From: hal9 Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 15:30:46 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Spell check. X-Git-Tag: v_3_0_5~45 X-Git-Url: http://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=afb1fc74a84fb4c218b18f77becddd5ae9fef6d8;hp=98d42f0a706fd64f80a8751b2bd77a526c28cad6 Spell check. --- diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS index ca0982d5..b25dc589 100644 --- a/AUTHORS +++ b/AUTHORS @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ Authors of Privoxy v2.9.x and 3.x =========================================================================== -Current Developement Team: +Current Development Team: David Schmidt Fabian Keil - + Current Contributors: Hal Burgiss @@ -13,23 +13,25 @@ Current Contributors: Moritz Barsnick Mattes Dolak Roland Rosenfeld + Former Project Developers and Contributors: + Andreas Oesterhelt - Rodrigo Barbosa (RPM specfiles) + Rodrigo Barbosa Brian Dessent Jon Foster - Karsten Hopp (Red Hat) + Karsten Hopp Alexander Lazic Daniel Leite Gábor Lipták - Adam Lock (Win32) + Adam Lock Guy Laroche Haroon Rafique - Georg Sauthoff (Gentoo) + Georg Sauthoff Thomas Steudten - Joerg Strohmayer (Amiga) + Joerg Strohmayer Rodney Stromlund Sviatoslav Sviridov Sarantis Paskalis @@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ suggestions. These include (in alphabetical order): Andrew J. Caines Clifford Caoile Michael T. Davis + Brian Dessent Peter E Aaron Hamid Magnus Holmgren diff --git a/README b/README index 03452f9d..f75fe23c 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Privoxy is based on Internet Junkbuster (tm). BIG NEWS! 2006, Privoxy 3.0.4 is released. This is a significant upgrade with many new and enhanced features, and many bugs fixed. There are fifteen new -actions available, and several actions have enhanced capabilites. Multiple +actions available, and several actions have enhanced capabilities. Multiple filter files are now supported as well. See the "What's New" section and the "Upgrader's Notes" in the User Manual for details and specifics. @@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ 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 toplevel source directory. +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, @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ Please be sure to provide the following information: * The exact Privoxy version of the proxy software (if you got the source from CVS, please also give the date). - * The operating system and verions you run Privoxy on, (e.g. Windows XP). + * The operating system and versions you run Privoxy on, (e.g. Windows XP). * The name, platform, and version of the browser you were using (e.g. Internet Explorer v5.5 for Mac). diff --git a/doc/source/faq.sgml b/doc/source/faq.sgml index 456011e2..d3f8e7b0 100644 --- a/doc/source/faq.sgml +++ b/doc/source/faq.sgml @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ This file belongs into ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/i/ij/ijbswa/htdocs/ - $Id: faq.sgml,v 2.14 2006/09/05 13:25:12 david__schmidt Exp $ + $Id: faq.sgml,v 2.15 2006/09/08 23:05:07 hal9 Exp $ Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Privoxy Developers See LICENSE. @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ -$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.14 2006/09/05 13:25:12 david__schmidt Exp $ +$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.15 2006/09/08 23:05:07 hal9 Exp $ &history; @@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ Hal. Why <quote>Privoxy</quote>? Why change the name from -<application>Junkbuster</application> at all? +Junkbuster at all? Junkbusters Corporation continues to offer their original version of the Internet @@ -190,8 +191,8 @@ Hal. -How does <application>Privoxy</application> differ -from the old <application>Junkbuster?</application> +How does Privoxy differ +from the old Junkbuster? Privoxy picks up where Junkbuster left off. All the old features remain. @@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ from the old Junkbuster? What is a <quote>proxy</quote>? How does -<application>Privoxy</application> work? +Privoxy work? A web proxy is a service, based on a software such as Privoxy, that clients (i.e. browsers) can use instead of connecting directly to the web @@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ from the old Junkbuster? -How does <application>Privoxy</application> know what is +<title id="knows">How does Privoxy know what is an ad, and what is not? Privoxy's approach to blocking ads is twofold: @@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ an ad, and what is not? -Can <application>Privoxy</application> make mistakes? +<title id="mistakes">Can Privoxy make mistakes? This does not sound very scientific. Actually, it's a black art ;-) And yes, it is always possible to have a broad @@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ This does not sound very scientific. -Will I have to configure <application>Privoxy</application> +<title id="configornot">Will I have to configure Privoxy before I can use it? No, not really. The default installation should give you a good starting @@ -313,8 +314,8 @@ This does not sound very scientific. My browser does the same things as -<application>Privoxy</application>. Why should I use -<application>Privoxy</application> at all? +Privoxy. Why should I use +Privoxy at all? Modern browsers do indeed have some of the same functionality as Privoxy. Maybe this is @@ -409,7 +410,7 @@ warranty? Registration? Installation -Which browsers are supported by <application>Privoxy</application>? +Which browsers are supported by Privoxy? Any browser that can be configured to use a proxy, which should be virtually all browsers, including @@ -431,7 +432,7 @@ Include supported.sgml here: -Can I use <application>Privoxy</application> with my email client? +Can I use Privoxy with my email client? As long as there is some way to set a HTTP proxy for the client, then yes, any application can be used, whether it is strictly speaking a @@ -450,7 +451,7 @@ Include supported.sgml here: Can I install - <application>Privoxy</application> over <application>Junkbuster</application>? + Privoxy over Junkbuster? We recommend you un-install Junkbuster first to minimize conflicts and confusion. You may want to @@ -469,7 +470,7 @@ Include supported.sgml here: -I just installed <application>Privoxy</application>. Is there anything +<title id="firststep">I just installed Privoxy. Is there anything special I have to do now? @@ -484,7 +485,7 @@ special I have to do now? -What is the proxy address of <application>Privoxy</application>? +What is the proxy address of Privoxy? If you set up the Privoxy to run on the computer you browse from (rather than your ISP's server or some @@ -519,7 +520,7 @@ special I have to do now? -I just installed <application>Privoxy</application>, and nothing is happening. +<title>I just installed Privoxy, and nothing is happening. All the ads are there. What's wrong? @@ -550,7 +551,7 @@ All the ads are there. What's wrong? I get a <quote>Privoxy is not being used</quote> dummy page although -<application>Privoxy</application> is running and being used. +Privoxy is running and being used. First, make sure that Privoxy is really running and @@ -747,7 +748,7 @@ the differences? general, the more aggressive your default settings are, the more exceptions you will have to make later. See the User Manual - for a more deatiled discussion. + for a more detailed discussion. @@ -827,7 +828,7 @@ with a browser? Does that not raise security issues? -How can I set up <application>Privoxy</application> to act as a proxy for my +<title id="lanconfig">How can I set up Privoxy to act as a proxy for my LAN? By default, Privoxy only responds to requests @@ -917,7 +918,7 @@ with a browser? Does that not raise security issues? is rather smart, it can and will make errors. The checkerboard image is visually decent, but it shows you that and where images were blocked, which can be very helpful in case some navigation aid or otherwise innocent image was - erraneously blocked. Some people might also enjoy seeing how many banners + erroneously blocked. Some people might also enjoy seeing how many banners they don't have to see.. @@ -951,7 +952,7 @@ instead of the checkerboard image. Why and how do I get rid of this? -Can <application>Privoxy</application> run as a service +<title>Can Privoxy run as a service on Win2K/NT/XP? Yes. Version 3.0.4 introduces full Windows service @@ -969,8 +970,8 @@ on Win2K/NT/XP? -How can I make <application>Privoxy</application> work with other -proxies like <application>Squid</application> or <application>Tor</application>? +How can I make Privoxy work with other +proxies like Squid or Tor? This can be done and is often useful to combine the benefits of Privoxy with those of a another proxy. @@ -982,7 +983,7 @@ proxies like Squid or Tor? -Can I just set <application>Privoxy</application> to use port 80 +<title>Can I just set Privoxy to use port 80 and thus avoid individual browser configuration? @@ -993,7 +994,7 @@ and thus avoid individual browser configuration? -Can <application>Privoxy</application> run as a <quote>transparent +<title>Can Privoxy run as a <quote>transparent </quote> proxy? No, Privoxy currently does not have this ability, @@ -1015,8 +1016,8 @@ and thus avoid individual browser configuration? -How can I configure <application>Privoxy</application> for use with <application>Outlook - Express</application>? +How can I configure Privoxy for use with Outlook + Express? Outlook Express uses Internet Explorer components to both render HTML, and fetch any HTTP requests that may be embedded in an HTML email. @@ -1088,7 +1089,7 @@ and thus avoid individual browser configuration? -Can I set-up <application>Privoxy</application> as a whitelist of +<title>Can I set-up Privoxy as a whitelist of <quote>good</quote> sites? Sure. There are a couple of things you can do for simple whitelisting. @@ -1098,13 +1099,13 @@ and thus avoid individual browser configuration? ############################################################ # Blacklist ############################################################ - { +block } + { +block } / # Block *all* URLs ############################################################ # Whitelist ############################################################ - { -block } + { -block } kids.example.com toys.example.com games.example.com @@ -1137,11 +1138,11 @@ and thus avoid individual browser configuration? Miscellaneous -How much does <application>Privoxy</application> slow my browsing down? This +<title id="slowsme">How much does