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Copyright (C) 2001-2008 Privoxy Developers http://www.privoxy.org/
See LICENSE.
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<para>
- This FAQ gives quick answers to frequently asked questions about
+ This FAQ gives quick answers to frequently asked questions about
<ulink url="http://www.privoxy.org/">Privoxy</ulink>.
It is not a substitute for the
<ulink url="../user-manual/index.html"><citetitle>Privoxy User Manual</citetitle></ulink>.
</para>
<para>
Much of <application>Privoxy's</application> configuration can be done
- with a <ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser">Web browser</ulink>.
+ with a <ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser">Web browser</ulink>.
But there are areas where configuration is done using a
<ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_editors">text editor</ulink>
to edit configuration files. Also note that the web-based action editor
<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="proxymoron"><title>What is a <quote>proxy</quote>? How does
Privoxy work? </title>
<para>
- A <ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server">web proxy</ulink>
+ A <ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server">web proxy</ulink>
is a service, based on a software such as &my-app;, that clients
(i.e. browsers) can use instead of connecting to web servers directly.
The clients then ask the proxy to request objects (web pages, images, movies etc)
<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="getupdates"><title>Where can I get updated Actions Files?</title>
<para>
- Based on your feedback and the continuing development, updates of
- <filename>default.action</filename> will be
- made available from time to time on the <ulink
+ Based on your feedback and the continuing development, updates of
+ <filename>default.action</filename> will be
+ made available from time to time on the <ulink
url="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11118">files section</ulink> of
our <ulink url="http://sf.net/projects/ijbswa/">project page</ulink>.
</para>
If you wish to receive an email notification whenever we release updates of
<application>Privoxy</application> or the actions file, <ulink
url="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ijbswa-announce/">subscribe
- to our announce mailing list</ulink>, ijbswa-announce@lists.sourceforge.net.
+ to our announce mailing list</ulink>, ijbswa-announce@lists.sourceforge.net.
</para>
</sect2>
but you can disable/enable the various pre-defined filters of the included
<filename>default.filter</filename> file with the <ulink
url="http://config.privoxy.org/show-status">web-based actions file editor</ulink>.
- Note that the custom actions editor must be explicitly enabled in
+ Note that the custom actions editor must be explicitly enabled in
the main config file (see <ulink
url="../user-manual/config.html#ENABLE-EDIT-ACTIONS">enable-edit-actions</ulink>).
</para>
method that browsers can use to store data between pages, or between browser
sessions. Sometimes there is a good reason for this, and the user's life is a
bit easier as a result. But there is a long history of some websites taking
- advantage of this layer of trust, and using the data they glean from you and
+ advantage of this layer of trust, and using the data they glean from you and
your browsing habits for their own purposes, and maybe to your potential
detriment. Such sites are using you and storing their data on your system.
That is why the privacy conscious watch from whom those cookies come, and why
</para>
<para>
<application>Privoxy</application> can remove various information about you,
- and allows <emphasis>you</emphasis> more freedom to decide which sites
+ and allows <emphasis>you</emphasis> more freedom to decide which sites
you can trust, and what details you want to reveal. But it neither
hides your IP address, nor can it guarantee that the rest of the system
behaves correctly. There are several possibilities how a web sites can find
</para>
<para>
<application>Privoxy</application> does not do FTP at all, only HTTP
- and HTTPS (SSL) protocols, so please don't try.
+ and HTTPS (SSL) protocols.
</para>
</sect2>
activated the <quote><literal>fun</literal></quote> filter which
is clearly labeled <quote>Text replacements for subversive browsing
fun!</quote> or you are using an older Privoxy version and have implicitly
- activated it by choosing the <quote>Adventuresome</quote> profile in the
+ activated it by choosing the <quote>Advanced</quote> profile in the
web-based editor. Please upgrade.
</para>
</sect2>
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<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="macosxuninstall">
<title>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
+ uninstall it. Now the finder tells me I don't have sufficient privileges to
empty the trash.</title>
<para>
Note: This ONLY applies to privoxy 3.0.6 and earlier.
</para>
<para>
- Just dragging the <application>Privoxy</application> folder to the trash is
- not enough to delete it. <application>Privoxy</application> supplies an
+ Just dragging the <application>Privoxy</application> folder to the trash is
+ not enough to delete it. <application>Privoxy</application> supplies an
<application>uninstall.command</application> file that takes care of
- these details. Open the trash, drag the <application>uninstall.command</application>
- file out of the trash and double-click on it. You will be prompted for
+ these details. Open the trash, drag the <application>uninstall.command</application>
+ file out of the trash and double-click on it. You will be prompted for
confirmation and the administration password.
</para>
<para>
see if that helps. Make sure whatever name(s) are used for the local system,
that they resolve both ways.
</para>
+<para>
+ You should also be able to work around the problem with the
+ <ulink url="../user-manual/config.html#HOSTNAME">hostname option</ulink>.
+</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="inuse">
is done by the underlying operating system -- not
<application>Privoxy</application> itself. <application>Privoxy</application>
merely initiates the process and hands it off, and then later reports
- whatever the outcome was. And tries to give a coherent message if there seems
+ whatever the outcome was and tries to give a coherent message if there seems
to be a problem. In some cases, this might otherwise be mitigated by the
browser itself which might try some work-arounds and alternate approaches (e.g
adding <quote>www.</quote> to the URL).
are in the raw HTML source of the page, and the browser just ignores them. But the
pattern matching in <application>Privoxy's</application> page filtering
mechanism is trying to match against absurdly long strings and this becomes
- very CPU-intensive, taking a long, long time to complete. Until a better
- solution comes along, disable filtering on these pages, particularly the
- <literal>js-annoyances</literal> and <literal>unsolicited-popups</literal>
- filters.
+ very CPU-intensive, taking a long, long time to complete.
+</para>
+<para>
+ Until a better solution comes along, disable filtering on these pages,
+ particularly the <literal>js-annoyances</literal> and
+ <literal>unsolicited-popups</literal> filters. If you run into this problem
+ with a recent &my-app; version, please send a problem report.
</para>
</sect2>
it does not happen. I would suspect some inadvertent interaction of software
components such as anti-virus software, spyware protectors, personal
firewalls or similar components. Try disabling (or uninstalling) these one
- at a time and see if that helps.
+ at a time and see if that helps. Either way, if you are using a
+ recent &my-app; version, please report the problem.
</para>
</sect2>
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+- Minor rewordings.
+- Don't claim that all the old Junkbuster features remain.
+ Some of them have been removed or replaced with better ones.
+
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