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NAME="AEN9"
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><P
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> This FAQ gives quick answers to frequently asked questions about
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>Privoxy</A
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</P
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>What is Privoxy?</P
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> Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities
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for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and HTTP headers, controlling
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access, and removing ads and other obnoxious Internet junk. Privoxy has a
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flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and tastes.
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It has application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.</P
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> Privoxy is Free Software and licensed under the GPL2.</P
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> Privoxy is an associated project of Software in the Public Interest (SPI).
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>Donations are welcome</A
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> Please note that this document is a work in progress. This copy represents
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the state at the release of version 3.0.12.
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You can find the latest version of the document at <A
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>.
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Please see the <A
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> if you want to
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contact the developers.
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>1.1. <A
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>Who should give <SPAN
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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>Is Privoxy the best choice for
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me?</A
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>What is a <SPAN
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>"proxy"</SPAN
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>? How does
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Privoxy work?</A
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>1.4. <A
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>Does Privoxy do anything more than ad blocking?</A
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>1.5. <A
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>What is this new version of
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<SPAN
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>?</A
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>1.6. <A
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>Why <SPAN
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Junkbuster at all?</A
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>How does Privoxy differ
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from the old Junkbuster?</A
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>How does Privoxy know what is
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an ad, and what is not?</A
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>1.9. <A
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>Can Privoxy make mistakes?
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This does not sound very scientific.</A
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>Will I have to configure Privoxy
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before I can use it?</A
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>Can Privoxy run as a server on a network?</A
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>My browser does the same things as
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Privoxy. Why should I use Privoxy at all?</A
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>Why should I trust Privoxy?</A
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>Is there is a license or fee? What about a
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warranty? Registration?</A
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>Can Privoxy remove spyware? Adware? Viruses?</A
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>Can I use Privoxy with other ad-blocking software?</A
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>I would like to help you, what can I do?</A
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>Would you like to participate?</A
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>Which browsers are supported by Privoxy?</A
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>Which operating systems are supported?</A
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>Can I use Privoxy with my email client?</A
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special I have to do now?</A
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>What is the proxy address of Privoxy?</A
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>I just installed Privoxy, and nothing is happening.
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All the ads are there. What's wrong?</A
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Privoxy is running and being used.</A
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way to do this?</A
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the differences?</A
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>Where can I get updated Actions Files?</A
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>How can I make my Yahoo/Hotmail/Gmail account work?</A
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CLASS="FILENAME"
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>default.filter</TT
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> file? What is a <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"filter"</SPAN
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>?</A
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><DT
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>3.12. <A