Privoxy slow my browsing down? This has to add extra time to browsing. How much of an impact depends on many things, including the CPU of the host - system, how agressive the configuration is, which specific actions are being triggered, + system, how aggressive the configuration is, which specific actions are being triggered, the size of the page, etc. @@ -1199,7 +1200,7 @@ delays in page requests compared to the old Junkbuster. What's wrong? -I just installed <application>Privoxy</application>, and all my +<title>I just installed Privoxy, and all my browsing has slowed to a crawl. What gives? This should not happen, and for the overwhelming number of users world-wide, @@ -1270,7 +1271,7 @@ request? Rest assured that it has been read and considered. Why it is not answered, could be for various reasons, including no one has a good answer for it, no -one has had time to yet investigate it thorougly, it has been reported +one has had time to yet investigate it thoroughly, it has been reported numerous times already, or because not enough information was provided to help us help you. Your efforts are not wasted, and we do appreciate them. @@ -1317,7 +1318,7 @@ us help you. Your efforts are not wasted, and we do appreciate them. -Can <application>Privoxy</application> guarantee I am anonymous? +Can Privoxy guarantee I am anonymous? No. Your chances of remaining anonymous are greatly improved, but unless you chain Privoxy with Tor @@ -1360,8 +1361,8 @@ us help you. Your efforts are not wasted, and we do appreciate them. -How do I use <application>Privoxy</application> - together with <application>Tor</application>? +How do I use Privoxy + together with Tor? Before you configure Privoxy to use Tor (http://tor.eff.org/), @@ -1406,7 +1407,7 @@ us help you. Your efforts are not wasted, and we do appreciate them. - This is enough to reach the internet, but additionally you should + This is enough to reach the Internet, but additionally you should uncomment the following forward rules, to make sure your local network is still reachable through Privoxy: @@ -1440,7 +1441,7 @@ us help you. Your efforts are not wasted, and we do appreciate them. Faq 4.2 to learn how to verify that you are really using Tor. - Afterwards, please take the time to at least skim through the rest + Afterward, please take the time to at least skim through the rest of Tor's documentation. Make sure you understand what Tor does, why it is no replacement for application level security, and why you shouldn't use it for unencrypted logins. @@ -1493,7 +1494,7 @@ content is being altered? -Can <application>Privoxy</application> act as a <quote>caching</quote> proxy to +<title id="caching">Can Privoxy act as a <quote>caching</quote> proxy to speed up web browsing? No, it does not have this ability at all. You want something like @@ -1507,7 +1508,7 @@ speed up web browsing? -What about as a firewall? Can <application>Privoxy</application> protect me? +What about as a firewall? Can Privoxy protect me? Not in the way you mean, or in the way a true firewall can. Privoxy can help protect your privacy, but not @@ -1540,7 +1541,7 @@ ads used to be. Why? -How can <application>Privoxy</application> filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs? +How can Privoxy filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs? Since secure HTTP connections are encrypted SSL sessions between your browser and the secure site, and are meant to be reliably secure, @@ -1572,7 +1573,7 @@ ads used to be. Why? -<application>Privoxy</application> runs as a <quote>server</quote>. How +<title id="secure">Privoxy runs as a <quote>server</quote>. How secure is it? Do I need to take any special precautions? There are no known exploits that might affect @@ -1597,7 +1598,7 @@ secure is it? Do I need to take any special precautions? -How can I temporarily disable <application>Privoxy</application>? +How can I temporarily disable Privoxy? The easiest way is to access Privoxy with your browser by using the remote toggle URL: -When <quote>disabled</quote> is <application>Privoxy</application> totally +<title>When <quote>disabled</quote> is Privoxy totally out of the picture? No, this just means all filtering and actions are disabled. @@ -1621,7 +1622,7 @@ out of the picture? -My logs show <application>Privoxy</application> <quote>crunches</quote> +<title>My logs show Privoxy <quote>crunches</quote> ads, but also its own internal CGI pages. What is a <quote>crunch</quote>? A crunch simply means Privoxy intercepted @@ -1637,7 +1638,7 @@ ads, but also its own internal CGI pages. What is a crunch? -Can <application>Privoxy</application> effect files that I download +<title>Can Privoxy effect files that I download from a webserver? FTP server? From the webserver's perspective, there is no difference between @@ -1699,7 +1700,7 @@ from a webserver? FTP server? -I just downloaded a Perl script, and <application>Privoxy</application> +<title>I just downloaded a Perl script, and Privoxy altered it! Yikes, what is wrong! Please read above. @@ -1735,7 +1736,7 @@ altered it! Yikes, what is wrong! -Where can I find more information about <application>Privoxy</application> +<title>Where can I find more information about Privoxy and related issues? &seealso; @@ -1818,7 +1819,7 @@ still getting through. How? -One of my favorite sites does not work