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40 <h1 class="SECT1"><a name="INTRODUCTION" id="INTRODUCTION">1.
43 <p>This documentation is included with the current beta version of
44 <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>, 3.0.25, and is mostly complete
45 at this point. The most up to date reference for the time being is still
46 the comments in the source files and in the individual configuration
47 files. Development of a new version is currently nearing completion, and
48 includes significant changes and enhancements over earlier versions.</p>
50 <p>Since this is a beta version, not all new features are well tested.
51 This documentation may be slightly out of sync as a result (especially
52 with CVS sources). And there <span class="emphasis"><i class=
53 "EMPHASIS">may be</i></span> bugs, though hopefully not many!</p>
56 <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="FEATURES" id="FEATURES">1.1.
59 <p>In addition to the core features of ad blocking and <a href=
60 "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie" target="_top">cookie</a>
61 management, <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> provides many
62 supplemental features, some of them currently under development, that
63 give the end-user more control, more privacy and more freedom:</p>
67 <p>Supports "Connection: keep-alive". Outgoing connections can be
68 kept alive independently from the client.</p>
72 <p>Supports IPv6, provided the operating system does so too, and
73 the configure script detects it.</p>
77 <p>Supports tagging which allows to change the behaviour based on
78 client and server headers.</p>
82 <p>Can be run as an "intercepting" proxy, which obviates the need
83 to configure browsers individually.</p>
87 <p>Sophisticated actions and filters for manipulating both server
88 and client headers.</p>
92 <p>Can be chained with other proxies.</p>
96 <p>Integrated browser-based configuration and control utility at
97 <a href="http://config.privoxy.org/" target=
98 "_top">http://config.privoxy.org/</a> (shortcut: <a href=
99 "http://p.p/" target="_top">http://p.p/</a>). Browser-based tracing
100 of rule and filter effects. Remote toggling.</p>
104 <p>Web page filtering (text replacements, removes banners based on
105 size, invisible <span class="QUOTE">"web-bugs"</span> and HTML
106 annoyances, etc.)</p>
110 <p>Modularized configuration that allows for standard settings and
111 user settings to reside in separate files, so that installing
112 updated actions files won't overwrite individual user settings.</p>
116 <p>Support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions in the
117 configuration files, and a more sophisticated and flexible
118 configuration syntax.</p>
122 <p>GIF de-animation.</p>
126 <p>Bypass many click-tracking scripts (avoids script
131 <p>User-customizable HTML templates for most proxy-generated pages
132 (e.g. "blocked" page).</p>
136 <p>Auto-detection and re-reading of config file changes.</p>
140 <p>Most features are controllable on a per-site or per-location
145 <p>Many smaller new features added, limitations and bugs
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