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--- configuration.html  19 Nov 2007 02:38:10 -0000      1.19
+++ configuration.html  7 Dec 2007 12:00:08 -0000       1.20
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 ><H3
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
-NAME="AEN335"
+NAME="AEN341"
 >3.1. What exactly is an <SPAN
 CLASS="QUOTE"
 >"actions"</SPAN
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 ><H3
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
-NAME="AEN358"
+NAME="AEN364"
 >3.3. How are actions files configured? What is the easiest
 way to do this?</A
 ></H3
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 ><H3
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
-NAME="AEN367"
+NAME="AEN373"
 >3.4. There are several different <SPAN
 CLASS="QUOTE"
 >"actions"</SPAN
@@ -335,7 +335,8 @@
 CLASS="QUOTE"
 >"improved"</SPAN
 > versions and it is
-  therefore strongly recommended to use the newer configuration files.
+  therefore strongly recommended to install the newer configuration files
+  and merge back your modifications.
  </P
 ></DIV
 ><DIV
@@ -601,8 +602,9 @@
 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 >Privoxy</SPAN
 > for multiple untrusted users (e.g. in
-  a LAN), you will probably want to make sure that the the web-based
-  editor and remote toggle features are <SPAN
+  a LAN) or aren't entirely in control of your own browser, you will probably 
want
+  to make sure that the the web-based editor and remote toggle features are
+  <SPAN
 CLASS="QUOTE"
 >"off"</SPAN
 > by setting <SPAN
@@ -634,15 +636,10 @@
 >.
  </P
 ><P
->  Note that in the default configuration, only local users (i.e. those on
-  <SPAN
-CLASS="QUOTE"
->"localhost"</SPAN
->) can connect to <SPAN
+>  As of <SPAN
 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 >Privoxy</SPAN
->,
-  so this is (normally) not a security problem.
+> 3.0.7 these options are disabled by default.
  </P
 ></DIV
 ><DIV
@@ -650,7 +647,7 @@
 ><H3
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
-NAME="AEN465"
+NAME="AEN470"
 >3.11. What is the <TT
 CLASS="FILENAME"
 >default.filter</TT
@@ -674,18 +671,20 @@
 CLASS="EMPHASIS"
 >filters</I
 ></SPAN
-> as supplied by the developers are defined. 
+> as supplied by the developers are defined.
  Filters are a special subset of actions that can be used to modify or
- remove, web page content on the fly. Filters apply to <SPAN
+ remove web page content or headers on the fly. Content filters can
+ be applied to <SPAN
 CLASS="emphasis"
 ><I
 CLASS="EMPHASIS"
 >anything</I
 ></SPAN
->
- in the page source (and optionally both client and server headers), including
- HTML tags, and JavaScript. Regular expressions are used to accomplish this.
- There are a number of pre-defined filters to deal with common annoyances. The
+> in the page source,
+ header filters can be applied to either server or client headers.
+ Regular expressions are used to accomplish this.</P
+><P
+> There are a number of pre-defined filters to deal with common annoyances. The
  filters are only defined here, to invoke them, you need to use the
  <A
 HREF="../user-manual/actions-file.html#FILTER"
@@ -695,8 +694,11 @@
 >filter</TT
 >
  action</A
-> in one of the actions files. Filtering is automatically
- disabled for inappropriate MIME types. Filters should
+> in one of the actions files. Content filtering is automatically
+ disabled for inappropriate MIME types, but if you now better than Privoxy
+ what should or should not be filtered you can filter any content you like.</P
+><P
+> Filters should
  <SPAN
 CLASS="emphasis"
 ><I
@@ -743,14 +745,20 @@
 HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/show-status";
 TARGET="_top"
 >web-based actions file editor</A
->
- Note 
- that the custom actions editor must be explicitly enabled in the main config 
file 
- (see <A
+>.