with <application>Privoxy</application>. +<title >One of my favorite sites does not work with Privoxy. What can I do? @@ -1869,7 +1870,7 @@ What can I do? -After installing <application>Privoxy</application>, I have to log in +<title>After installing Privoxy, I have to log in every time I start IE. What gives? @@ -1919,13 +1920,13 @@ every time I start IE. What gives? -I cannot connect to any FTP sites. <application>Privoxy</application> - seems to be blocking me. +I cannot connect to any FTP sites. Privoxy + is blocking me. Privoxy cannot act as a proxy for FTP traffic, so do not configure your browser to use Privoxy as an FTP proxy. The same is true for any protocol other than HTTP - or HTTPS. + or HTTPS (SSL). Most browsers understand FTP as well as HTTP. If you connect to a site, with @@ -1953,7 +1954,7 @@ every time I start IE. What gives? In Mac OSX, I can't configure Microsoft Internet Explorer to use - <application>Privoxy</application> as the HTTP proxy. + Privoxy as the HTTP proxy. Microsoft Internet Explorer (in versions like 5.1) respects system-wide network settings. In order to change the HTTP proxy, open System @@ -2002,7 +2003,7 @@ every time I start IE. What gives? I get a completely blank page at one site. <quote>View Source</quote> shows only: <markup><![CDATA[<html><body></body></html>]]></markup>. Without - <application>Privoxy</application> the page loads fine. + Privoxy the page loads fine. Chances are that the site suffers from a bug in PHP, @@ -2059,7 +2060,7 @@ Why? -When I try to launch <application>Privoxy</application>, I get an +<title>When I try to launch Privoxy, I get an error message <quote>port 8118 is already in use</quote> (or similar wording). Why? @@ -2089,7 +2090,7 @@ Why? - Why are binary files (such as images) corrupted when <application>Privoxy</application> + Why are binary files (such as images) corrupted when Privoxy is used? @@ -2154,7 +2155,7 @@ Why? I am getting too many DNS errors like <quote>404 No Such Domain</quote>. Why - can't <application>Privoxy</application> do this better? + can't Privoxy do this better? There are potentially several factors here. First of all, the DNS resolution @@ -2163,7 +2164,7 @@ Why? merely initiates the process and hands it off, and then later reports whatever the outcome was. And tries to give a coherent message if there seems to be a problem. In some cases, this might otherwise be mitigated by the - browser itself which might try some work-arounds and alernate approaches (e.g + browser itself which might try some work-arounds and alternate approaches (e.g adding www. to the URL). In other cases, if Privoxy is being chained with another proxy, this could complicate the issue, and cause undue @@ -2180,7 +2181,7 @@ Why? - At one site <application>Privoxy</application> just hangs, and starts taking + At one site Privoxy just hangs, and starts taking all CPU. Why is this? @@ -2272,10 +2273,14 @@ Why? The GNU General Public License should be included with this file. If not, you can view it at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html - or write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 - Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. + or write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., + 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA $Log: faq.sgml,v $ +Revision 2.15 2006/09/08 23:05:07 hal9 +Fix broken links. Add faq on hosts files. Move most of new windows service +feature to user manual and reference in faq. Various other small changes. + Revision 2.14 2006/09/05 13:25:12 david__schmidt Add Windows service invocation stuff (duplicated) in FAQ and in user manual under Windows startup. One probably ought to reference the other. diff --git a/doc/source/readme.sgml b/doc/source/readme.sgml index 394734b0..046b165a 100644 --- a/doc/source/readme.sgml +++ b/doc/source/readme.sgml @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Purpose : README for Privoxy - $Id: readme.sgml,v 2.5 2006/07/18 14:48:51 david__schmidt Exp $ + $Id: readme.sgml,v 2.6 2006/09/03 14:49:12 hal9 Exp $ Copyright (C) 2001 - 2006 Privoxy Developers See LICENSE. @@ -102,8 +102,9 @@ * The GNU General Public License should be included with * this file. If not, you can view it at * http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html - * or write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 - * Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. + * or write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., + * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, + * USA * *********************************************************************/ @@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ BIG NEWS! 2006, Privoxy 3.0.4 is released. This is a significant upgrade with many new and enhanced features, and many bugs fixed. There are fifteen new actions available, and several actions have enhanced - capabilites. Multiple filter files are now supported as well. See the "What's + capabilities. Multiple filter files are now supported as well. See the "What's New" section and the "Upgrader's Notes" in the User Manual for details and specifics. @@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ 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'. + 'default.filter'. @@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ - +