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><H1
CLASS="SECT1"
><A
-NAME="QUICKSTART">4. Quickstart to Using <SPAN
+NAME="QUICKSTART"
+>4. Quickstart to Using <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
+></A
></H1
><P
> <P
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> as HTTP and
- HTTPS proxy by setting the proxy configuration for address of
- <TT
+ HTTPS (SSL) proxy by setting the proxy configuration for address of
+ <VAR
CLASS="LITERAL"
->127.0.0.1</TT
-> and port <TT
+>127.0.0.1</VAR
+> and port <VAR
CLASS="LITERAL"
->8118</TT
+>8118</VAR
>.
(<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
><LI
><P
> Flush your browser's disk and memory caches, to remove any cached ad images.
+ If using <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> to manage cookies, you should
+ remove any currently stored cookies too.
</P
></LI
><LI
>Configuration section</A
> for more
configuration options, and how to customize your installation.
-
- </P
+ </P
></LI
><LI
><P
></LI
><LI
><P
+> For easy access to Privoxy's most important controls, drag the provided
+ <A
+HREF="appendix.html#BOOKMARKLETS"
+>Bookmarklets</A
+> into your browser's
+ personal toolbar.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
> Please see the section <A
HREF="contact.html"
>Contacting the
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="QUICKSTART-AD-BLOCKING">4.1. Quickstart to Ad Blocking</H2
+NAME="QUICKSTART-AD-BLOCKING"
+>4.1. Quickstart to Ad Blocking</A
+></H2
><P
> Ad blocking is but one of <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
or a server somewhere else on the Internet. Complex web pages will have many
such embedded URLs.</P
><P
-> The actions we need to know about for ad blocking are: <TT
+> The actions we need to know about for ad blocking are: <VAR
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="actions-file.html#BLOCK"
>block</A
-></TT
->, <TT
+></VAR
+>, <VAR
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="actions-file.html#HANDLE-AS-IMAGE"
>handle-as-image</A
-></TT
+></VAR
>, and
- <TT
+ <VAR
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="actions-file.html#SET-IMAGE-BLOCKER"
>set-image-blocker</A
-></TT
+></VAR
>:</P
><P
> <P
><UL
><LI
><P
-> <TT
+> <VAR
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="actions-file.html#BLOCK"
>block</A
-></TT
+></VAR
> - this action stops
any contact between your browser and any URL patterns that match this
action's configuration. It can be used for blocking ads, but also anything
></LI
><LI
><P
-> <TT
+> <VAR
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="actions-file.html#HANDLE-AS-IMAGE"
>handle-as-image</A
-></TT
+></VAR
> -
tells <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
></LI
><LI
><P
-> <TT
+> <VAR
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="actions-file.html#SET-IMAGE-BLOCKER"
>set-image-blocker</A
-></TT
+></VAR
> - tells
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> what to display in place of an ad image that
has hit a block rule. For this to come into play, the URL must match a
- <TT
+ <VAR
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="actions-file.html#BLOCK"
>block</A
-></TT
+></VAR
> action somewhere in the
configuration, <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
>and</I
></SPAN
>, it must also match an
- <TT
+ <VAR
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="actions-file.html#HANDLE-AS-IMAGE"
>handle-as-image</A
-></TT
+></VAR
> action.
</P
><P
> <DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
-NAME="AEN391"><P
+NAME="AEN389"
+></A
+><P
><B
>Figure 1. Actions Files in Use</B
></P
><LI
><P
> You should have a section with only
- <TT
+ <VAR
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="actions-file.html#BLOCK"
>block</A
-></TT
+></VAR
> listed under
<SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"Actions:"</SPAN
>.
This will bring up a list of all actions. Find
- <TT
+ <VAR
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="actions-file.html#BLOCK"
>block</A
-></TT
+></VAR
> near the top, and click
in the <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
></LI
><LI
><P
-> Now, in the <TT
+> Now, in the <VAR
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="actions-file.html#BLOCK"
>block</A
-></TT
+></VAR
> actions section,
click the <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>Copy Link Location</SPAN
>"</SPAN
>.
- Remove the <TT
+ Remove the <VAR
CLASS="LITERAL"
->http://</TT
+>http://</VAR
> at the beginning of the URL. Then, click
<SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"