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><A
-NAME="AEN473"
+NAME="AEN396"
>4.1. How much does <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
delays in page requests compared to the old Junkbuster. What's wrong?</A
></H3
><P
->Using the default filtering configuration, I noticed considerable delays in
-page requests compared to the old Junkbuster. Loading pages with large contents
-seemed to take forever, then suddenly delivering all the content at once.
+>The entire page content must be loaded into memory in order for the filtering
+mechanism to work, and nothing is sent to the browser during this time. The
+loading time does not really change in real numbers, but the feeling is
+different, because most browsers are able to start rendering incomplete
+content, giving the user a feeling of "it works".
</P
><P
->The whole content must be loaded in order to filter, and nothing is is
-sent to the browser during this time. The loading time does not really
-change in real numbers, but the feeling is different, because most
-browsers are able to start rendering incomplete content, giving the
-user a feeling of "it works".
- </P
-><P
->To modify the content of a page (i.e. make frames resizeable again, etc.) and
-not just replace ads, <SPAN
+> To modify the content of a page (i.e. make frames resizeable again, etc.) and
+ not just replace ads, <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> needs to download the
-entire page first, do its content magic and then send the page to the browser.</P
+> needs to download
+ the entire page first, do its content magic and then send the page to the
+ browser.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
> sits between your web browser and the Internet, it can be
programmed to handle certain pages specially.</P
><P
->With recent versions of <SPAN
+> With recent versions of <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> (version 2.9.x), you can get some
-information about <SPAN
+> (version 2.9.x and
+ greater), you can get some information about
+ <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> and change some settings by going to
-<A
HREF="http://p.p/"
TARGET="_top"
>http://p.p/</A
HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/"
TARGET="_top"
>http://config.privoxy.org/</A
->
-(Note that p.p is far easier to type but may not work in some
-configurations. With the name change to <SPAN
+> (Note
+ that p.p is far easier to type but may not work in some configurations. With
+ the name change to <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
->,
-this is changed from the previous http://i.j.b/ or earlier 2.9.x versions).</P
+>, this is changed from
+ the previous http://i.j.b/ and earlier 2.9.x versions).</P
><P
->These pages are <I
+> These pages are <I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>not</I
-> forwarded to a server on the Internet
-- instead they are handled by a special web server which is built in to
-<SPAN
+> forwarded to a server on the
+ Internet - instead they are handled by a special web server which is built in to
+ <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
>.</P
><P
->If you are not running <SPAN
+> If you are not running <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
>, then <A
TARGET="_top"
>http://config.privoxy.org/</A
> will
-return a web page telling you you're not running
-<SPAN
+ return a web page telling you you're not running
+ <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
>.</P
><P
->If you have version 2.0.2, then the equivalent is
-http://example.com/show-proxy-args (but you get far less information, and you
-should really consider upgrading to 2.9.13).</P
+> If you have version 2.0.2, then the equivalent is
+ http://example.com/show-proxy-args (but you get far less information, and
+ you should really consider upgrading to 2.9.15).</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
>4.4. Do you still maintain the blocklists?</A
></H3
><P
-> No. The format of the blocklists has changed significantly in versions
- 2.9.x and later. Once we have released the new stable
- version, v3.0, there will again be blocklists that you can update
- automatically.</P
+> No, not by this name. The format of the blocklists has changed
+ significantly in versions 2.9.x and later. This functionality
+ is done by the <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"actions"</SPAN
+> file now. See next question ...</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
>4.5. How can I submit new ads?</A
></H3
><P
-> As of now, please discontinue to submit new ad blocking infos. Once we
- have released the new version, there will again be a form on the website,
- which you can use to contribute new ads.</P
+>Please see the <A
+HREF="contact.html"
+>Contact section</A
+>.</P
+><P
+> This process does not work with earlier versions of <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+>
+ or <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Junkbuster</SPAN
+>.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> or any other software, since
-the server needs to know your IP address to send the answer to you.</P
+the server needs to know your IP address to send the answers back to you.</P
><P
>Fortunately there are many publicly usable anonymous proxies out there, which
solve the problem by providing a further level of indirection between you and
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN520"
+NAME="AEN447"
>4.7. Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN531"
+NAME="AEN458"
>4.8. Might some things break because header information is
being altered?</A
></H3
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN541"
+NAME="AEN468"
>4.9. Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN549"
+NAME="AEN476"
>4.10. What about as a firewall? Can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN554"
+NAME="AEN481"
>4.11. The <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN563"
+NAME="AEN490"
>4.12. I have large empty spaces now where ads used to be.