+ Note  that the custom actions editor must be explicitly enabled in
+ the main config file (see <A
 HREF="../user-manual/config.html#ENABLE-EDIT-ACTIONS"
 TARGET="_top"
 >enable-edit-actions</A
->).&#13;</P
+>).</P
+><P
+> If you intend to develop your own filters, you might want to have a look at
+ <A
+HREF="http://www.fabiankeil.de/sourcecode/pft/";
+TARGET="_top"
+>Privoxy-Filter-Test</A
+>.</P
 ></DIV
 ><DIV
 CLASS="SECT2"
@@ -866,7 +874,7 @@
 ><H3
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
-NAME="AEN512"
+NAME="AEN521"
 >3.13. Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see 
 >anything.</A
 ></H3
 ><P
@@ -933,7 +941,7 @@
 ><H3
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
-NAME="AEN529"
+NAME="AEN538"
 >3.14. Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</A
 ></H3
 ><P
@@ -963,7 +971,7 @@
 ><H3
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
-NAME="AEN535"
+NAME="AEN544"
 >3.15. I see some images being replaced with text
 instead of the checkerboard image. Why and how do I get rid of this?</A
 ></H3
@@ -1144,22 +1152,22 @@
 CLASS="LITERAL"
 >Host</TT
 > header is required by HTTP/1.1 and as most
-  web sites don't work if it isn't set, this limitation shouldn't be a
-  problem.</P
+  web sites rely on it anyway, this limitation shouldn't be a problem.</P
 ><P
 >  Please refer to your packet filter's documentation to learn how to
   intercept and redirect traffic into <SPAN
 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 >Privoxy</SPAN
->. Afterward you just have
-  to configure <SPAN
+>.
+  Afterward you just have to configure <SPAN
 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 >Privoxy</SPAN
 > to
   <A
 HREF="../user-manual/config.html#ACCEPT-INTERCEPTED-REQUESTS"
 TARGET="_top"
->accept intercepted requests</A
+>accept
+  intercepted requests</A
 >.</P
 ></DIV
 ><DIV
@@ -1455,7 +1463,7 @@
 > This allows access to only those three sites by first blocking all URLs, and 
  then subsequently allowing three specific exceptions.</P
 ><P
-> A more interesting approach is <SPAN
+> Another approach is <SPAN
 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 >Privoxy's</SPAN
 > 
@@ -1469,9 +1477,9 @@
 >. See the <A
 HREF="../user-manual/config.html#TRUSTFILE"
 TARGET="_top"
->User Manual Trust</A
+>Trust documentation</A
 >
- documentation.</P
+ for details.</P
 ><P
 > These are fairly simple approaches and are not completely foolproof. There
  are various other configuration options that should be disabled (described
@@ -1481,7 +1489,7 @@
 >the User Manual</A
 >)
  so that users can't modify their own configuration and easily circumvent the
- whitelist.  </P
+ whitelist.</P
 ></DIV
 ><DIV
 CLASS="SECT2"
@@ -1644,13 +1652,15 @@
 CLASS="FILENAME"
 >templates</TT
 >.  Knowing something about HTML syntax
- will of course be helpful.  Be forewarned that the default templates are
- subject to being overwritten during upgrades. You can, however, create
- completely new templates by specifying an alternate path for them in the main
+ will of course be helpful.</P
+><P
+> Be forewarned that the default templates are subject to being overwritten
+ during upgrades. You can, however, create completely new templates,
+ place them in another directory and specify the alternate path in the main
  <TT
 CLASS="FILENAME"
 >config</TT
->, see the <A
+>. For details, have a look at the <A
 HREF="../user-manual/config.html#templdir"
 TARGET="_top"
 >templdir</A
@@ -1675,14 +1685,14 @@
 > page?</A
 ></H3
 ><P
-> There is more than one way to do it.</P
+> There is more than one way to do it (although Perl is not involved).</P
 ><P
 > Editing the BLOCKED template page (see above) may dissuade some users, but
  this method is easily circumvented. Where you need this level of control, you
- should build <SPAN
+ might want to build <SPAN
 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 >Privoxy</SPAN
-> from source, and enable various features that are
+> from source, and disable various features that are
  available as compile-time options. You should 
  <B
 CLASS="COMMAND"
@@ -1710,7 +1720,7 @@
