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30 >Privoxy Frequently Asked Questions</A
47 >By: Privoxy Developers<BR></SPAN
52 >$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.51 2002/04/26 17:24:31 swa Exp $<BR></P
62 > This FAQ gives users and developers alike answers to frequently asked
64 HREF="http://www.privoxy.org"
74 > is a web proxy with advanced filtering
75 capabilities for protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing
76 cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other
77 obnoxious Internet junk. <SPAN
81 flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and
85 > has application for both
86 stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.</P
97 > You can find the latest version of the document at <A
98 HREF="http://www.privoxy.org/faq/"
100 >http://www.privoxy.org/faq/</A
102 Please see the Contact section if you want to contact the developers.
114 >Table of Contents</B
118 HREF="index.html#INTRO"
124 >General Information</A
130 HREF="general.html#NEWJB"
131 >What is this new version of <SPAN
138 HREF="general.html#AEN42"
142 >? Why a name change at all?</A
146 HREF="general.html#DIFFERS"
158 HREF="general.html#FEATURES"
159 >What are some of the new features?</A
163 HREF="general.html#PROXYMORON"
175 HREF="general.html#AEN122"
180 an ad, and what is not?</A
184 HREF="general.html#AEN134"
189 This does not sound very scientific.</A
193 HREF="general.html#BROWSERS2"
194 >My browser does the same things as
206 HREF="general.html#LICENSE"
207 >Is there is a license or fee? What about a
208 warranty? Registration?</A
212 HREF="general.html#JOINTEAM"
213 >I would like to help you, what do I do?</A
219 HREF="general.html#JOINTEAM-MONEY"
220 >Money Money Money</A
224 HREF="general.html#JOINTEAM-WORK"
225 >You want to work with us?</A
233 HREF="installation.html"
240 HREF="installation.html#WHICHBROWSERS"
241 >Which browsers are supported by <SPAN
248 HREF="installation.html#WHICHOS"
249 >Which operating systems are supported?</A
253 HREF="installation.html#NEWINSTALL"
265 HREF="installation.html#AEN194"
266 >I just installed <SPAN
270 special I have to do now?</A
274 HREF="installation.html#LOCALHOST"
275 >What is the proxy address of <SPAN
282 HREF="installation.html#AEN219"
283 >I just installed <SPAN
286 >, and nothing is happening.
287 All the ads are there. What's wrong?</A
293 HREF="configuration.html"
300 HREF="configuration.html#NEWCONFIG"
301 >Can I use my old config files?</A
305 HREF="configuration.html#AEN237"
313 HREF="configuration.html#ACTIONSS"
317 > concept confuses me. Please list
325 HREF="configuration.html#AEN255"
326 >How are actions files configured? What is the easiest
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#AEN278"
340 >"default.filter"</SPAN
345 HREF="configuration.html#AEN290"
346 >How can I set up <SPAN
349 > to act as a proxy for my
354 HREF="configuration.html#AEN302"
355 >Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see anything.</A
359 HREF="configuration.html#AEN317"
360 >Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</A
364 HREF="configuration.html#AEN322"
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
378 see is a bright red square.</A
382 HREF="configuration.html#SRVANY"
391 HREF="configuration.html#OTHERPROXY"
392 >How can I make <SPAN
412 HREF="misc.html#AEN372"
416 > slow my browsing down? This
417 has to add extra time to browsing.</A
421 HREF="misc.html#LOADINGTIMES"
422 >I noticed considerable
423 delays in page requests compared to the old Junkbuster. What's wrong?</A
427 HREF="misc.html#CONFIGURL"
428 >What is the "http://p.p/"?</A
432 HREF="misc.html#BLOCKLIST"
433 >Do you still maintain the blocklists?</A
437 HREF="misc.html#NEWADS"
438 >How can I submit new ads?</A
443 >How can I hide my IP address?</A
447 HREF="misc.html#AEN424"
451 > guarantee I am anonymous?</A
455 HREF="misc.html#AEN435"
456 >Might some things break because header information is
461 HREF="misc.html#AEN445"
469 speed up web browsing?</A
473 HREF="misc.html#AEN453"
474 >What about as a firewall? Can <SPAN
481 HREF="misc.html#AEN458"
485 > logo that replaces ads is very blocky
486 and ugly looking. Can't a better font be used?</A
490 HREF="misc.html#AEN467"
491 >I have large empty spaces now where ads used to be.
496 HREF="misc.html#AEN470"
500 > filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs?</A
504 HREF="misc.html#AEN477"
512 secure is it? Do I need to take any special precautions?</A
516 HREF="misc.html#TURNOFF"
517 >How can I temporarily disable <SPAN
524 HREF="misc.html#SEEALSO"
525 >Where can I find more information about <SPAN
529 and related issues?</A
542 HREF="trouble.html#AEN536"
543 >I just upgraded and am getting <SPAN
545 >"connection refused"</SPAN
547 with every web page?</A
551 HREF="trouble.html#AEN549"
552 >I just added a new rule, but the steenkin ad is
553 still getting through. How?</A
557 HREF="trouble.html#AEN555"
558 >One of my favorite sites does not work with <SPAN
566 HREF="trouble.html#AEN578"
574 >Contacting the developers, Bug Reporting and Feature Requests</A
580 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-SUPPORT"
585 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-BUGS"
590 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-FEATURE"
591 >Request new features</A
595 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-ADS"
596 >Report ads or other filter problems</A
600 HREF="contact.html#CONTACT-OTHER"
607 HREF="copyright.html"
608 >Copyright and History</A
614 HREF="copyright.html#AEN618"
619 HREF="copyright.html#AEN625"
682 >General Information</TD