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by and Copyright (C) 1997 Anonymous Coders and
Junkbusters Corporation. http://www.junkbusters.com
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<artheader>
<title>Privoxy Frequently Asked Questions</title>
-<pubdate>$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.36 2002/03/31 23:18:47 hal9 Exp $</pubdate>
+<pubdate>$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.37 2002/04/01 16:24:07 hal9 Exp $</pubdate>
<authorgroup>
<author>
This FAQ gives users and developers alike answers to frequently asked
questions about <ulink url="http://www.privoxy.org">Privoxy</ulink>.
</para>
- <para>
- <application>Privoxy</application> is a web proxy with advanced filtering
- capabilities for protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing
- cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other
- obnoxious Internet junk. <application>Privoxy</application> has a very
- flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and
- tastes. <application>Privoxy</application> has application for both
- stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.
-</para>
-<para>
- <application>Privoxy</application> is based on the code of the
- <application>Internet Junkbuster</application>.
- <application>Junkbuster</application> was originally written by JunkBusters
- Corporation, and was released as free open-source software under the GNU GPL.
- Stefan Waldherr made many improvements, and started the SourceForge project
- to continue development.
-</para>
+
+<!--
+ Include privoxy.sgml boilerplate:
+-->
+ &p-intro;
<para>
-You can find the latest version of the document at <ulink url="http://www.privoxy.org/faq/">http://www.privoxy.org/faq/</ulink>.
-Please see the Contact section in the
-<ulink url="http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/contact.html">user-manual</ulink> if you want to contact the developers.
+ You can find the latest version of the document at <ulink
+ url="http://www.privoxy.org/faq/">http://www.privoxy.org/faq/</ulink>.
+ Please see the Contact section in the <ulink
+ url="http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/contact.html">user-manual</ulink> if
+ you want to contact the developers.
</para>
<!-- <para> -->
<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
-
-<!--
-<sect1 id="introduction"><title>Introduction</title>
-<para>
- Fillme.
-</para>
+<sect1 id="intro">
+<title></title>
+<!-- dummy section to force TOC on page by itself -->
+<!-- DO NOT REMOVE! please ;) -->
+<para> </para>
</sect1>
--->
-<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
-
-<sect1 id="questions"><title>Frequently Asked Questions</title>
<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
-<sect2 id="general"><title>General Information</title>
+<sect1 id="general"><title>1. General Information</title>
-<sect
3 id="newjb"><title>What is this new version of <application>Privoxy</application>?</title>
+<sect
2 id="newjb"><title>What is this new version of <application>Privoxy</application>?</title>
<para>
The original <application>Internet Junkbuster</application> (tm) is a
copyrighted product of <ulink url="http://www.junkbusters.com">Junkbusters
<application>Junkbuster 2.0.2</application> code base, but has advanced
significantly at this point.
</para>
+ <para>
+ Please see the <ulink
+ url="../user-manual/copyright.html#HISTORY">user-manual</ulink> for more
+ information on the history of <application>Junkbuster</application> and
+ <application>Privoxy</application>.
+ </para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="whyprivoxy">Why <quote>Privoxy</quote>? Why a name change at all?</title>
<para>
<application>Privoxy</application> is the
version 3.0.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect
3 id="differs"><title>How does <application>Privoxy</application> differ
+<sect
2 id="differs"><title>How does <application>Privoxy</application> differ
from the old <application>Junkbuster?</application></title>
<para>
<application>Privoxy</application> picks up where
configuration is now.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3 id="features"><title>What are some of the new features?</title>
+<sect2 id="features"><title>What are some of the new features?</title>
<!--
Include newfeatures.sgml
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&newfeatures;
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3 id="proxymoron"><title>What is a <quote>proxy</quote>? How does
+<sect2 id="proxymoron"><title>What is a <quote>proxy</quote>? How does
<application>Privoxy</application> work? </title>
<para>
When you connect to a web site with <application>Privoxy</application>,
fits the <quote>filtering proxy</quote> category.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="knows">How does <application>Privoxy</application> know what is
an ad, and what is not?</title>
<para>
combinations as possible since there tend to be many, many variations used by
advertisers, and new ones are being introduced all the time.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="mistakes">Can <application>Privoxy</application> make mistakes?
This does not sound very scientific.</title>
<para>
(<link linkend="badsite">See the appendix below</link>.)