 > does not allow easy bypassing of blocked sites, or changing the
  current configuration via any connected user's web browser.</P
 ><P
-> Note that all of these features can also be toggled on/off via options in
+> Finally, all of these features can also be toggled on/off via options in
  <SPAN
 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 >Privoxy's</SPAN

Index: copyright.html
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--- copyright.html      19 Nov 2007 02:38:10 -0000      1.22
+++ copyright.html      7 Dec 2007 12:00:08 -0000       1.23
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 >7. Privoxy Copyright, License and History</A
 ></H1
 ><P
-> Copyright © 2001 - 2007 by Privoxy Developers <CODE
+> Copyright © 2001-2007 by Privoxy Developers <CODE
 CLASS="EMAIL"
 >&#60;<A
 HREF="mailto:ijbswa-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 ><H2
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
-NAME="AEN1377"
+NAME="AEN1389"
 >7.1. License</A
 ></H2
 ><P
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
 ><H2
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
-NAME="AEN1393"
+NAME="AEN1405"
 >7.2. History</A
 ></H2
 ><P

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--- general.html        19 Nov 2007 02:38:10 -0000      1.19
+++ general.html        7 Dec 2007 12:00:08 -0000       1.20
@@ -82,15 +82,14 @@
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
 NAME="WHO-USES"
->1.1. Who should use Privoxy?</A
+>1.1. Who should give <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> a try?</A
 ></H3
 ><P
->  Anyone that is interested in security, privacy, or in 
+>  Anyone who is interested in security, privacy, or in 
   finer-grained control over their web and Internet experience.
-  Everyone is encouraged to try <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
->.
  </P
 ></DIV
 ><DIV
@@ -107,12 +106,15 @@
 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 >Privoxy</SPAN
 > is certainly a good choice, especially for those who want more 
-  control and security. Those that have the ability to fine-tune their 
installation
-  will benefit the most. One of <SPAN
+  control and security. Those with the willingness to read the documentation
+  and the ability to fine-tune their installation will benefit the most.
+ </P
+><P
+>  One of <SPAN
 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 >Privoxy's</SPAN
 >
-  strength's is that it is highly configurable giving you the ability to
+  strengths is that it is highly configurable giving you the ability to
   completely personalize your installation. Being familiar with, or at least
   having an interest in learning about <A
 HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Http";
@@ -123,12 +125,6 @@
 HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Html";
 TARGET="_top"
 >HTML</A
->, 
-  <A
-HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Protocol";
-TARGET="_top"
->IP (Internet
-  Protocol)</A
 >, and 
   <A
 HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expressions";
@@ -164,7 +160,12 @@
 TARGET="_top"
 >text editor</A
 >
-  to edit configuration files.
+  to edit configuration files. Also note that the web-based action editor
+  doesn't use authentication and should only be enabled in environments
+  where all clients with access to <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> listening port can be trusted.
   </P
 ></DIV
 ><DIV
@@ -335,7 +336,7 @@
 ><H3
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
-NAME="AEN78"
+NAME="AEN79"
 >1.6. Why <SPAN
 CLASS="QUOTE"
 >"Privoxy"</SPAN
@@ -440,8 +441,8 @@
 TARGET="_top"
 >cookies</A
 >, and still
- helps protect your privacy. But, these have all been greatly enhanced, and 
many,
- many new features have been added, all in the same vein.
+ helps protect your privacy. But, most of these features have been enhanced,
+ and many new ones have been added, all in the same vein.
  </P
 ><P
 > <SPAN
@@ -604,7 +605,7 @@
 ><H3
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
-NAME="AEN150"
+NAME="AEN151"
 >1.9. Can Privoxy make mistakes? 
