From: hal9 Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 15:12:47 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Various minor adjustments. X-Git-Tag: v_3_0_7~92 X-Git-Url: http://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/@default-cgi@/faq/@default-cgi@toggle?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d0222039731304f240633ee19a54c0d1961b0b38;p=privoxy.git Various minor adjustments. --- diff --git a/doc/source/faq.sgml b/doc/source/faq.sgml index 0e9fec39..94d1d08b 100644 --- a/doc/source/faq.sgml +++ b/doc/source/faq.sgml @@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ - - - + + + @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ This file belongs into ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/i/ij/ijbswa/htdocs/ - $Id: faq.sgml,v 2.27 2007/10/22 19:47:05 fabiankeil Exp $ + $Id: faq.sgml,v 2.28 2007/10/27 15:14:16 fabiankeil Exp $ Copyright (C) 2001-2007 Privoxy Developers http://privoxy.org See LICENSE. @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ -$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.27 2007/10/22 19:47:05 fabiankeil Exp $ +$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.28 2007/10/27 15:14:16 fabiankeil Exp $ General Information -Who should use Privoxy? +Who should use Privoxy? Anyone that is interested in security, privacy, or in finer-grained control over their web and Internet experience. @@ -518,7 +518,8 @@ warranty? Registration? Any browser that can be configured to use a proxy, which should be virtually all browsers, including Firefox, Internet - Explorer, and Opera among others. + Explorer, Opera, and + Safari among others. Direct browser support is not an absolute requirement since Privoxy runs as a separate application and talks to the browser in the standardized HTTP protocol, just like a web server @@ -553,6 +554,7 @@ Include supported.sgml here: + I just installed Privoxy. Is there anything @@ -589,7 +592,6 @@ special I have to do now? - What is the proxy address of Privoxy? If you set up the Privoxy to run on @@ -808,22 +810,8 @@ the differences? The syntax and purpose of configuration files has remained roughly the same throughout the 3.x series, but backwards compatibility is not guaranteed. Also each release contains updated, improved versions and it is - therefore recommended to use the newer configuration files. - fast-redirects - has changed. See the What's New section - of the User Manual for details.]]> - - - But all configuration files have substantially - changed from the Junkbuster days, and early - versions of Privoxy 2.x. The old files, like - blocklist will not work at all. + therefore strongly recommended to use the newer configuration files. - - Refer to the What's New - page for information on configuration changes that may occur from one release to another. - ]]> @@ -927,12 +915,12 @@ with a browser? Does that not raise security issues? When you use the browser-based editor, Privoxy itself is writing to the config files. Because Privoxy is running as the user privoxy, - it can update the config files. + it can update its own config files. If you run Privoxy for multiple untrusted users (e.g. in - a LAN), you will probably want to turn the web-based editor and remote toggle - features off by setting off by setting enable-edit-actions 0 and enable-remote-toggle @@ -1084,7 +1072,7 @@ with a browser? Does that not raise security issues? -I see some images being replaced by a text +<title id="blockedbytext">I see some images being replaced with text instead of the checkerboard image. Why and how do I get rid of this? This happens when the banners are not embedded in the HTML code of the @@ -1177,17 +1165,19 @@ and thus avoid individual browser configuration? Privoxy can't intercept traffic itself, but it can handle requests that where intercepted and redirected - with a packet filter (like PF or iptables), as long as the Host - header is present. - + with a packet filter (like PF or + iptables), as long as the Host + header is present. + - As the Host header is required by HTTP/1.1 and as most web sites - don't work if it isn't set, this limitation shouldn't be a problem. + As the Host header is required by HTTP/1.1 and as most + web sites don't work if it isn't set, this limitation shouldn't be a + problem. Please refer to your packet filter's documentation to learn how to - intercept and redirect traffic into Privoxy. Afterward you just have - to configure Privoxy to + intercept and redirect traffic into Privoxy. Afterward you just have + to configure Privoxy to accept intercepted requests. @@ -1500,7 +1490,7 @@ has to add extra time to browsing. I notice considerable -delays in page requests compared to the old Junkbuster. What's wrong? +delays in page requests. What's wrong? If you use any filter action, @@ -1550,19 +1540,7 @@ delays in page requests compared to the old Junkbuster. What's wrong? hence it could not be intercepted, and you have accessed the real web site at config.privoxy.org. - - With recent versions of Privoxy (version 2.9.x and - later), the user interface features information on the run time status, the - configuration, and even a built-in editor for the actions files. - - - Note that the built-in URLs from earlier versions of Junkbuster - / Privoxy, http://example.com/show-proxy-args and http://i.j.b/, - are no longer supported. If you still use such an old version, you should really consider - upgrading to &p-version;. -