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3 id="browsers2"><title>My browser does the same things as
+<sect2 id="browsers2"><title>My browser does the same things as
<application>Privoxy</application>. Why should I use
<application>Privoxy</application> at all?</title>
<para>
for possibly many browsers.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3 id="license"><title>Is there is a license or fee? What about a
+<sect2 id="license"><title>Is there is a license or fee? What about a
warranty? Registration?</title>
<para>
<application>Privoxy</application> is licensed under the
GNU General Public License (GPL). It is free to use, copy,
modify or distribute as you wish under the terms of this license.
- See <ulink
- url="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html</ulink>
- for specifics.
+ Please see the
+<ulink url="../user-manual/copyright.html#HISTORY">user-manual</ulink> for
+ more information on the license and copyright.
+
</para>
<para>
There is no warranty of any kind, expressed, implied or otherwise. That is
in every respect!
</para>
-</sect3>
-<sect3 id="jointeam"><title>I would like to help you, what do I do?</title>
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2 id="jointeam"><title>I would like to help you, what do I do?</title>
-<sect4 id="jointeam-money"><title>Money Money Money</title>
+<sect3 id="jointeam-money"><title>Money Money Money</title>
<para>
We, of course, welcome donations and use the money for domain registering,
regular world-wide get-togethers (hahaha). Anyway, we'll soon describe the
process how to donate money to the team.
</para>
-</sect4>
+</sect3>
-<sect4 id="jointeam-work"><title>You want to work with us?</title>
+<sect3 id="jointeam-work"><title>You want to work with us?</title>
<para>
Well, helping the team is always a good idea. We welcome new developers,
RPM gurus or documentation makers. Simply get an account on sourceforge.net
Once we have added you to the team, you'll have write access to the CVS
repository, and together we'll find a suitable task for you.
</para>
-</sect4>
-
</sect3>
</sect2>
+</sect1>
+
<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
-<sect2 id="installation"><title>Installation</title>
+<sect1 id="installation"><title>2. Installation</title>
-<sect3 id="whichbrowsers">
+<sect2 id="whichbrowsers">
<title>Which browsers are supported by <application>Privoxy</application>?</title>
<para>
Any browser that can be configured to use a <quote>proxy</quote>, which
just exchanges standard HTML data with your browser, just like a web server
does.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3 id="whichos">
+<sect2 id="whichos">
<title>Which operating systems are supported?</title>
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&supported;
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3 id="newinstall"><title>Can I install
+<sect2 id="newinstall"><title>Can I install
<application>Privoxy</application> over <application>Junkbuster</application>?</title>
<para>
We recommend you uninstall <application>Junkbuster</application>
<application>Junkbuster</application>, if present!
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="firststep">I just installed <application>Privoxy</application>. Is there anything
special I have to do now?</title>
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect
3 id="localhost"><title>What is the proxy address of <application>Privoxy</application>?</title>
+<sect
2 id="localhost"><title>What is the proxy address of <application>Privoxy</application>?</title>
<para>
If you set up the <application>Privoxy</application> to run on
the computer you browse from (rather than your ISP's server or some
protocols such as FTP, SMTP, IM, IRC, ICQ, or other Internet
protocols.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="nothing">I just installed <application>Privoxy</application>, and nothing is happening.
All the ads are there. What's wrong?</title>
</para>
-</sect3>
-
</sect2>
+</sect1>
+
<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
-<sect2 id="configuration"><title>Configuration</title>
+<sect1 id="configuration"><title>3. Configuration</title>
-<sect3 id="newconfig"><title>Can I use my old config files?</title>
+<sect2 id="newconfig"><title>Can I use my old config files?</title>
<para>
There are major changes to <application>Junkbuster</application>,
<application>Privoxy</application>, configuration from version 2.0.x to
This is probably also a good recommendation even if upgrading from 2.9.x to
3.x since there were many minor changes along the way.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="actionsfile">What is an <quote>actions</quote> file?</title>
<para>
configuration (see below).
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3 id="actionss">
+<sect2 id="actionss">
<title>The <quote>actions</quote>concept confuses me. Please list
some of these <quote>actions</quote>.</title>
<para>
<ulink url="../user-manual/configuration.html#ACTIONSFILE">user-manual</ulink>.
Please refer to that.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="actconfig">How are actions files configured? What is the easiest
way to do this?</title>
detailed explanation of these and other configuration files, and their
various options and syntax.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
<!--
FIXME: Commenting these out until we have some data there. HB 03/17/02.
