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NAME="STARTUP"
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>5. Starting Privoxy</A
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><P
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> Before launching <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> for the first time, you
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will want to configure your browser(s) to use
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<SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> as a HTTP and HTTPS (SSL)
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<A
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HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server"
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TARGET="_top"
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>proxy</A
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>. The default is
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127.0.0.1 (or localhost) for the proxy address, and port 8118 (earlier versions
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used port 8000). This is the one configuration step <SPAN
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CLASS="emphasis"
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><I
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>that must be done</I
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>!</P
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><P
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> Please note that <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> can only proxy HTTP and
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HTTPS traffic. It will not work with FTP or other protocols.</P
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> <DIV
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><A
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NAME="AEN585"
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><B
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>Figure 2. Proxy Configuration Showing
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Mozilla/Netscape HTTP and HTTPS (SSL) Settings</B
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CLASS="MEDIAOBJECT"
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SRC="proxy_setup.jpg"></P
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>
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</P
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>
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With <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Firefox</SPAN
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>, this is typically set under:</P
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><P
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> <SPAN
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>Tools</SPAN
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>Options</SPAN
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> -> <SPAN
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>Network</SPAN
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> -><SPAN
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>Connection</SPAN
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> -> <SPAN
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CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
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>Settings</SPAN
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><br> </P
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><P
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>
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Or optionally on some platforms:</P
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><P
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CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
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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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> -> <SPAN
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>General</SPAN
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>Connection Settings</SPAN
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> -> <SPAN
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CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
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>Manual Proxy Configuration</SPAN
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><br> </P
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><P
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>
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With <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Netscape</SPAN
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> (and
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<SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Mozilla</SPAN
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>), this can be set under:</P
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><P
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CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
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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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> -> <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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>Proxies</SPAN
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> -> <SPAN
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CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
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>HTTP Proxy</SPAN
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><br> </P
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><P
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> For <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Internet Explorer v.5-7</SPAN
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>: </P
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><P
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CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
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> <SPAN
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>Tools</SPAN
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> -> <SPAN
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>Internet Options</SPAN
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>Connections</SPAN
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> -> <SPAN
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>LAN Settings</SPAN
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></P
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><P
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> Then, check <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"Use Proxy"</SPAN
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> and fill in the appropriate info
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(Address: 127.0.0.1, Port: 8118). Include HTTPS (SSL), if you want HTTPS
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proxy support too (sometimes labeled <SPAN
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CLASS="QUOTE"
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>"Secure"</SPAN
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>). Make sure any
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checkboxes like <SPAN
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>"Use the same proxy server for all protocols"</SPAN
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> is
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<SPAN
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><I
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>UNCHECKED</I
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>. You want only HTTP and HTTPS (SSL)!</P
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>Figure 3. Proxy Configuration Showing
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Internet Explorer HTTP and HTTPS (Secure) Settings</B
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><IMG
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SRC="proxy2.jpg"></P
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</P
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><P
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> After doing this, flush your browser's disk and memory caches to force a
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re-reading of all pages and to get rid of any ads that may be cached. Remove
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any <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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>,
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if you want <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> to manage that. You are now
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ready to start enjoying the benefits of using
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<SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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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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> itself is typically started by specifying the
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main configuration file to be used on the command line. If no configuration
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file is specified on the command line, <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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>
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will look for a file named <TT
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CLASS="FILENAME"
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>config</TT
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> in the current
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directory. Except on Win32 where it will try <TT
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CLASS="FILENAME"
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>config.txt</TT
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>.</P
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><DIV
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><A
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NAME="START-REDHAT"
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>5.1. Red Hat and Fedora</A
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><P
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> A default Red Hat installation may not start <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> upon boot. It will use
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the file <TT
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CLASS="FILENAME"
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>/etc/privoxy/config</TT
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> as its main configuration
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file.</P
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><P
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> <TABLE
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><TR
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> # /etc/rc.d/init.d/privoxy start</PRE
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></P
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> Or ...</P
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><P
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> <TABLE
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> # service privoxy start</PRE
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><H2
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><A
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NAME="START-DEBIAN"
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>5.2. Debian</A
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></H2
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><P
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> We use a script. Note that Debian typically starts <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> upon booting per
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default. It will use the file
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<TT
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CLASS="FILENAME"
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>/etc/privoxy/config</TT
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> as its main configuration
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file.</P
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><P
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> <TABLE
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WIDTH="100%"
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><TR
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><PRE
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> # /etc/init.d/privoxy start</PRE
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></TR
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></TABLE
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></P
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><H2
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><A
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>5.3. Windows</A
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><P
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>Click on the <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> Icon to start <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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>. If no configuration file is
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specified on the command line, <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> will look
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for a file named <TT
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CLASS="FILENAME"
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>config.txt</TT
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>. Note that Windows will
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automatically start <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> when the system starts if you chose that option
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when installing.</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 run with full Windows service functionality.