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|||
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HREF="configuration.html#LANCONFIG"
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>How can I set up Privoxy to act as a proxy for my
|
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LAN?</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>3.13. <A
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HREF="configuration.html#AEN532"
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>Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see anything.</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>3.14. <A
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HREF="configuration.html#AEN549"
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>Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>3.15. <A
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|||
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HREF="configuration.html#AEN555"
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>I see some images being replaced with text
|
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instead of the checkerboard image. Why and how do I get rid of this?</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>3.16. <A
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|||
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HREF="configuration.html#SRVANY"
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>Can Privoxy run as a service
|
|||
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on Win2K/NT/XP?</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>3.17. <A
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HREF="configuration.html#OTHERPROXY"
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>How can I make Privoxy work with other
|
|||
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|
proxies like Squid or Tor?</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>3.18. <A
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HREF="configuration.html#PORT-80"
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>Can I just set Privoxy to use port 80
|
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|
and thus avoid individual browser configuration?</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>3.19. <A
|
|||
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HREF="configuration.html#TRANSPARENT"
|
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>Can Privoxy run as a <SPAN
|
|||
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CLASS="QUOTE"
|
|||
|
|
>"transparent"</SPAN
|
|||
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> proxy?</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>3.20. <A
|
|||
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HREF="configuration.html#INTERCEPTING"
|
|||
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>Can Privoxy run as a <SPAN
|
|||
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|
CLASS="QUOTE"
|
|||
|
|
>"intercepting"</SPAN
|
|||
|
|
> proxy?</A
|
|||
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></DT
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><DT
|
|||
|
|
>3.21. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="configuration.html#OUTLOOK"
|
|||
|
|
>How can I configure Privoxy for use with Outlook?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
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><DT
|
|||
|
|
>3.22. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="configuration.html#OUTLOOK-MORE"
|
|||
|
|
>How can I have separate rules just for HTML mail?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>3.23. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="configuration.html#SNEAKY-COOKIES"
|
|||
|
|
>I sometimes notice cookies sneaking through. How?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>3.24. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="configuration.html#EVIL-COOKIES"
|
|||
|
|
>Are all cookies bad? Why?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>3.25. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="configuration.html#ALLOW-COOKIES"
|
|||
|
|
>How can I allow permanent cookies for my trusted sites?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>3.26. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="configuration.html#MULTIPLES"
|
|||
|
|
>Can I have separate configurations for different users?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>3.27. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="configuration.html#WHITELISTS"
|
|||
|
|
>Can I set-up Privoxy as a whitelist of
|
|||
|
|
<SPAN
|
|||
|
|
CLASS="QUOTE"
|
|||
|
|
>"good"</SPAN
|
|||
|
|
> sites?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>3.28. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="configuration.html#NO-ADBLOCK"
|
|||
|
|
>How can I turn off ad-blocking?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>3.29. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="configuration.html#TEMPLATES"
|
|||
|
|
>How can I have custom template pages, like the
|
|||
|
|
<SPAN
|
|||
|
|
CLASS="emphasis"
|
|||
|
|
><I
|
|||
|
|
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
|
|||
|
|
>BLOCKED</I
|
|||
|
|
></SPAN
|
|||
|
|
> page?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>3.30. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="configuration.html#BLOCKALL"
|
|||
|
|
>How can I remove the <SPAN
|
|||
|
|
CLASS="QUOTE"
|
|||
|
|
>"Go There Anyway"</SPAN
|
|||
|
|
> link from
|
|||
|
|
the <SPAN
|
|||
|
|
CLASS="emphasis"
|
|||
|
|
><I
|
|||
|
|
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
|
|||
|
|
>BLOCKED</I
|
|||
|
|
></SPAN
|
|||
|
|
> page?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
></DL
|
|||
|
|
></DD
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html"
|
|||
|
|
>Miscellaneous</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DD
|
|||
|
|
><DL
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.1. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#AEN729"
|
|||
|
|
>How much does Privoxy slow my browsing down? This
|
|||
|
|
has to add extra time to browsing.</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.2. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#LOADINGTIMES"
|
|||
|
|
>I notice considerable
|
|||
|
|
