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><H1
CLASS="SECT1"
><A
-NAME="INSTALLATION">2. Installation</H1
+NAME="INSTALLATION"
+>2. Installation</A
+></H1
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="WHICHBROWSERS">2.1. Which browsers are supported by <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
->?</H3
+NAME="WHICHBROWSERS"
+>2.1. Which browsers are supported by Privoxy?</A
+></H3
><P
> Any browser that can be configured to use a proxy, which
- should be virtually all browsers. Direct browser support is not necessary
- since <SPAN
+ should be virtually all browsers, including
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Firefox</SPAN
+>, <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Internet
+ Explorer</SPAN
+>, <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Opera</SPAN
+>, and
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Safari</SPAN
+> among others.
+ Direct browser support is not an absolute requirement since
+ <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> runs as a separate application and
- talks to the browser in the standardized HTTP protocol, just like a web server
+> runs as a separate application and talks
+ to the browser in the standardized HTTP protocol, just like a web server
does.</P
></DIV
><DIV
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="WHICHOS">2.2. Which operating systems are supported?</H3
+NAME="WHICHOS"
+>2.2. Which operating systems are supported?</A
+></H3
><P
> At present, <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> is known to run on
- Windows(95, 98, ME, 2000, XP), Linux (RedHat, SuSE, Debian, Conectiva, Gentoo,
- Slackware), Mac OSX, OS/2, AmigaOS, BeOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, and more
- flavors of Unix.</P
+ Windows(95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista), GNU/Linux (RedHat, SuSE, Debian,
+ Fedora, Gentoo, Slackware and others), Mac OSX, OS/2, AmigaOS, FreeBSD,
+ NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, and various other flavors of Unix.</P
><P
> But any operating system that runs TCP/IP, can conceivably take advantage of
<SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="NEWINSTALL">2.3. Can I install
+NAME="EMAIL-CLIENT"
+>2.3. Can I use Privoxy with my email client?</A
+></H3
+><P
+> As long as there is some way to set a HTTP proxy for the client, then yes,
+ any application can be used, whether it is strictly speaking a
<SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"browser"</SPAN
+> or not. Though this may not be the best approach for
+ dealing with some of the common abuses of HTML in email. See <A
+HREF="configuration.html#OUTLOOK"
+>How can I configure <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> over <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Junkbuster</SPAN
->?</H3
-><P
-> We recommend you un-install <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Junkbuster</SPAN
->
- first to minimize conflicts and confusion. You may want to
- save your old configuration files for future reference. The configuration
- files and syntax have substantially changed, so you will need to manually
- port your old patterns. See the <A
-HREF="../user-manual/upgradersnote.html"
-TARGET="_top"
->note
- to upgraders</A
-> and <A
-HREF="../user-manual/installation.html"
-TARGET="_top"
->installation
- chapter</A
-> in the <A
-HREF="../user-manual/index.html"
-TARGET="_top"
->user manual</A
>
- for details.
- </P
-><P
-> Note: Some installers may automatically un-install
- <SPAN
+ with <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Junkbuster</SPAN
->, if present!
- </P
+>Outlook Express</SPAN
+>?</A
+> below for more on
+ this. </P
+><P
+> Be aware that HTML email presents a number of unique security and privacy
+ related issues, that can require advanced skills to overcome. The developers
+ recommend using email clients that can be configured to convert HTML to plain
+ text for these reasons.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN209">2.4. I just installed <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
->. Is there anything
-special I have to do now?</H3
+NAME="FIRSTSTEP"
+>2.4. I just installed Privoxy. Is there anything
+special I have to do now?</A
+></H3
><P
-> All browsers must be told to use <SPAN
+> All browsers should be told to use <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
>
as a proxy by specifying the correct proxy address and port number
- in the appropriate configuration area for the browser. See below.
