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3 * File : $Source: /cvsroot/ijbswa/current/README,v $
5 * Purpose : README file to give a short intro.
7 * Copyright : Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 the SourceForge
8 * Privoxy team. http://www.privoxy.org/
10 * Based on the Internet Junkbuster originally written
11 * by and Copyright (C) 1997 Anonymous Coders and
12 * Junkbusters Corporation. http://www.junkbusters.com
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34 This README is included with the development version of Privoxy,
35 which will eventually become Privoxy v3.0 (and soon we hope!). See
36 http://www.privoxy.org/. The current code level is BETA, and seems
39 Privoxy is a web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for
40 protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing cookies,
41 controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other
42 obnoxious Internet junk. Privoxy has a very flexible configuration and
43 can be customized to suit individual needs and tastes. Privoxy
44 has application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user
47 Privoxy is based on the code of the Internet Junkbuster. Junkbuster
48 was originally written by JunkBusters Corporation, and was released as
49 free open-source software under the GNU GPL. Stefan Waldherr made many
50 improvements, and started the SourceForge project to continue
51 development. Several other developers are now contributing.
57 NEWS! As of 03/24/02, the name of this project has been changed
58 from ijbswa/Junkbuster to Privoxy. This is reflected in many of the
61 WARNING! If upgrading from earlier versions of this project via
62 RPM packages, the new package will delete any previously installed
63 'Junkbuster' packages.
65 IMPORTANT! READ! Configuration Change as of 3 Apr 2002: The default
66 listening port is now 8118 due to conflicts with port 8000 assignment.
67 You will need to change your browser if upgrading!!! And maybe
74 For tarball, first unpack:
76 tar xzvf privoxy-2.9.13-beta-src.tar.gz
77 cd privoxy-2.9.13-beta
81 ./configure (--help to see options)
82 gmake (the make from gnu)
84 make -n install (to see where all the files will go)
85 make install (to really install)
87 Redhat and SuSE src and binary RPMs can be built with 'make
88 redhat-dist' or 'make suse-dist' (run ./configure first) from unpacked
89 sources. BSD will (probably?) require gmake (from http://gnu.org). See
90 the user-manual for OS/2 build instructions.
92 Privoxy is also available via anonymous CVS:
94 cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa login
95 cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa co current
97 This will create a directory named 'current'. Then, 'cd current', and
104 privoxy [--help] [--version] [--no-daemon] [--pidfile PIDFILE]
105 [--user USER] [config_file]
107 Or for RedHat: /etc/rc.d/init.d/privoxy start
108 Or for SuSE: /etc/rc.d/privoxy start
110 See the man page or user-manual for a brief explanation of each.
116 See: 'config', '*.action', and 'default.filter'. These are all well
117 commented. Most of the magic is in '*.action', and there are several
118 of these included with varying degrees of aggressiveness. On Unix-like
119 systems, these files are installed in /etc/privoxy. On Windows, then wherever
120 the executable itself is installed. There are many significant changes and
121 advances since Junkbuster v2.0.x. The user-manual has a run down of
122 configuration options, and examples: http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/.
124 Be sure to set your browser(s) for HTTP/HTTPS Proxy at <IP>:<Port>, or
125 whatever you specify in the config file under 'listen-address'.
126 DEFAULT is localhost:8118.
128 The default.action file can be configured via the web interface accessed
129 via http://p.p/, as well other options.
135 There is a growing amount of documentation in the 'doc' subdirectory,
136 but it is not finished at this point. In particular, see the
137 user-manual there, and developers should look at developer-manual.
139 The most up to date source of information on the current development version,
140 may still be either comments in the source code, or the included configuration
141 files, which are all well commented. These are 'config', '*.action', and
142 'default.filter' in the toplevel source directory.
144 Some legacy Junkbuster documentation may also be included only to give an idea
145 of what Privoxy can do under doc/obsolete/*. Much has changed since these docs
146 were written, so beware.
148 Included documentation may vary according to platform and packager.
151 CONTACTING THE DEVELOPERS, BUG REPORTING AND FEATURE REQUESTS
152 --------------------------------------------------------------
154 We value your feedback. However, to provide you with the best support,
157 * Use the support forum to get help:
158 http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=211118
159 * Submit bugs only thru our bug forum:
160 http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=11118&atid=111118
161 Make sure that the bug has not already been submitted. Please try
162 to verify that it is a Privoxy bug, and not a browser or site
163 bug first. If you are using your own custom configuration, please
164 try the stock configs to see if the problem is a configuration
165 related bug. And if not using the latest development snapshot,
166 please try the latest one. Or even better, CVS sources.
167 * Submit feature requests only thru our feature request forum:
168 http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=361118&group_id=11118&func=browse
170 For any other issues, feel free to use the mailing lists:
171 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=11118
173 Anyone interested in actively participating in development and related
174 discussions can join the appropriate mailing list here:
175 http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=11118. Archives are available
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