 This does not sound very scientific.</A
 ></H3
@@ -631,21 +632,22 @@
 ><H3
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
-NAME="AEN156"
+NAME="AEN157"
 >1.10. Will I have to configure Privoxy
  before I can use it?</A
 ></H3
 ><P
-> No, not really. The default installation should give you a good starting
+> That depends on your expectations.
+ The default installation should give you a good starting
  point, and block <SPAN
 CLASS="emphasis"
 ><I
 CLASS="EMPHASIS"
 >most</I
 ></SPAN
-> ads and unwanted content. Many of
- the more advanced features are off by default, and would require you to 
- activate them. </P
+> ads and unwanted content,
+ but many of the more advanced features are off by default, and require
+ you to activate them. </P
 ><P
 > You do have to set up your browser to use
  <SPAN
@@ -662,7 +664,7 @@
 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 >Privoxy's</SPAN
 >
- configuration to more closely match your individual situation. And we would
+ configuration to more closely match your individual situation. And we
  encourage you to do this. This is where the real power of
  <SPAN
 CLASS="APPLICATION"
@@ -715,8 +717,9 @@
   adequate for you. But <SPAN
 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 >Privoxy</SPAN
-> is much more
-  versatile and powerful, and can do a number of things that browsers just 
can't.
+> is very
+  versatile and powerful, and can probably do a number of things
+  your browser just can't.
  </P
 ><P
 >  In addition, a proxy is good choice if you use multiple browsers, or 
@@ -728,6 +731,19 @@
   have to maintain a similar configuration for possibly many browsers or
   users.
  </P
+><P
+>  Note, however, that it's recommended to leverage both your browser's
+  and <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy's</SPAN
+> privacy enhancing features
+  at the same time. While your browser probably lacks some features
+  <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> offers, it should also be able to do some things more
+  reliable, for example restricting and suppressing JavaScript.
+ </P
 ></DIV
 ><DIV
 CLASS="SECT2"
@@ -777,7 +793,7 @@
 >  <SPAN
 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 >Privoxy</SPAN
-> is licensed under the <A
+> is free software and licensed under the <A
 HREF="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html";
 TARGET="_top"
 >GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2</A
@@ -802,17 +818,6 @@
 ></SPAN
 > of any kind, expressed, implied or otherwise.
   That is something that would cost real money ;-) There is no registration 
either.
-  <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
-> really is <SPAN
-CLASS="emphasis"
-><I
-CLASS="EMPHASIS"
->free</I
-></SPAN
->
-  in every respect!
  </P
 ></DIV
 ><DIV
@@ -836,7 +841,10 @@
 >Privoxy</SPAN
 > could help prevent contact from (known) sites that use such
  tactics with appropriate configuration rules, and thus could conceivably
- prevent contamination from such sites.</P
+ prevent contamination from such sites. However, keeping such a configuration
+ up to date would require a lot of time and effort that would be better spend
+ on keeping your software itself up to date so it doesn't have known
+ vulnerabilities.</P
 ></DIV
 ><DIV
 CLASS="SECT2"
@@ -857,8 +865,10 @@
 >Privoxy</SPAN
 > in conjunction with other
  ad-blocking products, and this could conceivably cause undesirable results.
- It would be better to choose one software or the other and work a little to
+ It might be better to choose one software or the other and work a little to
  tweak its configuration to your liking.</P
+><P
+> Note that this is an advice specific to ad blocking.</P
 ></DIV
 ><DIV
 CLASS="SECT2"
@@ -918,6 +928,11 @@
 >Developer's Manual</A
 >, at least
    the pertinent sections.</P
+><P
+>  You can also start helping out without SourceForge.net account,
+  simply by showing up on the mailing list, helping out other users,
+  providing general feedback or reporting problems you noticed.