delays in page requests. What's wrong?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.3. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#CONFIGURL"
|
|||
|
|
>What are "http://config.privoxy.org/" and
|
|||
|
|
"http://p.p/"?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.4. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#NEWADS"
|
|||
|
|
>How can I submit new ads, or report
|
|||
|
|
problems?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.5. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#NEWADS2"
|
|||
|
|
>If I do submit missed ads, will
|
|||
|
|
they be included in future updates?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.6. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#NOONECARES"
|
|||
|
|
>Why doesn't anyone answer my support
|
|||
|
|
request?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.7. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#IP"
|
|||
|
|
>How can I hide my IP address?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.8. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#AEN794"
|
|||
|
|
>Can Privoxy guarantee I am anonymous?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.9. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#AEN812"
|
|||
|
|
>A test site says I am not using a Proxy.</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.10. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#TOR"
|
|||
|
|
>How do I use Privoxy
|
|||
|
|
together with Tor?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.11. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#AEN868"
|
|||
|
|
>Might some things break because header information or
|
|||
|
|
content is being altered?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.12. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#AEN882"
|
|||
|
|
>Can Privoxy act as a <SPAN
|
|||
|
|
CLASS="QUOTE"
|
|||
|
|
>"caching"</SPAN
|
|||
|
|
> proxy to
|
|||
|
|
speed up web browsing?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.13. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#AEN892"
|
|||
|
|
>What about as a firewall? Can Privoxy protect me?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.14. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#AEN897"
|
|||
|
|
>I have large empty spaces / a checkerboard pattern now where
|
|||
|
|
ads used to be. Why?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.15. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#AEN905"
|
|||
|
|
>How can Privoxy filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.16. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#AEN919"
|
|||
|
|
>Privoxy runs as a <SPAN
|
|||
|
|
CLASS="QUOTE"
|
|||
|
|
>"server"</SPAN
|
|||
|
|
>. How
|
|||
|
|
secure is it? Do I need to take any special precautions?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.17. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#TURNOFF"
|
|||
|
|
>Can I temporarily disable Privoxy?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.18. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#REALLYOFF"
|
|||
|
|
>When <SPAN
|
|||
|
|
CLASS="QUOTE"
|
|||
|
|
>"disabled"</SPAN
|
|||
|
|
> is Privoxy totally
|
|||
|
|
out of the picture?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.19. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#TURNOFF2"
|
|||
|
|
>How can I tell Privoxy to totally ignore certain sites?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.20. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#CRUNCH"
|
|||
|
|
>My logs show Privoxy <SPAN
|
|||
|
|
CLASS="QUOTE"
|
|||
|
|
>"crunches"</SPAN
|
|||
|
|
>
|
|||
|
|
ads, but also its own internal CGI pages. What is a <SPAN
|
|||
|
|
CLASS="QUOTE"
|
|||
|
|
>"crunch"</SPAN
|
|||
|
|
>?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.21. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#DOWNLOADS"
|
|||
|
|
>Can Privoxy effect files that I download
|
|||
|
|
from a webserver? FTP server?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.22. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#DOWNLOADS2"
|
|||
|
|
>I just downloaded a Perl script, and Privoxy
|
|||
|
|
altered it! Yikes, what is wrong!</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.23. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#HOSTSFILE"
|
|||
|
|
>Should I continue to use a <SPAN
|
|||
|
|
CLASS="QUOTE"
|
|||
|
|
>"HOSTS"</SPAN
|
|||
|
|
> file for ad-blocking?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.24. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#SEEALSO"
|
|||
|
|
>Where can I find more information about Privoxy
|
|||
|
|
and related issues?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.25. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#MICROSUCK"
|
|||
|
|
>I've noticed that Privoxy changes <SPAN
|
|||
|
|
CLASS="QUOTE"
|
|||
|
|
>"Microsoft"</SPAN
|
|||
|
|
> to
|
|||
|
|
<SPAN
|
|||
|
|
CLASS="QUOTE"
|
|||
|
|
>"MicroSuck"</SPAN
|
|||
|
|
>! Why are you manipulating my browsing?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>4.26. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="misc.html#VALID"
|
|||
|
|
>Does Privoxy produce <SPAN
|
|||
|
|
CLASS="QUOTE"
|
|||
|
|
>"valid"</SPAN
|
|||
|
|
> HTML (or XHTML)?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
></DL
|
|||
|
|
></DD
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>5. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="trouble.html"
|
|||
|
|
>Troubleshooting</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DD
|
|||
|
|
><DL
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>5.1. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="trouble.html#AEN1084"
|
|||
|
|
>I cannot connect to any websites. Or, I am getting
|
|||
|
|
<SPAN
|
|||
|
|
CLASS="QUOTE"
|
|||
|
|
>"connection refused"</SPAN
|
|||
|
|
> message with every web page. Why?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>5.2. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="trouble.html#ERROR503"
|
|||
|
|
>Why am I getting a 503 Error (WSAECONNREFUSED) on every page?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>5.3. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="trouble.html#AEN1107"
|
|||
|
|
>I just added a new rule, but the steenkin ad is
|
|||
|
|
still getting through. How?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>5.4. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="trouble.html#BADSITE"
|
|||
|
|
>One of my favorite sites does not work with Privoxy.
