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Privoxy - Home Page
Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and HTTP headers, controlling access, and removing ads and other obnoxious Internet junk.
Quickstart to Using Privoxy
Start Privoxy, if the installation program has not done this already (may vary according to platform). See the section Starting Privoxy. Set your browser to use Privoxy as HTTP and HTTPS (SSL) proxy by setting the proxy configuration for address of 127.0.0.1 and port 8118.
2. Installation - Privoxy
To build and install the Privoxy source code on OS X you will need to obtain the macsetup module from the Privoxy Sourceforge CVS repository (refer to Sourceforge help for details of how to set up a CVS client to have read-only access to the repository).
Privoxy 4.0.0 User Manual
Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and HTTP headers, controlling access, and removing ads and other obnoxious Internet junk.
2. Installation - Privoxy
Privoxy is available both in convenient pre-compiled packages for a wide range of operating systems, and as raw source code. For most users, we recommend using the packages, which can be downloaded from our Privoxy Project Page. Note: If you have a previous Junkbuster or Privoxy installation on your system, you will need to remove it. On some ...
Privoxy Frequently Asked Questions
Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and HTTP headers, controlling access, and removing ads and other obnoxious Internet junk.
7. The Main Configuration File - Privoxy
Privoxy is mainly used to block and filter requests as a service to the user, for example to block ads and other junk that clogs the pipes. Privoxy's configuration isn't perfect and sometimes innocent pages are blocked.
1. Introduction - Privoxy
In addition to the core features of ad blocking and cookie management, Privoxy provides many supplemental features, that give the end-user more control, more privacy and more freedom: Supports "Connection: keep-alive". Outgoing connections can …
2. Installation - Privoxy
If you receive anything else (probably nothing at all), it could either be that the browser is not set up correctly, or that Privoxy is not running at all. Check the log file. For instructions on starting Privoxy and browser configuration, see the chapter on starting Privoxy in the User Manual.
5. Troubleshooting - Privoxy
Privoxy is not running. Solution: verify that Privoxy is installed correctly, has not crashed, and is indeed running. Turn on Privoxy's logging, and look at the logs to see what they say. Or your browser is configured for a different port than what Privoxy is using.