Why?</A
></H3
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN566"
+NAME="AEN493"
>4.13. How can <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
><H3
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN573"
+NAME="AEN500"
>4.14. <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
><TBODY
><TR
><TD
+> <A
HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/"
TARGET="_top"
>http://www.privoxy.org/</A
>,
- The <SPAN
+ the <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
> Home page.
><TBODY
><TR
><TD
-HREF="http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa"
+> <A
+HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/faq/"
TARGET="_top"
->http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa</A
+>http://www.privoxy.org/faq/</A
+>,
+ the <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> FAQ.
+ </TD
+></TR
+></TBODY
+></TABLE
+><P
+></P
+>
+ <P
+></P
+><TABLE
+BORDER="0"
+><TBODY
+><TR
+><TD
+> <A
+HREF="http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/"
+TARGET="_top"
+>http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/</A
>,
the Project Page for <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
<A
HREF="http://sourceforge.net"
TARGET="_top"
->Sourceforge</A
+>SourceForge</A
>.
</TD
></TR
><TBODY
><TR
><TD
-HREF="http://p.p/"
+> <A
+HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/"
TARGET="_top"
->http://p.p/</A
->, access
- <SPAN
+>http://config.privoxy.org/</A
+>,
+ the web-based user interface. <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Privoxy</SPAN
-> from your browser. Alternately,
- <A
-HREF="http://config.privoxy.org"
+> must be
+
running for this to work. Shortcut: <A
+HREF="http://p.p/"
TARGET="_top"
->http://config.privoxy.org</A
+>http://p.p/</A
>
- may work in some situations where the first does not.
</TD
></TR
></TBODY
><TBODY
><TR
><TD
-> <A
+> <A
+HREF="javascript:w=Math.floor(screen.width/2);h=Math.floor(screen.height*0.9);void(window.open('http://www.privoxy.org/actions','Feedback','screenx='+w+',width='+w+',height='+h+',scrollbars=yes,toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,copyhistory=no').focus());"
+TARGET="_top"
+>http://www.privoxy.org/actions/</A
+>, to submit <SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"misses"</SPAN
+> to the developers.
+ </TD
+></TR
+></TBODY
+></TABLE
+><P
+></P
+>
+ <P
+></P
+><TABLE
+BORDER="0"
+><TBODY
+><TR
+><TD
+> <A
HREF="http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/cookies.html"
TARGET="_top"
>http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/cookies.html</A
+>,
+ an explanation how cookies are used to track web users.
+ </TD
+></TR
+></TBODY
+></TABLE
+><P
+></P
>
+ <P
+></P
+><TABLE
+BORDER="0"
+><TBODY
+><TR
+><TD
+> <A
+HREF="http://www.junkbusters.com/ijb.html"
+TARGET="_top"
+>http://www.junkbusters.com/ijb.html</A
+>,
+ the original Internet Junkbuster.
</TD
></TR
></TBODY
><TBODY
><TR
><TD
+> <A
HREF="http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/"
TARGET="_top"
>http://www.waldherr.org/junkbuster/</A
->
+>,
+ Stefan Waldherr's version of Junkbuster, from which <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> was
+ derived.
</TD
></TR
></TBODY
><TBODY
><TR
><TD
+> <A
HREF="http://privacy.net/analyze/"
TARGET="_top"
>http://privacy.net/analyze/</A
->
+>, a useful site
+ to check what information about you is leaked while you browse the web.
</TD
></TR
></TBODY
HREF="http://www.squid-cache.org/"
TARGET="_top"
>http://www.squid-cache.org/</A
+>, a very popular
+ caching proxy, which is often used together with <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+>.
+ </TD
+></TR
+></TBODY
+></TABLE
+><P
+></P
>
+ <P
+></P
+><TABLE
+BORDER="0"
+><TBODY
+><TR
+><TD
+> <A
+HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/"
+TARGET="_top"
+>http://www.privoxy.org/developer-manual/</A
+>,
+ the <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> developer manual.
</TD
></TR
></TBODY
></TABLE
><P
></P
-> </P
+></P
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