|
|||
|
|
What can I do?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>5.5. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="trouble.html#DUN"
|
|||
|
|
>After installing Privoxy, I have to log in
|
|||
|
|
every time I start IE. What gives?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>5.6. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="trouble.html#FTP"
|
|||
|
|
>I cannot connect to any FTP sites. Privoxy
|
|||
|
|
is blocking me.</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>5.7. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="trouble.html#MACOSXIE"
|
|||
|
|
>In Mac OS X, I can't configure Microsoft Internet Explorer to use
|
|||
|
|
Privoxy as the HTTP proxy.</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>5.8. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="trouble.html#MACOSXUNINSTALL"
|
|||
|
|
>In Mac OS X, I dragged the Privoxy folder to the trash in order to
|
|||
|
|
uninstall it. Now the finder tells me I don't have sufficient privileges to
|
|||
|
|
empty the trash.</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>5.9. <A
|
|||
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HREF="trouble.html#MACOSXIMAGES"
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>In Mac OS X Panther (10.3), images often fail to load and/or I
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experience random delays in page loading. I'm using
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<TT
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CLASS="LITERAL"
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>localhost</TT
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> as my browser's proxy setting.</A
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><DT
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>5.10. <A
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HREF="trouble.html#BLANKPAGE"
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>I get a completely blank page at one site. <SPAN
|
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"View Source"</SPAN
|
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>
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shows only: <SPAN
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CLASS="MARKUP"
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|||
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><html><body></body></html></SPAN
|
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>. Without
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Privoxy the page loads fine.</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>5.11. <A
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HREF="trouble.html#NOHOSTNAME"
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>My logs show many <SPAN
|
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CLASS="QUOTE"
|
|||
|
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>"Unable to get my own hostname"</SPAN
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> lines.
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Why?</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>5.12. <A
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|||
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HREF="trouble.html#INUSE"
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|||
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>When I try to launch Privoxy, I get an
|
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error message <SPAN
|
|||
|
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CLASS="QUOTE"
|
|||
|
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>"port 8118 is already in use"</SPAN
|
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> (or similar wording).
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|||
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Why?</A
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></DT
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><DT
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>5.13. <A
|
|||
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HREF="trouble.html#DEMORONIZER"
|
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>Pages with UTF-8 fonts are garbled.</A
|
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></DT
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><DT
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>5.14. <A
|
|||
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HREF="trouble.html#DEMORONIZER2"
|
|||
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>Why are binary files (such as images) corrupted when Privoxy
|
|||
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is used?</A
|
|||
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></DT
|
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><DT
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|||
|
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>5.15. <A
|
|||
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HREF="trouble.html#DEMORONIZER3"
|
|||
|
|
>What is the <SPAN
|
|||
|
|
CLASS="QUOTE"
|
|||
|
|
>"demoronizer"</SPAN
|
|||
|
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> and why is it there?</A
|
|||
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></DT
|
|||
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><DT
|
|||
|
|
>5.16. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="trouble.html#WINDOWOPEN"
|
|||
|
|
>Why do I keep seeing <SPAN
|
|||
|
|
CLASS="QUOTE"
|
|||
|
|
>"PrivoxyWindowOpen()"</SPAN
|
|||
|
|
> in raw source code?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>5.17. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="trouble.html#DNSERRORS"
|
|||
|
|
>I am getting too many DNS errors like <SPAN
|
|||
|
|
CLASS="QUOTE"
|
|||
|
|
>"404 No Such Domain"</SPAN
|
|||
|
|
>. Why
|
|||
|
|
can't Privoxy do this better?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>5.18. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="trouble.html#ALLCPU"
|
|||
|
|
>At one site Privoxy just hangs, and starts taking
|
|||
|
|
all CPU. Why is this?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>5.19. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="trouble.html#SLOWCRAWL"
|
|||
|
|
>I just installed Privoxy, and all my
|
|||
|
|
browsing has slowed to a crawl. What gives?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>5.20. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="trouble.html#PREVENTCOMP"
|
|||
|
|
>Why do my filters work on some sites but not on others?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>5.21. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="trouble.html#SSL-WARNINGS"
|
|||
|
|
>On some HTTPS sites my browser warns me about unauthenticated content,
|
|||
|
|
the URL bar doesn't get highlighted and the lock symbol appears to be broken.
