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80 >6. Privoxy Configuration</H1
85 > configuration is stored
86 in text files. These files can be edited with a text editor.
87 Many important aspects of <SPAN
91 also be controlled easily with a web browser.
100 >6.1. Controlling Privoxy with Your Web Browser</H2
105 >'s user interface can be reached through the special
107 HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/"
109 >http://config.privoxy.org/</A
116 which is a built-in page and works without Internet access.
117 You will see the following section: </P
140 HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/show-status"
142 >View & change the current configuration</A
149 HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/show-version"
151 >View the source code version numbers</A
158 HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/show-request"
160 >View the request headers.</A
167 HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/show-url-info"
169 >Look up which actions apply to a URL and why</A
176 HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/toggle"
178 >Toggle Privoxy on or off</A
185 HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/ 3.0.6/user-manual/"
200 > This should be self-explanatory. Note the first item leads to an editor for the
202 HREF="actions-file.html"
204 >, which is where the ad, banner,
205 cookie, and URL blocking magic is configured as well as other advanced features of
209 >. This is an easy way to adjust various
213 > configuration. The actions
214 file, and other configuration files, are explained in detail below. </P
218 >"Toggle Privoxy On or Off"</SPAN
219 > is handy for sites that might
220 have problems with your current actions and filters. You can in fact use
221 it as a test to see whether it is <SPAN
225 causing the problem or not. <SPAN
229 to run as a proxy in this case, but all manipulation is disabled, i.e.
233 > acts like a normal forwarding proxy. There
235 HREF="appendix.html#BOOKMARKLETS"
238 that you can toggle <SPAN
241 > with one click from
251 >6.2. Configuration Files Overview</H2
253 > For Unix, *BSD and Linux, all configuration files are located in
257 > by default. For MS Windows, OS/2, and
258 AmigaOS these are all in the same directory as the
264 > The installed defaults provide a reasonable starting point, though
265 some settings may be aggressive by some standards. For the time being, the
266 principle configuration files are:</P
275 >main configuration file</A
280 on Linux, Unix, BSD, OS/2, and AmigaOS and <TT
284 on Windows. This is a required file.
293 HREF="actions-file.html"
296 is used to define which <SPAN
299 > relating to banner-blocking, images, pop-ups,
300 content modification, cookie handling etc should be applied by default. It also defines many
301 exceptions (both positive and negative) from this default set of actions that enable
305 > to selectively eliminate the junk, and only the junk, on
306 as many websites as possible.
309 > Multiple actions files may be defined in <TT
313 are processed in the order they are defined. Local customizations and locally
314 preferred exceptions to the default policies as defined in
318 > (which you will most probably want
319 to define sooner or later) are probably best applied in
323 >, where you can preserve them across
335 There is also a web based editor that can be accessed from
337 HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/show-status"
339 >http://config.privoxy.org/show-status</A
342 HREF="http://p.p/show-status"
344 >http://p.p/show-status</A
346 various actions files.
353 >"Filter files"</SPAN
355 HREF="filter-file.html"
358 >) can be used to re-write the raw page content, including
359 viewable text as well as embedded HTML and JavaScript, and whatever else
360 lurks on any given web page. The filtering jobs are only pre-defined here;
361 whether to apply them or not is up to the actions files.
365 > includes various filters made
366 available for use by the developers. Some are much more intrusive than
367 others, and all should be used with caution. You may define additional
372 actions files. We suggest <TT
376 locally defined filters or customizations.
382 > The syntax of all configuration files has remained the same throughout the
383 3.x series. There have been enhancements, but no changes that would preclude
384 the use of any configuration file from one version to the next. (There is
386 HREF="actions-file.html#FAST-REDIRECTS"
389 has enhanced syntax and will require updating any local configs from earlier
392 > All files use the <SPAN
398 > character to denote a
399 comment (the rest of the line will be ignored) and understand line continuation
400 through placing a backslash ("<TT
403 >") as the very last character
404 in a line. If the <TT
407 > is preceded by a backslash, it looses
408 its special function. Placing a <TT
411 > in front of an otherwise
412 valid configuration line to prevent it from being interpreted is called "commenting
413 out" that line. Blank lines are ignored.</P
415 > The actions files and filter files
416 can use Perl style <A
417 HREF="appendix.html#REGEX"
418 >regular expressions</A
420 maximum flexibility. </P
422 > After making any changes, there is no need to restart
426 > in order for the changes to take
430 > detects such changes
431 automatically. Note, however, that it may take one or two additional
432 requests for the change to take effect. When changing the listening address
440 must obviously be sent to the <SPAN
446 > listening address.</P
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