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*
- * File : doc/source/readme.sgml
+ * File : README
*
- * Purpose : README file to give a short intro.
+ * Purpose : Give a short intro about Privoxy.
*
* Copyright : Written by and Copyright (C) 2001-2020 the
* Privoxy team. https://www.privoxy.org/
*
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-This README is included with Privoxy 3.0.29. See https://www.privoxy.org/ for
-more information. The current code maturity level is "stable".
+This README is included with the development version of Privoxy 3.0.32. See
+https://www.privoxy.org/ for more information. The current code maturity level
+is "UNRELEASED", but seems stable to us :).
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Helping hands and donations are welcome:
- * https://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#PARTICIPATE
+ * https://www.privoxy.org/participate
- * https://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#DONATE
+ * https://www.privoxy.org/donate
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The actions list can be configured via the web interface accessed via http://
p.p/, as well other options.
+All configuration files are subject to unannounced changes during the
+development process.
+
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5. DOCUMENTATION
-There should be documentation in the 'doc' subdirectory. In particular, see the
-User Manual there, the FAQ, and those interested in Privoxy development, should
-look at developer-manual.
+There should be documentation in the 'doc' subdirectory, but it may not be
+completed at this point. In particular, see the User Manual there, the FAQ, and
+those interested in Privoxy development, should look at developer-manual.
-The source and configuration files are all well commented. The main
-configuration files are: 'config', 'default.action', and 'default.filter'.
+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 top-level source directory.
Included documentation may vary according to platform and packager. All
documentation is posted on https://www.privoxy.org, in case you don't have it,
* The URL where the problem occurred, or some way for us to duplicate the
problem (e.g. http://somesite.example.com/?somethingelse=123).
- * Whether your version of Privoxy is one supplied by the Privoxy developers
- via SourceForge, or if you got your copy somewhere else.
+ * Whether your version of Privoxy is one supplied by the Privoxy developers,
+ or if you got your copy somewhere else.
* Whether you are using Privoxy together with another proxy such as Tor. If
so, please temporary disable the other proxy to see if the symptoms change.
debug 1 # Log the destination for each request Privoxy let through.
# See also debug 1024.
debug 2 # show each connection status
- debug 4 # show I/O status
+ debug 4 # show tagging-related messages
debug 8 # show header parsing
debug 128 # debug redirects
debug 256 # debug GIF de-animation
bother to add an email address when using the tracker. If you prefer to
communicate through email, just use one of the mailing lists directly.
-If you are new to reporting problems, you might be interested in How to Report
-Bugs Effectively.
-
The appendix of the Privoxy User Manual also has helpful information on
understanding actions, and action debugging.