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>Installation</TITLE
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NAME="GENERATOR"
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CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.79"><LINK
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REL="HOME"
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TITLE="Privoxy Frequently Asked Questions"
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REL="NEXT"
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>Privoxy Frequently Asked Questions</TH
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><A
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NAME="INSTALLATION"
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>2. Installation</A
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><H3
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><A
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NAME="WHICHBROWSERS"
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>2.1. Which browsers are supported by Privoxy?</A
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><P
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> Any browser that can be configured to use a proxy, which
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should be virtually all browsers, including
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<SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Firefox</SPAN
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>, <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Internet
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Explorer</SPAN
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>, <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Opera</SPAN
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>, and
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<SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Safari</SPAN
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> among others.
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Direct browser support is not an absolute requirement since
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<SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> runs as a separate application and talks
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to the browser in the standardized HTTP protocol, just like a web server
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does.</P
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CLASS="SECT2"
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><H3
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><A
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NAME="WHICHOS"
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>2.2. Which operating systems are supported?</A
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><P
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> At present, <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> is known to run on
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Windows(95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista), GNU/Linux (RedHat, SuSE, Debian,
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Fedora, Gentoo, Slackware and others), Mac OSX, OS/2, AmigaOS, FreeBSD,
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NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, and various other flavors of Unix.</P
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><P
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> But any operating system that runs TCP/IP, can conceivably take advantage of
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<SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> in a networked situation where
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<SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> would run as a server on a LAN gateway.
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Then only the <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"gateway"</SPAN
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> needs to be running one of the above
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operating systems.</P
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><P
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> Source code is freely available, so porting to other operating systems
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is always a possibility.</P
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><H3
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><A
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NAME="EMAIL-CLIENT"
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>2.3. Can I use Privoxy with my email client?</A
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><P
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> As long as there is some way to set a HTTP proxy for the client, then yes,
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any application can be used, whether it is strictly speaking a
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<SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"browser"</SPAN
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> or not. Though this may not be the best approach for
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dealing with some of the common abuses of HTML in email. See <A
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HREF="configuration.html#OUTLOOK"
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>How can I configure <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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>
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with <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Outlook</SPAN
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>?</A
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> below for more on
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this. </P
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><P
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> Be aware that HTML email presents a number of unique security and privacy
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related issues, that can require advanced skills to overcome. The developers
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recommend using email clients that can be configured to convert HTML to plain
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text for these reasons.</P
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><A
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NAME="FIRSTSTEP"
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>2.4. I just installed Privoxy. Is there anything
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special I have to do now?</A
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></H3
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> All browsers should be told to use <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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>
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as a proxy by specifying the correct proxy address and port number
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in the appropriate configuration area for the browser. It's possible
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to combine <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> with a packet filter to intercept HTTP requests
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even if the client isn't explicitly configured to use <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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>,
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but where possible, configuring the client is recommended. See
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<A
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HREF="../user-manual/startup.html"
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TARGET="_top"
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>the User Manual for more
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details</A
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>. You should also flush your browser's memory and disk
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cache to get rid of any cached junk items, and remove any stored
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<A
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HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie"
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TARGET="_top"
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>cookies</A
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>. </P
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><A
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>2.5. What is the proxy address of Privoxy?</A
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><P
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> If you set up the <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> to run on
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the computer you browse from (rather than your ISP's server or some
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networked computer on a LAN), the proxy will be on <TT
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>127.0.0.1</TT
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(sometimes referred to as <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"localhost"</SPAN
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>,
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which is the special name used by every computer on the Internet to refer
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to itself) and the port will be 8118 (unless you used the <A
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TARGET="_top"
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>listen-address</A
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>
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config option to tell <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> to run on
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a different port).
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</P
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><P
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> When configuring your browser's proxy settings you typically enter
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the word <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"localhost"</SPAN
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> or the IP address <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"127.0.0.1"</SPAN
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>
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in the boxes next to <SPAN
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>"HTTP"</SPAN
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> and <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"Secure"</SPAN
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> (HTTPS) and
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then the number <SPAN
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>"8118"</SPAN
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> for <SPAN
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>"port"</SPAN
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>.
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This tells your browser to send all web requests to <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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instead of directly to the Internet.
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</P
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><P
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> <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> can also be used to proxy for
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a Local Area Network. In this case, your would enter either the IP
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address of the LAN host where <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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>
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is running, or the equivalent hostname, e.g. <TT
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CLASS="LITERAL"
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>192.168.1.1</TT
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>.
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Port assignment would be same as above. Note that
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<SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> doesn't listen on any LAN interfaces by
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default.
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</P
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><P
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> <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> does not currently handle
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any other protocols such as FTP, SMTP, IM, IRC, ICQ, etc.
