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53 <a name="INTRODUCTION">1. Introduction</a>
56 This documentation is included with the current UNRELEASED version of
57 <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>, v.3.0.18, and is mostly
58 complete at this point. The most up to date reference for the time
59 being is still the comments in the source files and in the individual
60 configuration files. Development of a new version is currently
61 nearing completion, and includes significant changes and enhancements
62 over earlier versions.
65 Since this is a UNRELEASED version, not all new features are well
66 tested. This documentation may be slightly out of sync as a result
67 (especially with CVS sources). And there <span class="emphasis"><i
68 class="EMPHASIS">may be</i></span> bugs, though hopefully not many!
72 <a name="FEATURES">1.1. Features</a>
75 In addition to the core features of ad blocking and <a href=
76 "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie" target=
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78 "APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> provides many supplemental features,
79 some of them currently under development, that give the end-user
80 more control, more privacy and more freedom:
87 Supports "Connection: keep-alive". Outgoing connections can be
88 kept alive independently from the client.
93 Supports IPv6, provided the operating system does so too, and
94 the configure script detects it.
99 Supports tagging which allows to change the behaviour based on
100 client and server headers.
105 Can be run as an "intercepting" proxy, which obviates the need
106 to configure browsers individually.
111 Sophisticated actions and filters for manipulating both server
117 Can be chained with other proxies.
122 Integrated browser-based configuration and control utility at
123 <a href="http://config.privoxy.org/" target=
124 "_top">http://config.privoxy.org/</a> (shortcut: <a href=
125 "http://p.p/" target="_top">http://p.p/</a>). Browser-based
126 tracing of rule and filter effects. Remote toggling.
131 Web page filtering (text replacements, removes banners based on
132 size, invisible <span class="QUOTE">"web-bugs"</span> and HTML
138 Modularized configuration that allows for standard settings and
139 user settings to reside in separate files, so that installing
140 updated actions files won't overwrite individual user settings.
145 Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the
146 configuration files, and a more sophisticated and flexible
147 configuration syntax.
157 Bypass many click-tracking scripts (avoids script redirection).
162 User-customizable HTML templates for most proxy-generated pages
163 (e.g. "blocked" page).
168 Auto-detection and re-reading of config file changes.
173 Most features are controllable on a per-site or per-location
179 Many smaller new features added, limitations and bugs removed.
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