|
|||
|
|
What's going on?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>5.22. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="trouble.html#SE-LINUX"
|
|||
|
|
>I get selinux error messages. How can I fix this?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>5.23. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="trouble.html#GENTOO-RICERS"
|
|||
|
|
>I compiled <SPAN
|
|||
|
|
CLASS="APPLICATION"
|
|||
|
|
>Privoxy</SPAN
|
|||
|
|
> with Gentoo's portage and it appears to be very slow. Why?</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
></DL
|
|||
|
|
></DD
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>6. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="contact.html"
|
|||
|
|
>Contacting the developers, Bug Reporting and Feature Requests</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DD
|
|||
|
|
><DL
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>6.1. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-SUPPORT"
|
|||
|
|
>Get Support</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>6.2. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="contact.html#REPORTING"
|
|||
|
|
>Reporting Problems</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DD
|
|||
|
|
><DL
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>6.2.1. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-ADS"
|
|||
|
|
>Reporting Ads or Other Configuration Problems</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>6.2.2. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-BUGS"
|
|||
|
|
>Reporting Bugs</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
></DL
|
|||
|
|
></DD
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>6.3. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-FEATURE"
|
|||
|
|
>Request New Features</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>6.4. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-OTHER"
|
|||
|
|
>Other</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
></DL
|
|||
|
|
></DD
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>7. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="copyright.html"
|
|||
|
|
>Privoxy Copyright, License and History</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DD
|
|||
|
|
><DL
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>7.1. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="copyright.html#AEN1451"
|
|||
|
|
>License</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
><DT
|
|||
|
|
>7.2. <A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="copyright.html#AEN1467"
|
|||
|
|
>History</A
|
|||
|
|
></DT
|
|||
|
|
></DL
|
|||
|
|
></DD
|
|||
|
|
></DL
|
|||
|
|
></DIV
|
|||
|
|
></DIV
|
|||
|
|
><DIV
|
|||
|
|
CLASS="NAVFOOTER"
|
|||
|
|
><HR
|
|||
|
|
ALIGN="LEFT"
|
|||
|
|
WIDTH="100%"><TABLE
|
|||
|
|
SUMMARY="Footer navigation table"
|
|||
|
|
WIDTH="100%"
|
|||
|
|
BORDER="0"
|
|||
|
|
CELLPADDING="0"
|
|||
|
|
CELLSPACING="0"
|
|||
|
|
><TR
|
|||
|
|
><TD
|
|||
|
|
WIDTH="33%"
|
|||
|
|
ALIGN="left"
|
|||
|
|
VALIGN="top"
|
|||
|
|
> </TD
|
|||
|
|
><TD
|
|||
|
|
WIDTH="34%"
|
|||
|
|
ALIGN="center"
|
|||
|
|
VALIGN="top"
|
|||
|
|
> </TD
|
|||
|
|
><TD
|
|||
|
|
WIDTH="33%"
|
|||
|
|
ALIGN="right"
|
|||
|
|
VALIGN="top"
|
|||
|
|
><A
|
|||
|
|
HREF="general.html"
|
|||
|
|
ACCESSKEY="N"
|
|||
|
|
>Next</A
|
|||
|
|
></TD
|
|||
|
|
></TR
|
|||
|
|
><TR
|
|||
|
|
><TD
|
|||
|
|
WIDTH="33%"
|
|||
|
|
ALIGN="left"
|
|||
|
|
VALIGN="top"
|
|||
|
|
> </TD
|
|||
|
|
><TD
|
|||
|
|
WIDTH="34%"
|
|||
|
|
ALIGN="center"
|
|||
|
|
VALIGN="top"
|
|||
|
|
> </TD
|
|||
|
|
><TD
|
|||
|
|
WIDTH="33%"
|
|||
|
|
ALIGN="right"
|
|||
|
|
VALIGN="top"
|
|||
|
|
>General Information</TD
|
|||
|
|
></TR
|
|||
|
|
></TABLE
|
|||
|
|
></DIV
|
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|
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|
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|
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