From eaaad8fd2d3492c403ccf79a92ceff682bae6799 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fabian Keil Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 12:04:47 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Sync with recent changes. --- doc/webserver/faq/configuration.html | 12 ++++---- doc/webserver/faq/copyright.html | 4 +-- doc/webserver/faq/general.html | 34 +++++++++++----------- doc/webserver/faq/index.html | 10 +++---- doc/webserver/faq/misc.html | 8 +++--- doc/webserver/faq/trouble.html | 42 +++++++++++++++++++--------- 6 files changed, 62 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/webserver/faq/configuration.html b/doc/webserver/faq/configuration.html index 71415717..ef878304 100644 --- a/doc/webserver/faq/configuration.html +++ b/doc/webserver/faq/configuration.html @@ -294,12 +294,12 @@ NAME="GETUPDATES" >3.5. Where can I get updated Actions Files?

Based on your feedback and the continuing development, updates of - Based on your feedback and the continuing development, updates of + default.action will be - made available from time to time on the files sectionsubscribe - to our announce mailing list, ijbswa-announce@lists.sourceforge.net.

web-based actions file editor. - Note that the custom actions editor must be explicitly enabled in + Note that the custom actions editor must be explicitly enabled in the main config file (see

7.1. License

7.2. History

Privoxy's configuration can be done - with a Web browser

A 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 web servers on the Internet. The - clients then ask the proxy to fetch the objects they need (web pages, - images, movies etc) on their behalf, and when the proxy has done so, it - hands the results back to the client. It is a , that clients + (i.e. browsers) can use instead of connecting to web servers directly. + The clients then ask the proxy to request objects (web pages, images, movies etc) + on their behalf and to forward the data to the clients. + It is a "go-between". See - the . For details, see + Wikipedia proxy - definition for more. +>Wikipedia's proxy definition.

There are many reasons to use web proxies, such as security (firewalling), @@ -217,9 +215,9 @@ TARGET="_top" > Privoxy is a proxy that is primarily focused on privacy - protection, ad and junk elimination and freeing the user from restrictions placed on his - activities. Sitting between your browser(s) and the Internet, +> is a proxy that is primarily focused on + privacy enhancement, ad and junk elimination and freeing the user from + restrictions placed on his activities. Sitting between your browser(s) and the Internet, it is in a perfect position to filter outbound personal information that your browser is leaking, as well as inbound junk. It uses a variety of techniques to do this, all of which are under your complete control via the various configuration @@ -434,7 +432,7 @@ CLASS="APPLICATION" Junkbuster left off. All the old features remain. +> left off. The new Privoxy

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This FAQ gives quick answers to frequently asked questions about +> This FAQ gives quick answers to frequently asked questions about 5.8. In Mac OS X, I dragged the Privoxy folder to the trash in order to - uninstall it. Now the finder tells me I don't have sufficient privileges to + uninstall it. Now the finder tells me I don't have sufficient privileges to empty the trash.

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7.2. History
you more freedom to decide which sites +> more freedom to decide which sites you can trust, and what details you want to reveal. But it neither hides your IP address, nor can it guarantee that the rest of the system behaves correctly. There are several possibilities how a web sites can find @@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ CLASS="EMPHASIS" CLASS="APPLICATION" >Privoxy does not do FTP at all, only HTTP - and HTTPS (SSL) protocols, so please don't try.

"Text replacements for subversive browsing fun!" or you are using an older Privoxy version and have implicitly - activated it by choosing the "Adventuresome""Advanced" profile in the web-based editor. Please upgrade.

5.8. In Mac OS X, I dragged the Privoxy folder to the trash in order to - uninstall it. Now the finder tells me I don't have sufficient privileges to + uninstall it. Now the finder tells me I don't have sufficient privileges to empty the trash.

Note: This ONLY applies to privoxy 3.0.6 and earlier.

Just dragging the Just dragging the Privoxy folder to the trash is - not enough to delete it. Privoxy supplies an @@ -554,11 +554,11 @@ CLASS="APPLICATION" CLASS="APPLICATION" >uninstall.command file that takes care of - these details. Open the trash, drag the uninstall.command - file out of the trash and double-click on it. You will be prompted for + file out of the trash and double-click on it. You will be prompted for confirmation and the administration password.

You should also be able to work around the problem with the + hostname option.

Privoxy 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 + 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 alternate approaches (e.g adding Privoxy's page filtering mechanism is trying to match against absurdly long strings and this becomes - very CPU-intensive, taking a long, long time to complete. Until a better - solution comes along, disable filtering on these pages, particularly the -

Until a better solution comes along, disable filtering on these pages, + particularly the js-annoyances and and + unsolicited-popups - filters.

filters. If you run into this problem + with a recent Privoxy version, please send a problem report.

Privoxy version, please report the problem.