Other references and sites of interest to Privoxy users:
| http://www.privoxy.org/, the Privoxy Home page. |
| http://www.privoxy.org/faq/, the Privoxy FAQ. |
| http://sourceforge.net/projects/ijbswa/, the Project Page for Privoxy on SourceForge. |
| http://config.privoxy.org/, the web-based user interface. Privoxy must be running for this to work. Shortcut: http://p.p/ |
| http://www.privoxy.org/actions/, to submit "misa"APPLICATION"
>Privoxy to manage cookies, you should
remove any currently stored cookies too.
A default installation should provide a reasonable starting point for most. There will undoubtedly be occasions where you will want to adjust the configuration, but that can be dealt with as the need arises. Little to no initial configuration is required in most cases. See the Configuration section for more configuration options, and how to customize your installation. If you experience ads that slipped through, innocent images that are blocked, or otherwise feel the need to fine-tune Privoxy's behaviour, take a look at the actions files. As a quick start, you might find the richly commented examples helpful. You can also view and edit the actions files through the web-based user interface. The Appendix "Anatomy of an Action" has hints how to debug actions that "misbehave". For easy access to Privoxy's most important controls, drag the provided Bookmarklets into your browser's personal toolbar. Please see the section Contacting the Developers on how to report bugs or problems with websites or to get help. Now enjoy surfing with enhanced comfort and privacy! 4.1. Quickstart to Ad BlockingAd blocking is but one of Privoxy's array of features. Many of these features are for the technically minded advanced user. But, ad and banner blocking is surely common ground for everybody. This section will provide a quick summary of ad blocking so you can get up to speed quickly without having to read the more extensive information provided below, though this is highly recommended. First a bit of a warning ... blocking ads is much like blocking SPAM: the more aggressive you are about it, the more likely you are to block things that were not intended. So there is a trade off here. If you want extreme ad free browsing, be prepared to deal with more "problem" sites, and to spend more time adjusting the configuration to solve these unintended consequences. In short, there is not an easy wa |