meta name="GENERATOR" content=
"Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.79">
- <link rel="HOME" title="Privoxy 3.0.24 User Manual" href="index.html">
+ <link rel="HOME" title="Privoxy 3.0.25 User Manual" href="index.html">
<link rel="PREVIOUS" title="Privoxy's Template Files" href=
"templates.html">
<link rel="NEXT" title="Privoxy Copyright, License and History" href=
<table summary="Header navigation table" width="100%" border="0"
cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
- <th colspan="3" align="center">Privoxy 3.0.24 User Manual</th>
+ <th colspan="3" align="center">Privoxy 3.0.25 User Manual</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<title>Privoxy Copyright, License and History</title>
<meta name="GENERATOR" content=
"Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.79">
- <link rel="HOME" title="Privoxy 3.0.24 User Manual" href="index.html">
+ <link rel="HOME" title="Privoxy 3.0.25 User Manual" href="index.html">
<link rel="PREVIOUS" title=
"Contacting the Developers, Bug Reporting and Feature Requests" href=
"contact.html">
<table summary="Header navigation table" width="100%" border="0"
cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
- <th colspan="3" align="center">Privoxy 3.0.24 User Manual</th>
+ <th colspan="3" align="center">Privoxy 3.0.25 User Manual</th>
</tr>
<tr>
Angelina Matson<br>
Jonathan McKenzie<br>
David Mediavilla<br>
+ J. Momberger<br>
Raphael Moll<br>
Mathew Murphy<br>
Amuro Namie<br>
Yang Xia<br>
Jarry Xu<br>
Oliver Yeoh<br>
- Jamie Zawinski</p>
+ Jamie Zawinski<br>
+ Eduard Wulff</p>
<p>Privoxy is based in part on code originally developed by Junkbusters
Corp. and Anonymous Coders.</p>
<title>Filter Files</title>
<meta name="GENERATOR" content=
"Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.79">
- <link rel="HOME" title="Privoxy 3.0.24 User Manual" href="index.html">
+ <link rel="HOME" title="Privoxy 3.0.25 User Manual" href="index.html">
<link rel="PREVIOUS" title="Actions Files" href="actions-file.html">
<link rel="NEXT" title="Privoxy's Template Files" href="templates.html">
<link rel="STYLESHEET" type="text/css" href="../p_doc.css">
<table summary="Header navigation table" width="100%" border="0"
cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
- <th colspan="3" align="center">Privoxy 3.0.24 User Manual</th>
+ <th colspan="3" align="center">Privoxy 3.0.25 User Manual</th>
</tr>
<tr>
started.</p>
<div class="SECT2">
- <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN5020" id="AEN5020">9.1. Filter File
- Tutorial</a></h2>
+ <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="FILTER-FILE-TUT" id="FILTER-FILE-TUT">9.1.
+ Filter File Tutorial</a></h2>
<p>Now, let's complete our <span class="QUOTE">"foo"</span> content
filter. We have already defined the heading, but the jobs are still
<html>
<head>
- <title>Privoxy 3.0.24 User Manual</title>
+ <title>Privoxy 3.0.25 User Manual</title>
<meta name="GENERATOR" content=
"Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.79">
<link rel="NEXT" title="Introduction" href="introduction.html">
"#840084" alink="#0000FF">
<div class="ARTICLE">
<div class="TITLEPAGE">
- <h1 class="TITLE"><a name="AEN2" id="AEN2">Privoxy 3.0.24 User
+ <h1 class="TITLE"><a name="AEN2" id="AEN2">Privoxy 3.0.25 User
Manual</a></h1>
<p class="PUBDATE"><sub><a href="copyright.html">Copyright</a> ©
2001-2014 by <a href="http://www.privoxy.org/" target="_top">Privoxy
Developers</a></sub><br></p>
- <p class="PUBDATE">$Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.202 2016/01/23 13:57:17
- diem Exp $<br></p>
+ <p class="PUBDATE">$Id: user-manual.sgml,v 2.204 2016/03/04 13:21:54
+ fabiankeil Exp $<br></p>
<div>
<div class="ABSTRACT">
<dd>
<dl>
- <dt>6.1. <a href="configuration.html#AEN811">Controlling Privoxy
+ <dt>6.1. <a href=
+ "configuration.html#CONTROL-WITH-WEBBROWSER">Controlling Privoxy
with Your Web Browser</a></dt>
<dt>6.2. <a href="configuration.html#CONFOVERVIEW">Configuration
<dd>
<dl>
- <dt>8.1. <a href="actions-file.html#AEN2713">Finding the Right
+ <dt>8.1. <a href="actions-file.html#RIGHT-MIX">Finding the Right
Mix</a></dt>
- <dt>8.2. <a href="actions-file.html#AEN2720">How to Edit</a></dt>
+ <dt>8.2. <a href="actions-file.html#HOW-TO-EDIT">How to
+ Edit</a></dt>
<dt>8.3. <a href="actions-file.html#ACTIONS-APPLY">How Actions
are Applied to Requests</a></dt>
<dt>8.4.1. <a href="actions-file.html#HOST-PATTERN">The Host
Pattern</a></dt>
- <dt>8.4.2. <a href="actions-file.html#AEN2914">The Path
