<!entity copyright SYSTEM "copyright.sgml">
<!entity license SYSTEM "license.sgml">
<!entity p-version "3.0.7">
-<!entity p-status "stable">
-<!entity % p-not-stable "IGNORE">
-<!entity % p-stable "INCLUDE">
+<!entity p-status "UNRELEASED">
+<!entity % p-not-stable "INCLUDE">
+<!entity % p-stable "IGNORE">
<!entity % p-text "IGNORE"> <!-- define we are not a text only doc -->
<!entity % p-doc "INCLUDE"> <!-- and we are a formal doc -->
<!entity % p-supp-userman "INCLUDE"> <!-- Include all from supported.sgml -->
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.
</subscript>
</pubdate>
-<pubdate>$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.27 2007/10/22 19:47:05 fabiankeil Exp $</pubdate>
+<pubdate>$Id: faq.sgml,v 2.28 2007/10/27 15:14:16 fabiankeil Exp $</pubdate>
<!--
<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
<sect1 id="general"><title>General Information</title>
-<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="who_uses"><title>Who should use Privoxy?</title>
+<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="who-uses"><title>Who should use Privoxy?</title>
<para>
Anyone that is interested in security, privacy, or in
finer-grained control over their web and Internet experience.
Any browser that can be configured to use a proxy, which
should be virtually all browsers, including
<application>Firefox</application>, <application>Internet
- Explorer</application>, and <application>Opera</application> among others.
+ Explorer</application>, <application>Opera</application>, and
+ <application>Safari</application> among others.
Direct browser support is not an absolute requirement since
<application>Privoxy</application> runs as a separate application and talks
to the browser in the standardized HTTP protocol, just like a web server
</para>
</sect2>
+<!-- Nobody is going to still be doing this!
<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="newinstall"><title>Can I install
Privoxy over Junkbuster?</title>
<para>
</para>
</sect2>
+-->
<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="firststep">
<title>I just installed Privoxy. Is there anything
</sect2>
-
<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="localhost"><title>What is the proxy address of Privoxy?</title>
<para>
If you set up the <application>Privoxy</application> to run on
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, <quote>improved</quote> versions and it is
- therefore recommended to use the newer configuration files.
- <![%p-newstuff;[
- If upgrading from version prior to 3.0.4 the syntax for <literal>fast-redirects</literal>
- has changed. See the <ulink url="../user-manual/whatsnew.html">What's New section</ulink>
- of the <citetitle>User Manual</citetitle> for details.]]>
- </para>
- <para>
- But all configuration files have substantially
- changed from the <application>Junkbuster</application> days, and early
- versions of <application>Privoxy 2.x</application>. The old files, like
- <filename>blocklist</filename> will not work at all.
+ therefore strongly recommended to use the newer configuration files.
</para>
- <![%p-newstuff;[ <para>
- Refer to the <ulink url="../user-manual/whatsnew.html">What's New</ulink>
- page for information on configuration changes that may occur from one release to another.
- </para>]]>
</sect2>
<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="difficult">
When you use the browser-based editor, <application>Privoxy</application>
itself is writing to the config files. Because
<application>Privoxy</application> is running as the user <quote>privoxy</quote>,
- it can update the config files.
+ it can update its own config files.
</para>
<para>
If you run <application>Privoxy</application> 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 <quote><literal><ulink
+ a LAN), you will probably want to make sure that the turn the web-based
+
editor and remote toggle features are <quote>off</quote> by setting <quote><literal><ulink
url="../user-manual/config.html#ENABLE-EDIT-ACTIONS">enable-edit-actions</ulink>
0</literal></quote> and <quote><literal><ulink
url="../user-manual/config.html#ENABLE-REMOTE-TOGGLE">enable-remote-toggle</ulink>
</sect2>
<sect2 renderas="sect3">
-<title id="blockedbytext">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?</title>
<para>
This happens when the banners are not embedded in the HTML code of the
<para>
<application>Privoxy</application> 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.
-</para>
+ with a packet filter (like <application>PF</application> or
+ <application>iptables</application>), as long as the <literal>Host</literal>
+ header is present.
+ </para>
<para>
- 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 <literal>Host</literal> 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.
</para>
<para>
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 <application>Privoxy</application>. Afterward you just have
+ to configure <application>Privoxy</application> to
<ulink url="../user-manual/config.html#ACCEPT-INTERCEPTED-REQUESTS">accept intercepted requests</ulink>.
</para>
<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="loadingtimes"><title>I notice considerable
-delays in page requests compared to the old Junkbuster. What's wrong?</title>
+delays in page requests. What's wrong?</title>
<para>
If you use any <literal><ulink
url="../user-manual/actions-file.html#FILTER">filter</ulink></literal> action,
hence it could not be intercepted, and you have accessed the <emphasis>real</emphasis>
web site at config.privoxy.org.
</para>
-<para>
- With recent versions of <application>Privoxy</application> (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 <ulink
- url="../user-manual/actions-file.html">actions files</ulink>.
-</para>
-<para>
- Note that the built-in URLs from earlier versions of <application>Junkbuster</application>
- / <application>Privoxy</application>, 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;.
-</para>
</sect2>
<!--
<listitem><para>
<application>Privoxy</application> is not running. Solution: verify
that &my-app; is installed correctly, has not crashed, and is indeed running.
- Look at <application>Privoxy's</application> logs to see what they say.
+ Turn on <application>Privoxy's</application> logging and look at the logs to see what they say.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Or your browser is configured for a different port than what
<application>Privoxy</application> is using. Solution: verify that &my-app;
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