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4 Purpose : Entity included in other project documents.
6 $Id: privoxy.sgml,v 1.1 2002/04/02 00:54:19 hal9 Exp $
8 Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 the SourceForge
9 Privoxy team. http://www.privoxy.org/
11 Based on the Internet Junkbuster originally written
12 by and Copyright (C) 1997 Anonymous Coders and
13 Junkbusters Corporation. http://www.junkbusters.com
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20 This file used for inclusion with other documents only.
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26 <application>Privoxy</application> is a web proxy with advanced filtering
27 capabilities for protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing
28 cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other
29 obnoxious Internet junk. <application>Privoxy</application> has a very
30 flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and
31 tastes. <application>Privoxy</application> has application for both
32 stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.
36 <application>Privoxy</application> is based on the code of the
37 <application>Internet Junkbuster</application>.
38 <application>Junkbuster</application> was originally written by JunkBusters
39 Corporation, and was released as free open-source software under the GNU GPL.
40 Stefan Waldherr made many improvements, and started the SourceForge project
41 to continue development.
45 <application>Privoxy</application> continues the
46 <application>Junkbuster</application> tradition, but adds many
47 refinements and enhancements.