- You should also flush your browser's memory and disk cache to get rid of any
- cached junk items. </P
+ in the appropriate configuration area for the browser. It's possible
+ to combine <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> with a packet filter to intercept HTTP requests
+ even if the client isn't explicitly configured to use <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+>,
+ but where possible, configuring the client is recommended. See
+ <A
+HREF="../user-manual/startup.html"
+TARGET="_top"
+>the User Manual for more
+ details</A
+>. You should also flush your browser's memory and disk
+ cache to get rid of any cached junk items, and remove any stored
+ <A
+HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie"
+TARGET="_top"
+>cookies</A
+>. </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="LOCALHOST">2.5. What is the proxy address of <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
->?</H3
+NAME="LOCALHOST"
+>2.5. What is the proxy address of Privoxy?</A
+></H3
><P
> If you set up the <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>"localhost"</SPAN
>,
which is the special name used by every computer on the Internet to refer
- to itself) and the port will be 8118 (unless you have <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
->
- to run on a different port with the <A
+ to itself) and the port will be 8118 (unless you used the <A
HREF="../user-manual/config.html#LISTEN-ADDRESS"
TARGET="_top"
>listen-address</A
-> config option).
+>
+ config option to tell <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> to run on
+ a different port).
</P
><P
> When configuring your browser's proxy settings you typically enter
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
>
- is running, or the equivalent hostname. Port assignment would be
- same as above. Note that <SPAN
+ is running, or the equivalent hostname, e.g. <TT
+CLASS="LITERAL"
+>192.168.1.1</TT
+>.
+ Port assignment would be same as above. Note that
+ <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> doesn't
- listen on any LAN interfaces by default.
+> doesn't listen on any LAN interfaces by
+ default.
</P
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> does not currently handle
- protocols such as FTP, SMTP, IM, IRC, ICQ, or other Internet
- protocols.
+ any other protocols such as FTP, SMTP, IM, IRC, ICQ, etc.
</P
></DIV
><DIV
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="NOTHING">2.6. I just installed <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
->, and nothing is happening.
-All the ads are there. What's wrong?</H3
+NAME="NOTHING"
+>2.6. I just installed Privoxy, and nothing is happening.
+All the ads are there. What's wrong?</A
+></H3
><P
> Did you configure your browser to use <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
> is running, and your browser
is correctly configured by entering the special URL:
<A
-HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/"
+HREF="http://p.p/"
TARGET="_top"
->http://config.privoxy.org/</A
->.
+>http://p.p/</A
+>.
+
This should take you to a page titled <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"This is Privoxy.."</SPAN
HREF="../user-manual/config.html#LOGFILE"
TARGET="_top"
>log file</A
+>. For instructions
+ on starting <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> and browser configuration,
+ see the <A
+HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/startup.html"
+TARGET="_top"
+>chapter
+ on starting <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+></A
+> in the
+ <A
+HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/"
+TARGET="_top"
+>User Manual</A
>.</P
></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H3
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="NOTUSED"
+>2.7. I get a <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"Privoxy is not being used"</SPAN
+> dummy page although
+Privoxy is running and being used.</A
+></H3
+><P
+> First, make sure that Privoxy is <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>really</I
+></SPAN
+> running and
+ being used by visiting <A
+HREF="http://p.p/"
+TARGET="_top"
+>http://p.p/</A
+>. You
+ should see the <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> main page. If not, see
+ the <A
+HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/startup.html"
+TARGET="_top"
+>chapter
+ on starting <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+></A
+> in the
+ <A
+HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/"
+TARGET="_top"
+>User Manual</A
+>.</P
+><P
+> Now if <A
+HREF="http://p.p/"
+TARGET="_top"
+>http://p.p/</A
+> works for you, but
+ other parts of <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+>'s web interface show
+ the dummy page, your browser has cached a redirection it encountered before
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> was being used. You need to clear your
+ browser's cache. Note that shift-reloading the dummy page won't help, since
+ that'll only refresh the dummy page, not the redirection that lead you there.</P
+><P
+> The procedure for clearing the cache varies from browser to browser. For
+ example, <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Mozilla/Netscape</SPAN
+> users would click
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Edit</SPAN
+> --> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Preferences</SPAN
+> -->
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Advanced</SPAN
+> --> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Cache</SPAN
+> and
+ then click both <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"<SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Clear Memory Cache</SPAN
+>"</SPAN
+>
+ and <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"<SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Clear Disk Cache</SPAN
+>"</SPAN
+>.
+ In some <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Firefox</SPAN
+> versions it's
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Tools</SPAN
+> --> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Options</SPAN
+> -->
+ <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Privacy</SPAN
+> --> <SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Cache</SPAN
+> and
+ then click <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"<SPAN
+CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
+>Clear Cache Now</SPAN
+>"</SPAN
+>.
+ </P
+></DIV
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