-<sect3 id="yahoo"><title>How can I make my Yahoo account work?</title>
+<sect2 id="yahoo"><title>How can I make my Yahoo account work?</title>
<para>
Fillme.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3 id="hotmail"> <title>How can I make my Hotmail account work?</title>
+<sect2 id="hotmail"> <title>How can I make my Hotmail account work?</title>
<para>
Fillme.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3 id="gmx"> <title>How can I make my GMX account work?</title>
+<sect2 id="gmx"> <title>How can I make my GMX account work?</title>
<para>
Fillme.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-->
-<sect3 id="configfiles"> <title>What are the differences between
+<sect2 id="configfiles"> <title>What are the differences between
intermediate.action, basic.action, etc.?</title>
<para>
Configuring <application>Privoxy</application> is not easy. To help you get
</tgroup>
</table>
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3 id="browseconfig"> <title>Why can I change the configuration with a
+<sect2 id="browseconfig"> <title>Why can I change the configuration with a
browser? Does that not raise security issues?</title>
<para>
What I don't understand, is how I can browser edit the config file as a
Note that normally only local users can connect to <application>Privoxy</application>, so this is not
(normally) a security problem.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="filterfile">What is <quote>default.filter</quote>?</title>
<para>
The <quote>default.filter</quote> file is used to <quote>filter</quote> any
file with the <quote>Actions List Editor</quote> from your browser.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="lanconfig">How can I set up <application>Privoxy</application> to act as a proxy for my
LAN?</title>
<para>
all browsers on the network then to use this address and port number.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="noseeum">Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see anything.</title>
<para>
This is a configuration option for images that
same reason, but there are some limits and risks to this (see below).
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="whyseeum">Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</title>
<para>
This can be helpful for troubleshooting problems. It might also be good
important.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="blockedisugly">I see large red banners on some pages that say
<quote>Blocked</quote>. Why and how do I get rid of this?</title>
<para>
handle the ad that is embedded in the frame's HTML page.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3 id="alliseeisred">
+<sect2 id="alliseeisred">
<title>I cannot see all of the <quote>Blocked</quote> page banner. All I
see is a bright red square.</title>
<para>
This will usually allow you to see the entire Privoxy <quote>Blocked</quote>
page, and from there you can see just what is being blocked, and why.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3 id="otherproxy">
+<sect2 id="otherproxy">
<title>How can I make <application>Privoxy</application> work with other
proxies like <application>Squid</application>?</title>
<para>
</para>
-</sect3>
-
</sect2>
+</sect1>
+
<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
-<sect2 id="misc"><title>Miscellaneous</title>
+<sect1 id="misc"><title>4. Miscellaneous</title>
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="slowsme">How much does <application>Privoxy</application> slow my browsing down? This
has to add extra time to browsing.</title>
<para>
before displaying. See below.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3 id="loadingtimes"><title>I noticed considerable
+<sect2 id="loadingtimes"><title>I noticed considerable
delays in page requests compared to the old Junkbuster. What's wrong?</title>
<para>
Using the default filtering configuration, I noticed considerable delays in
not just replace ads, <application>Privoxy</application> needs to download the
entire page first, do its content magic and then send the page to the browser.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3 id="configurl"><title>What is the "http://p.p/"?</title>
+<sect2 id="configurl"><title>What is the "http://p.p/"?</title>
<para>
Since <application>Privoxy</application> sits between your web browser and the Internet, it can be
programmed to handle certain pages specially.
http://example.com/show-proxy-args (but you get far less information, and you
should really consider upgrading to 2.9.x).
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
<!--
FIXME: commented out until we have data. HB 03/18/02.
-<sect3 id="badfiledesc"><title>I get the message 'Bad File Descriptor', why?</title>
+<sect2 id="badfiledesc"><title>I get the message 'Bad File Descriptor', why?</title>
<para>
Fillme.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect
3 id="proxy-chaining"><title>How do I chain <application>Privoxy</application> with other proxies
+<sect
2 id="proxy-chaining"><title>How do I chain <application>Privoxy</application> with other proxies
(e.g. squid)?</title>
<para>
Fillme.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-->
-<sect3 id="blocklist"><title>Do you still maintain the blocklists?</title>
+<sect2 id="blocklist"><title>Do you still maintain the blocklists?</title>
<para>
No. The format of the blocklists has changed significantly in the versions
2.9.x. Once we have released the new stable version, v3.0, there will
again be blocklists that you can update automatically.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3 id="newads"><title>How can I submit new ads?</title>
+<sect2 id="newads"><title>How can I submit new ads?</title>
<para>
As of now, please discontinue to submit new ad blocking infos. Once we
have released the new version, there will again be a form on the website,
which you can use to contribute new ads.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3 id="ip"><title>How can I hide my IP address?</title>
+<sect2 id="ip"><title>How can I hide my IP address?</title>
<para>
You cannot hide your IP address with <application>Privoxy</application> or any other software, since
the server needs to know your IP address to send the answer to you.
