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80 > Before launching <SPAN
83 > for the first time, you
84 will want to configure your browser(s) to use
88 > as a HTTP and HTTPS proxy. The default is
89 localhost for the proxy address, and port 8118 (earlier versions used port
90 8000). This is the one configuration step that must be done!</P
100 >), this can be set under <TT
103 -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Proxies -> HTTP Proxy</TT
107 >Internet Explorer</SPAN
111 Internet Properties -> Connections -> LAN Setting</TT
116 > and fill in the appropriate info (Address:
117 localhost, Port: 8118). Include if HTTPS proxy support too.</P
119 > After doing this, flush your browser's disk and memory caches to force a
120 re-reading of all pages and to get rid of any ads that may be cached. You
121 are now ready to start enjoying the benefits of using
130 > is typically started by specifying the
131 main configuration file to be used on the command line. If no configuration
132 file is specified on the command line, <SPAN
136 will look for a file named <TT
140 directory. Except on Win32 where it will try <TT
149 NAME="START-REDHATDEBIAN"
150 >6.1. RedHat and Debian</A
153 >We use a script. Note that RedHat does not start Privoxy upon booting per
154 default. It will use the file <TT
156 >/etc/privoxy/config</TT
158 main configuration file. FIXME: Debian??</P
168 > # /etc/rc.d/init.d/privoxy start</PRE
183 >We use a script. It will use the file <TT
185 >/etc/privoxy/config</TT
187 as its main configuration file. Note that SuSE starts Privoxy upon booting
198 > # rcprivoxy start</PRE
213 >Click on the Privoxy Icon to start Privoxy. If no configuration file is
214 specified on the command line, <SPAN
221 >. Note that Windows will
222 automatically start Privoxy upon booting you PC.</P
230 >6.4. Solaris, NetBSD, FreeBSD, HP-UX and others</A
233 >Example Unix startup command:</P
243 > # /usr/sbin/privoxy /etc/privoxy/config</PRE
288 >6.8. Command Line Options</A
294 > may be invoked with the following
295 command-line options:</P
308 > Print version info and exit. Unix only.
319 > Print short usage info and exit. Unix only.
330 > Don't become a daemon, i.e. don't fork and become process group
331 leader, and don't detach from controlling tty. Unix only.
343 > On startup, write the process ID to <I
350 > on exit. Failure to create or delete the
354 > is non-fatal. If no <I
358 option is given, no PID file will be used. Unix only.
365 >--user USER[.GROUP]</I
370 > After (optionally) writing the PID file, assume the user ID of
374 >, and if included the GID of GROUP. Exit if the
375 privileges are not sufficient to do so. Unix only.
389 > is included on the command line,
393 > will look for a file named
397 > in the current directory (except on Win32
398 where it will look for <SPAN
402 full path to avoid confusion. If no config file is found,
406 > will fail to start.
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