By: Privoxy Developers
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This FAQ gives users and developers alike answers to frequently asked questions
about Privoxy .
Since Privoxy sits between your web browser and the Internet, it can be
programmed to handle certain pages specially.
-With recent versions of Privoxy (version 2.9.x), you can get some information
-about Privoxy and change some settings by going to http://p.p/ or,
+With recent versions of Privoxy (version 2.9.x and greater), you can get some
+information about Privoxy and change some settings by going to http://p.p/ or,
equivalently, http://config.privoxy.org/ (Note that p.p is far easier to type
but may not work in some configurations. With the name change to Privoxy, this
-is changed from the previous http://i.j.b/ or earlier 2.9.x versions).
+is changed from the previous http://i.j.b/ and earlier 2.9.x versions).
These pages are not forwarded to a server on the Internet - instead they are
handled by a special web server which is built in to Privoxy.
4.4. Do you still maintain the blocklists?
-No. The format of the blocklists has changed significantly in versions 2.9.x
-and later. Once we have released the new stable version, v3.0, there will again
-be blocklists that you can update automatically.
+No, not by this name. The format of the blocklists has changed significantly in
+versions 2.9.x and later. This functionality is done by the "actions" file now.
+See next question ...
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4.5. How can I submit new ads?
-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.
+Beginning with Privoxy v2.9.14, missed ads and banners and other actions file
+problems, can be submitted by accessing "actions file feedback system" from
+http://p.p/
+
+This process does not work with earlier versions of Privoxy or Junkbuster.
+
+There will soon be regularly updated actions files posted. These will be
+announced on the ijbswa-announce list.
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4.6. How can I hide my IP address?
You cannot hide your IP address with Privoxy or any other software, since the
-server needs to know your IP address to send the answer to you.
+server needs to know your IP address to send the answers back to you.
Fortunately there are many publicly usable anonymous proxies out there, which
solve the problem by providing a further level of indirection between you and
http://p.p/, access Privoxy from your browser. Alternately, http://
config.privoxy.org may work in some situations where the first does not.
+http://p.p/, and select "actions file feedback system" to submit "misses" to
+the developers.
+
http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/cookies.html
http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/
* Use the Sourceforge Support Forum to get help:
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=211118
+ http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=211118
* Submit bugs only through our Sourceforge Bug Forum:
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=111118.
+ http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=111118.
Make sure that the bug has not already been submitted. Please try to verify
platform, browser, any pertinent log data, any other relevant details
(please be specific) and, if possible, some way to reproduce the bug.
- * Submit feature requests only through our Sourceforge feature request
- forum:
+ * Submit feature requests only through our Sourceforge feature request forum:
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=361118&group_id=11118&func=browse.
+ http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=361118&group_id=11118&func=browse.
- * We will soon have an automated way to submit advertisements, incorrectly
- blocked images, popups and the like. Check back.
+ * Submit missed ads and banners, and incorrectly blocked images, popups, etc:
+
+ http://p.p/, and select "actions file feedback system"
+ This page can also be reached from many of the internal CGI pages.
+
* For any other issues, feel free to use the mailing lists:
- http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=11118.
+ http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=11118.
Anyone interested in actively participating in development and related
Privoxy is evolved, and derived from, the Internet Junkbuster, with many
improvments and enhancements over the original.
-Junkbuster was originally written by Anonymous Coders and Junkbuster's
+Junkbuster was originally written by Anonymous Coders and Junkbusters
Corporation, and was released as free open-source software under the GNU GPL.
Stefan Waldherr made many improvements, and started the SourceForge project
Privoxy to rekindle development. There are now several active developers
By: Privoxy Developers
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The user manual gives users information on how to install, configure and use
Privoxy.
This will place the Privoxy configuration files in /etc/privoxy/, and log files
-in /var/log/privoxy/. Run ckconfig privoxy on to have Privoxy start
+in /var/log/privoxy/. Run "chkconfig privoxy on" to have Privoxy start
automatically during init.
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When Privoxy displays one of its internal pages, such as a 404 Not Found error
page, it uses the appropriate template. On Linux, BSD, and Unix, these are
located in /etc/privoxy/templates by default. These may be customized, if
-desired.
+desired. cgi-style.css is used to control the HTML attributes (fonts, etc).
The default "Blocked" banner page with the bright red top banner, is called
just "blocked". This may be customized or replaced with something else if
* Use the Sourceforge Support Forum to get help:
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=211118
+ http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=211118
* Submit bugs only through our Sourceforge Bug Forum:
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=111118.
+ http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=111118.
Make sure that the bug has not already been submitted. Please try to verify
platform, browser, any pertinent log data, any other relevant details
(please be specific) and, if possible, some way to reproduce the bug.
- * Submit feature requests only through our Sourceforge feature request
- forum:
+ * Submit feature requests only through our Sourceforge feature request forum:
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=361118&group_id=11118&func=browse.
+ http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=361118&group_id=11118&func=browse.
- * We will soon have an automated way to submit advertisements, incorrectly
- blocked images, popups and the like. Check back.
+ * Submit missed ads and banners, and incorrectly blocked images, popups, etc:
+
+ http://p.p/, and select "actions file feedback system"
+ This page can also be reached from many of the internal CGI pages.
+
* For any other issues, feel free to use the mailing lists:
- http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=11118.
+ http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=11118.
Anyone interested in actively participating in development and related
Privoxy is evolved, and derived from, the Internet Junkbuster, with many
improvments and enhancements over the original.
-Junkbuster was originally written by Anonymous Coders and Junkbuster's
+Junkbuster was originally written by Anonymous Coders and Junkbusters
Corporation, and was released as free open-source software under the GNU GPL.
Stefan Waldherr made many improvements, and started the SourceForge project
Privoxy to rekindle development. There are now several active developers
http://p.p/, access Privoxy from your browser. Alternately, http://
config.privoxy.org may work in some situations where the first does not.
+http://p.p/, and select "actions file feedback system" to submit "misses" to
+the developers.
+
http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/cookies.html
http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/
9.2.1. Bookmarklets
-Here are some bookmarklets to allow you to easily access a "mini" version of
-this page. They are designed for MS Internet Explorer, but should work equally
-well in Netscape, Mozilla, and other browsers which support JavaScript. They
-are designed to run directly from your bookmarks - not by clicking the links
-below (although that will work for testing).
+Below are some "bookmarklets" to allow you to easily access a "mini" version of
+some of Privoxy's special pages. They are designed for MS Internet Explorer,
+but should work equally well in Netscape, Mozilla, and other browsers which
+support JavaScript. They are designed to run directly from your bookmarks - not
+by clicking the links below (although that should work for testing).
To save them, right-click the link and choose "Add to Favorites" (IE) or "Add
Bookmark" (Netscape). You will get a warning that the bookmark "may not be
* View Privoxy Status
+ * Actions file feedback system
+
Credit: The site which gave me the general idea for these bookmarklets is
www.bookmarklets.com. They have more information about bookmarklets.
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