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On Windows only, the <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> program has two new command line arguments
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to install and uninstall <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> as a service. See the
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<A
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HREF="installation.html#INSTALLATION-PACK-WIN"
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>Windows Installation
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instructions</A
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> for details.</P
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><H2
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>5.4. Solaris, NetBSD, FreeBSD, HP-UX and others</A
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>Example Unix startup command:</P
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> # /usr/sbin/privoxy /etc/privoxy/config</PRE
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>5.5. OS/2</A
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><P
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> During installation, <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> is configured to
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start automatically when the system restarts. You can start it manually by
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double-clicking on the <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> icon in the
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<SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> folder.</P
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><H2
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>5.6. Mac OS X</A
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></H2
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><P
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> After downloading the privoxy software, unzip the downloaded file by
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double-clicking on the zip file icon. Then, double-click on the
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installer package icon and follow the installation process.</P
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><P
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> The privoxy service will automatically start after a successful
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installation. In addition, the privoxy service will automatically
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start every time your computer starts up.</P
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><P
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> To prevent the privoxy service from automatically starting when your
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computer starts up, remove or rename the folder named
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/Library/StartupItems/Privoxy.</P
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><P
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> A simple application named Privoxy Utility has been created which
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enables administrators to easily start and stop the privoxy service.</P
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><P
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> In addition, the Privoxy Utility presents a simple way for
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administrators to edit the various privoxy config files. A method
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to uninstall the software is also available.</P
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><P
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> An administrator username and password must be supplied in order for
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the Privoxy Utility to perform any of the tasks.</P
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><DIV
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><H2
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><A
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>5.7. AmigaOS</A
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></H2
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> Start <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> (with RUN <>NIL:) in your
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<TT
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CLASS="FILENAME"
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>startnet</TT
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> script (AmiTCP), in
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<TT
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CLASS="FILENAME"
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>s:user-startup</TT
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> (RoadShow), as startup program in your
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startup script (Genesis), or as startup action (Miami and MiamiDx).
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<SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> will automatically quit when you quit your
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TCP/IP stack (just ignore the harmless warning your TCP/IP stack may display that
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<SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> is still running).</P
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><DIV
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><A
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>5.8. Gentoo</A
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> A script is again used. It will use the file <TT
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>/etc/privoxy/config
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</TT
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> as its main configuration file.</P
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><P
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> <TABLE
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><TR
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> /etc/init.d/privoxy start
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></TR
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></TABLE
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></P
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><P
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> Note that <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Privoxy</SPAN
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> is not automatically started at
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boot time by default. You can change this with the <TT
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CLASS="LITERAL"
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>rc-update</TT
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>
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command.</P
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><P
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><TD
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><PRE
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> rc-update add privoxy default
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</PRE
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></DIV
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CLASS="SECT2"
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><H2
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><A
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NAME="CMDOPTIONS"
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>5.9. Command Line Options</A
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></H2
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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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> may be invoked with the following
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command-line options:</P
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><P
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> <P
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></P
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><UL
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><LI
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><P
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> <SPAN
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CLASS="emphasis"
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><I
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CLASS="EMPHASIS"
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>--version</I
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></SPAN
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>
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</P
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><P
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> Print version info and exit. Unix only.
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> <SPAN
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CLASS="emphasis"
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><I
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CLASS="EMPHASIS"
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>--help</I
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></SPAN
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>
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</P
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><P
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> Print short usage info and exit. Unix only.
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> <SPAN
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CLASS="emphasis"
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><I
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CLASS="EMPHASIS"
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>--no-daemon</I
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></SPAN
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>
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</P
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><P
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> Don't become a daemon, i.e. don't fork and become process group
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leader, and don't detach from controlling tty. Unix only.