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</P
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>2.6. 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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><P
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> Did you configure your browser to use <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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>
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as a proxy? It does not sound like it. See above. You might also try flushing
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the browser's caches to force a full re-reading of pages. You can verify
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that <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> is running, and your browser
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is correctly configured by entering the special URL:
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<A
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HREF="http://p.p/"
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TARGET="_top"
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>http://p.p/</A
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>.
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This should take you to a page titled <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"This is Privoxy.."</SPAN
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> with
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access to <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy's</SPAN
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> internal configuration.
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If you see this, then you are good to go. If you receive a page saying
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<SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"Privoxy is not running"</SPAN
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>, then the browser is not set up to use
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your <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> installation.
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If you receive anything else (probably nothing at all), it could either
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be that the browser is not set up correctly, or that
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<SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> is not running at all. Check the <A
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HREF="../user-manual/config.html#LOGFILE"
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TARGET="_top"
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>log file</A
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>. For instructions
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on starting <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> and browser configuration,
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see the <A
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HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/startup.html"
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TARGET="_top"
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>chapter
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on starting <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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></A
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> in the
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<A
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HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/"
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TARGET="_top"
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>User Manual</A
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>.</P
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NAME="NOTUSED"
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>2.7. I get a <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"Privoxy is not being used"</SPAN
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> dummy page although
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Privoxy is running and being used.</A
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><P
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> First, make sure that Privoxy is <SPAN
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CLASS="emphasis"
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><I
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>really</I
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></SPAN
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> running and
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being used by visiting <A
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HREF="http://p.p/"
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TARGET="_top"
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>http://p.p/</A
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>. You
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should see the <SPAN
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> main page. If not, see
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the <A
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HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/startup.html"
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TARGET="_top"
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>chapter
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on starting <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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></A
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> in the
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<A
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HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/"
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TARGET="_top"
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>User Manual</A
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>.</P
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><P
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> Now if <A
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HREF="http://p.p/"
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TARGET="_top"
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>http://p.p/</A
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> works for you, but
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other parts of <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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>'s web interface show
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the dummy page, your browser has cached a redirection it encountered before
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<SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> was being used. You need to clear your
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browser's cache. Note that shift-reloading the dummy page won't help, since
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that'll only refresh the dummy page, not the redirection that lead you there.</P
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><P
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> The procedure for clearing the cache varies from browser to browser. For
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example, <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Mozilla/Netscape</SPAN
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> users would click
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<SPAN
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CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
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>Edit</SPAN
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> --> <SPAN
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CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
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>Preferences</SPAN
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> -->
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<SPAN
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CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
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>Advanced</SPAN
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> --> <SPAN
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CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
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>Cache</SPAN
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> and
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then click both <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"<SPAN
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>Clear Memory Cache</SPAN
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>"</SPAN
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>
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and <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"<SPAN
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CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
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CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
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>Tools</SPAN
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CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
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>Options</SPAN
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> -->
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<SPAN
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CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
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>Privacy</SPAN
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> --> <SPAN
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CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
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>Cache</SPAN
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> and
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then click <SPAN
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CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
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>Clear Cache Now</SPAN
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>"</SPAN
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CLASS="NAVFOOTER"
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><HR
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ALIGN="LEFT"
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WIDTH="100%"><TABLE
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SUMMARY="Footer navigation table"
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WIDTH="100%"
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BORDER="0"
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CELLPADDING="0"
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CELLSPACING="0"
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WIDTH="33%"
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><A
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HREF="general.html"
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>Prev</A
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></TD
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><TD
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WIDTH="34%"
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ALIGN="center"
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VALIGN="top"
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||
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><A
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||
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HREF="index.html"
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||
|
ACCESSKEY="H"
|
||
|
>Home</A
|
||
|
></TD
|
||
|
><TD
|
||
|
WIDTH="33%"
|
||
|
ALIGN="right"
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||
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VALIGN="top"
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||
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><A
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||
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HREF="configuration.html"
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||
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||
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>Next</A
|
||
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></TD
|
||
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></TR
|
||
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><TR
|
||
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><TD
|
||
|
WIDTH="33%"
|
||
|
ALIGN="left"
|
||
|
VALIGN="top"
|
||
|
>General Information</TD
|
||
|
><TD
|
||
|
WIDTH="34%"
|
||
|
ALIGN="center"
|
||
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VALIGN="top"
|
||
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> </TD
|
||
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><TD
|
||
|
WIDTH="33%"
|
||
|
ALIGN="right"
|
||
|
VALIGN="top"
|
||
|
>Configuration</TD
|
||
|
></TR
|
||
|
></TABLE
|
||
|
></DIV
|
||
|
></BODY
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||
|
></HTML
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