url="http://www.multiproxy.org/anon_list.htm">multiproxy.org</ulink> and many
more through Google.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<!-- <sect3 id="image"><title>What is the imagefile (simage.ini, etc.) for?</title> -->
+<!-- <sect2 id="image"><title>What is the imagefile (simage.ini, etc.) for?</title> -->
<!-- <para> -->
<!-- Anytime <application>Privoxy</application> determines (with the help of the blocklist) that a URL -->
<!-- contains an advertisement, it has to decide whether this advertisement is an -->
<!-- image or not. <application>Privoxy</application> uses the imagefile for that purpose. -->
<!-- </para> -->
-<!-- </sect3> -->
+<!-- </sect2> -->
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="anonforsure">Can <application>Privoxy</application> guarantee I am anonymous?</title>
<para>
No. Your chances of remaining anonymous are greatly improved, but unless you
Luke!
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="sitebreak">Might some things break because header information is
being altered?</title>
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="caching">Can <application>Privoxy</application> act as a <quote>caching</quote> proxy to
speed up web browsing?</title>
<para>
before you ask, <application>Privoxy</application> can co-exist
with other kinds of proxies like <application>Squid</application>.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="firewall">What about as a firewall? Can <application>Privoxy</application> protect me?</title>
<para>
Not in the way you mean, or in the way a true firewall can, or a proxy that
has this specific capability. <application>Privoxy</application> can help
protect your privacy, but not really protect you from intrusion attempts.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="logo">The <application>Privoxy</application> logo that replaces ads is very blocky
and ugly looking. Can't a better font be used?</title>
Given the above problem, we have decided to remove the logo option entirely
[as of v2.9.13].
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="wasted">I have large empty spaces now where ads used to be.
Why?</title>
<para>
It is best left this way.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="ssl">How can <application>Privoxy</application> filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs?</title>
<para>
This is a limitation since HTTPS transactions are encrypted SSL sessions
are embedded in the SSL stream though.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="secure"><application>Privoxy</application> runs as a <quote>server</quote>. How
secure is it? Do I need to take any special precautions?</title>
<para>
Of course, a firewall is always good too. Better safe than sorry.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3 id="turnoff">
+<sect2 id="turnoff">
<title>How can I temporarily disable <application>Privoxy</application>?</title>
<para>
The easiest way is to access <application>Privoxy</application> with your
and select "Toggle Privoxy on or off" from that page.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2 id="seealso">
+<title>Where can I find more information about <application>Privoxy</application>
+and related issues?</title>
+
+<!--
+ Include seealso.sgml
+-->
+
+ &seealso;
+<!--
+<para>
+ Please see the
+ <ulink url="../user-manual/seealso.html">user-manual</ulink> for
+ others references.
+</para>
+-->
</sect2>
+</sect1>
+
<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
-<sect2>
-<title id="trouble">Troubleshooting</title>
+<sect1 id="trouble">
+<title>5. Troubleshooting</title>
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="refused">I just upgraded and am getting <quote>connection refused</quote>
with every web page?</title>
<para>
<application>Privoxy</application>.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="flushit">I just added a new rule, but the steenkin ad is
still getting through. How?</title>
<para>
and see if any actions match your new rule.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="badsite">One of my favorite sites does not work with <application>Privoxy</application>.
What can I do?</title>
the same thing by editing the appropriate <quote>actions</quote> file.
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3 id="bugs">
+<sect2 id="bugs">
<title>Where can I get help? Report bugs? Feature Requests? Etc?</title>
<para>
Feedback is encouraged, whether good, bad or ugly. Please see the contact
</para>
-</sect3>
+</sect2>
-<sect3>
+<sect2>
<title id="time">What time is it?</title>
<para>
Time for you to go!
</para>
-</sect3>
-
</sect2>
</sect1>
-
+<!--
+</sect1>
+-->
<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
<!--
</para>
</sect1>
-->
-<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
-<sect1 id="copyright"><title>Copyright and History</title>
-<para>
- Please see the
-<ulink url="../user-manual/copyright.html#HISTORY">user-manual</ulink> for
- information on Copyright and History.
-</para>
-</sect1>
-<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
-<sect1 id="seealso"><title>See also</title>
-<para>
- Please see the
- <ulink url="../user-manual/seealso.html">user-manual</ulink> for
- others references.
-</para>
-</sect1>
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