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> <SPAN
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CLASS="emphasis"
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><I
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CLASS="EMPHASIS"
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>--pidfile FILE</I
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></SPAN
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>
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</P
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><P
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> On startup, write the process ID to <SPAN
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CLASS="emphasis"
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><I
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CLASS="EMPHASIS"
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>FILE</I
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></SPAN
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>. Delete the
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<SPAN
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CLASS="emphasis"
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><I
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CLASS="EMPHASIS"
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>FILE</I
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></SPAN
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> on exit. Failure to create or delete the
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<SPAN
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CLASS="emphasis"
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><I
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CLASS="EMPHASIS"
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>FILE</I
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></SPAN
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> is non-fatal. If no <SPAN
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CLASS="emphasis"
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><I
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CLASS="EMPHASIS"
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>FILE</I
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></SPAN
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>
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option is given, no PID file will be used. Unix only.
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> <SPAN
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CLASS="emphasis"
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><I
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CLASS="EMPHASIS"
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>--user USER[.GROUP]</I
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></SPAN
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>
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</P
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><P
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> After (optionally) writing the PID file, assume the user ID of
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<SPAN
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CLASS="emphasis"
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><I
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CLASS="EMPHASIS"
|
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>USER</I
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></SPAN
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>, and if included the GID of GROUP. Exit if the
|
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privileges are not sufficient to do so. Unix only.
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> <SPAN
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CLASS="emphasis"
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><I
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CLASS="EMPHASIS"
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>--chroot</I
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></SPAN
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>
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</P
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><P
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> Before changing to the user ID given in the <SPAN
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CLASS="emphasis"
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><I
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CLASS="EMPHASIS"
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>--user</I
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></SPAN
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> option,
|
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chroot to that user's home directory, i.e. make the kernel pretend to the <SPAN
|
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
|
|
>Privoxy</SPAN
|
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>
|
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process that the directory tree starts there. If set up carefully, this can limit
|
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the impact of possible vulnerabilities in <SPAN
|
|
CLASS="APPLICATION"
|
|
>Privoxy</SPAN
|
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> to the files contained in that hierarchy.
|
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Unix only.
|
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
|
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> <SPAN
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CLASS="emphasis"
|
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><I
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CLASS="EMPHASIS"
|
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>--pre-chroot-nslookup hostname</I
|
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></SPAN
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>
|
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</P
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><P
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> Specifies a hostname to look up before doing a chroot. On some systems, initializing the
|
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resolver library involves reading config files from /etc and/or loading additional shared
|
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libraries from /lib. On these systems, doing a hostname lookup before the chroot reduces
|
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the number of files that must be copied into the chroot tree.
|
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</P
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><P
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> For fastest startup speed, a good value is a hostname that is not in /etc/hosts but that
|
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your local name server (listed in /etc/resolv.conf) can resolve without recursion
|
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(that is, without having to ask any other name servers). The hostname need not exist,
|
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but if it doesn't, an error message (which can be ignored) will be output.
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> <SPAN
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CLASS="emphasis"
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><I
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CLASS="EMPHASIS"
|
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>configfile</I
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></SPAN
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>
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</P
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><P
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> If no <SPAN
|
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CLASS="emphasis"
|
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><I
|
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CLASS="EMPHASIS"
|
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>configfile</I
|
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></SPAN
|
|
> is included on the command line,
|
|
<SPAN
|
|
CLASS="APPLICATION"
|
|
>Privoxy</SPAN
|
|
> will look for a file named
|
|
<SPAN
|
|
CLASS="QUOTE"
|
|
>"config"</SPAN
|
|
> in the current directory (except on Win32
|
|
where it will look for <SPAN
|
|
CLASS="QUOTE"
|
|
>"config.txt"</SPAN
|
|
> instead). Specify
|
|
full path to avoid confusion. If no config file is found,
|
|
<SPAN
|
|
CLASS="APPLICATION"
|
|
>Privoxy</SPAN
|
|
> will fail to start.
|
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</P
|
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></LI
|
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></UL
|
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></P
|
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><P
|
|
> On <SPAN
|
|
CLASS="APPLICATION"
|
|
>MS Windows</SPAN
|
|
> only there are two additional
|
|
command-line options to allow <SPAN
|
|
CLASS="APPLICATION"
|
|
>Privoxy</SPAN
|
|
> to install and
|
|
run as a <SPAN
|
|
CLASS="emphasis"
|
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><I
|
|
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
|
|
>service</I
|
|
></SPAN
|
|
>. See the
|
|
<A
|
|
HREF="installation.html#INSTALLATION-PACK-WIN"
|
|
>Window Installation section</A
|
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>
|
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for details.</P
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