+ <dt>8.4.2. <a href="actions-file.html#PATH-PATTERN">The Path
Pattern</a></dt>
<dt>8.4.3. <a href="actions-file.html#TAG-PATTERN">The Tag
"actions-file.html#SET-IMAGE-BLOCKER">set-image-blocker</a></dt>
<dt>8.5.36. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#AEN4653">Summary</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#SUMMARY">Summary</a></dt>
</dl>
</dd>
<dd>
<dl>
<dt>8.7.1. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#AEN4717">match-all.action</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#MATCH-ALL">match-all.action</a></dt>
<dt>8.7.2. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#AEN4739">default.action</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#DEFAULT-ACTION">default.action</a></dt>
<dt>8.7.3. <a href=
- "actions-file.html#AEN4852">user.action</a></dt>
+ "actions-file.html#USER-ACTION">user.action</a></dt>
</dl>
</dd>
</dl>
<dd>
<dl>
- <dt>9.1. <a href="filter-file.html#AEN5020">Filter File
+ <dt>9.1. <a href="filter-file.html#FILTER-FILE-TUT">Filter File
Tutorial</a></dt>
<dt>9.2. <a href="filter-file.html#PREDEFINED-FILTERS">The
<dt>14.1. <a href="appendix.html#REGEX">Regular
Expressions</a></dt>
- <dt>14.2. <a href="appendix.html#AEN5759">Privoxy's Internal
- Pages</a></dt>
+ <dt>14.2. <a href="appendix.html#INTERNAL-PAGES">Privoxy's
+ Internal Pages</a></dt>
<dt>14.3. <a href="appendix.html#CHAIN">Chain of Events</a></dt>
<title>Installation</title>
<meta name="GENERATOR" content=
"Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.79">
- <link rel="HOME" title="Privoxy 3.0.24 User Manual" href="index.html">
+ <link rel="HOME" title="Privoxy 3.0.25 User Manual" href="index.html">
<link rel="PREVIOUS" title="Introduction" href="introduction.html">
<link rel="NEXT" title="What's New in this Release" href="whatsnew.html">
<link rel="STYLESHEET" type="text/css" href="../p_doc.css">
<table summary="Header navigation table" width="100%" border="0"
cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
- <th colspan="3" align="center">Privoxy 3.0.24 User Manual</th>
+ <th colspan="3" align="center">Privoxy 3.0.25 User Manual</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<tr>
<td>
<pre class="SCREEN">
- tar xzvf privoxy-3.0.24-stable-src.tar.gz
- cd privoxy-3.0.24-stable
+ tar xzvf privoxy-3.0.25-beta-src.tar.gz
+ cd privoxy-3.0.25-beta
</pre>
</td>
</tr>
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- <p>Then build as above. In Privoxy 3.0.7 and later, all of these
- options can also be disabled through the configuration file.</p>
+ <p>Note that all of these options can also be disabled through the
+ configuration file.</p>
<p><span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">WARNING:</i></span> If
installing as root, the install will fail unless a non-root user or
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<h1 class="SECT1"><a name="INTRODUCTION" id="INTRODUCTION">1.
Introduction</a></h1>
- <p>This documentation is included with the current stable version of
- <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>, 3.0.24.</p>
+ <p>This documentation is included with the current UNRELEASED version of
+ <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>, 3.0.25, 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 a new version is currently nearing completion, and
+ includes significant changes and enhancements over earlier versions.</p>
+
+ <p>Since this is a UNRELEASED 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 <span class="emphasis"><i class=
+ "EMPHASIS">may be</i></span> bugs, though hopefully not many!</p>
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<h2 class="SECT2"><a name="FEATURES" id="FEATURES">1.1.
<p>In addition to the core features of ad blocking and <a href=
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie" target="_top">cookie</a>
management, <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> provides many
- supplemental features, that give the end-user more control, more
- privacy and more freedom:</p>
+ supplemental features, some of them currently under development, that
+ give the end-user more control, more privacy and more freedom:</p>
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"GUIBUTTON">Edit</span>"</span>:</p>
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- <a name="AEN627" id="AEN627"></a>
+ <a name="AEN629" id="AEN629"></a>
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+ <a name="AEN674" id="AEN674"></a>
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