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30 >Privoxy Frequently Asked Questions</A
40 HREF="http://www.privoxy.org"
42 >Privoxy Developers</A
48 >$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.59 2002/05/15 04:03:30 hal9 Exp $<BR></P
58 > This FAQ gives users and developers alike answers to frequently asked
60 HREF="http://www.privoxy.org"
70 > is a web proxy with advanced filtering
71 capabilities for protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing
72 cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other
73 obnoxious Internet junk. <SPAN
77 flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and
81 > has application for both
82 stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.</P
93 > You can find the latest version of the document at <A
94 HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/faq/"
96 >http://www.privoxy.org/faq/</A
98 Please see the Contact section if you want to contact the developers.
110 >Table of Contents</B
115 >General Information</A
121 HREF="general.html#NEWJB"
122 >What is this new version of <SPAN
129 HREF="general.html#AEN39"
133 >? Why a name change at all?</A
137 HREF="general.html#DIFFERS"
149 HREF="general.html#FEATURES"
150 >What are some of the new features?</A
154 HREF="general.html#PROXYMORON"
166 HREF="general.html#AEN117"
171 an ad, and what is not?</A
175 HREF="general.html#AEN129"
180 This does not sound very scientific.</A
184 HREF="general.html#BROWSERS2"
185 >My browser does the same things as
197 HREF="general.html#LICENSE"
198 >Is there is a license or fee? What about a
199 warranty? Registration?</A
203 HREF="general.html#JOINTEAM"
204 >I would like to help you, what do I do?</A
210 HREF="general.html#JOINTEAM-MONEY"
211 >Money Money Money</A
215 HREF="general.html#JOINTEAM-WORK"
216 >You want to work with us?</A
224 HREF="installation.html"
231 HREF="installation.html#WHICHBROWSERS"
232 >Which browsers are supported by <SPAN
239 HREF="installation.html#WHICHOS"
240 >Which operating systems are supported?</A
244 HREF="installation.html#NEWINSTALL"
256 HREF="installation.html#AEN191"
257 >I just installed <SPAN
261 special I have to do now?</A
265 HREF="installation.html#LOCALHOST"
266 >What is the proxy address of <SPAN
273 HREF="installation.html#AEN216"
274 >I just installed <SPAN
277 >, and nothing is happening.
278 All the ads are there. What's wrong?</A
284 HREF="configuration.html"
291 HREF="configuration.html#NEWCONFIG"
292 >Can I use my old config files?</A
296 HREF="configuration.html#AEN234"
304 HREF="configuration.html#ACTIONSS"
308 > concept confuses me. Please list
316 HREF="configuration.html#AEN249"
317 >How are actions files configured? What is the easiest
322 HREF="configuration.html#AEN257"
323 >There are several different <SPAN
331 HREF="configuration.html#BROWSECONFIG"
332 >Why can I change the configuration with a
333 browser? Does that not raise security issues?</A
337 HREF="configuration.html#AEN283"
340 >"default.filter"</SPAN
345 HREF="configuration.html#AEN296"
346 >How can I set up <SPAN
349 > to act as a proxy for my
354 HREF="configuration.html#AEN308"
355 >Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see anything.</A
359 HREF="configuration.html#AEN327"
360 >Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</A
364 HREF="configuration.html#AEN332"
365 >I see large red banners on some pages that say
369 >. Why and how do I get rid of this?</A
373 HREF="configuration.html#ALLISEEISRED"
374 >I cannot see all of the <SPAN
377 > page banner. Help.</A
381 HREF="configuration.html#SRVANY"
390 HREF="configuration.html#OTHERPROXY"
391 >How can I make <SPAN
402 HREF="configuration.html#TRANSPARENT"
422 HREF="misc.html#AEN396"
426 > slow my browsing down? This
427 has to add extra time to browsing.</A
431 HREF="misc.html#LOADINGTIMES"
432 >I noticed considerable
433 delays in page requests compared to the old Junkbuster. What's wrong?</A
437 HREF="misc.html#CONFIGURL"
438 >What is the "http://p.p/"?</A
442 HREF="misc.html#BLOCKLIST"
443 >Do you still maintain the blocklists?</A
447 HREF="misc.html#NEWADS"
448 >How can I submit new ads?</A
453 >How can I hide my IP address?</A
457 HREF="misc.html#AEN447"
461 > guarantee I am anonymous?</A
465 HREF="misc.html#AEN458"
466 >Might some things break because header information is
471 HREF="misc.html#AEN468"
479 speed up web browsing?</A
483 HREF="misc.html#AEN476"
484 >What about as a firewall? Can <SPAN
491 HREF="misc.html#AEN481"
495 > logo that replaces ads is very blocky
496 and ugly looking. Can't a better font be used?</A
500 HREF="misc.html#AEN490"
501 >I have large empty spaces now where ads used to be.
506 HREF="misc.html#AEN493"
510 > filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs?</A
514 HREF="misc.html#AEN500"
522 secure is it? Do I need to take any special precautions?</A
526 HREF="misc.html#TURNOFF"
527 >How can I temporarily disable <SPAN
534 HREF="misc.html#SEEALSO"
535 >Where can I find more information about <SPAN
539 and related issues?</A
552 HREF="trouble.html#AEN570"
553 >I just upgraded and am getting <SPAN
555 >"connection refused"</SPAN
557 with every web page?</A
561 HREF="trouble.html#AEN583"
562 >I just added a new rule, but the steenkin ad is
563 still getting through. How?</A
567 HREF="trouble.html#AEN589"
568 >One of my favorite sites does not work with <SPAN
579 >Contacting the developers, Bug Reporting and Feature Requests</A
585 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-SUPPORT"
590 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-BUGS"
595 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-FEATURE"
596 >Request New Features</A
600 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-ADS"
601 >Report Ads or Other Actions-Related Problems</A
605 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-OTHER"
612 HREF="copyright.html"
613 >Privoxy Copyright, License and History</A
619 HREF="copyright.html#AEN666"
624 HREF="copyright.html#AEN682"
676 >General Information</TD