+ </P
 ></DIV
 ><DIV
 CLASS="SECT3"
@@ -938,7 +953,8 @@
 HREF="mailto: ijbswa-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
 TARGET="_top"
 >drop us a note</A
->.</P
+>
+ and get your name on the list of contributors.</P
 ></DIV
 ><DIV
 CLASS="SECT3"

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+++ index.html  7 Dec 2007 12:00:08 -0000       1.30
@@ -130,7 +130,10 @@
 ><DT
 >1.1. <A
 HREF="general.html#WHO-USES"
->Who should use Privoxy?</A
+>Who should give <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> a try?</A
 ></DT
 ><DT
 >1.2. <A
@@ -163,7 +166,7 @@
 ></DT
 ><DT
 >1.6. <A
-HREF="general.html#AEN78"
+HREF="general.html#AEN79"
 >Why <SPAN
 CLASS="QUOTE"
 >"Privoxy"</SPAN
@@ -184,13 +187,13 @@
 ></DT
 ><DT
 >1.9. <A
-HREF="general.html#AEN150"
+HREF="general.html#AEN151"
 >Can Privoxy make mistakes? 
 This does not sound very scientific.</A
 ></DT
 ><DT
 >1.10. <A
-HREF="general.html#AEN156"
+HREF="general.html#AEN157"
 >Will I have to configure Privoxy
  before I can use it?</A
 ></DT
@@ -311,7 +314,7 @@
 ><DL
 ><DT
 >3.1. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN335"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN341"
 >What exactly is an <SPAN
 CLASS="QUOTE"
 >"actions"</SPAN
@@ -331,13 +334,13 @@
 ></DT
 ><DT
 >3.3. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN358"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN364"
 >How are actions files configured? What is the easiest
 way to do this?</A
 ></DT
 ><DT
 >3.4. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN367"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN373"
 >There are several different <SPAN
 CLASS="QUOTE"
 >"actions"</SPAN
@@ -387,7 +390,7 @@
 ></DT
 ><DT
 >3.11. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN465"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN470"
 >What is the <TT
 CLASS="FILENAME"
 >default.filter</TT
@@ -404,17 +407,17 @@
 ></DT
 ><DT
 >3.13. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN512"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN521"
 >Instead of ads, now I get a checkerboard pattern. I don't want to see 
 >anything.</A
 ></DT
 ><DT
 >3.14. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN529"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN538"
 >Why would anybody want to see a checkerboard pattern?</A
 ></DT
 ><DT
 >3.15. <A
-HREF="configuration.html#AEN535"
+HREF="configuration.html#AEN544"
 >I see some images being replaced with text
 instead of the checkerboard image. Why and how do I get rid of this?</A
 ></DT
@@ -535,7 +538,7 @@
 ><DL
 ><DT
 >4.1. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN707"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN717"
 >How much does Privoxy slow my browsing down? This 
 has to add extra time to browsing.</A
 ></DT
@@ -576,12 +579,12 @@
 ></DT
 ><DT
 >4.8. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN773"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN782"
 >Can Privoxy guarantee I am anonymous?</A
 ></DT
 ><DT
 >4.9. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN791"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN800"
 >A test site says I am not using a Proxy.</A
 ></DT
 ><DT
@@ -592,13 +595,13 @@
 ></DT
 ><DT
 >4.11. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN847"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN856"
 >Might some things break because header information or
 content is being altered?</A
 ></DT
 ><DT
 >4.12. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN861"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN870"
 >Can Privoxy act as a <SPAN
 CLASS="QUOTE"
 >"caching"</SPAN
@@ -607,23 +610,23 @@
 ></DT
 ><DT
 >4.13. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN871"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN880"
 >What about as a firewall? Can Privoxy protect me?</A
 ></DT
 ><DT
 >4.14. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN876"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN885"
 >I have large empty spaces / a checkerboard pattern now where
 ads used to be. Why?</A
 ></DT
 ><DT
 >4.15. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN884"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN893"
 >How can Privoxy filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs?</A
 ></DT
 ><DT
 >4.16. <A
-HREF="misc.html#AEN898"
+HREF="misc.html#AEN907"
 >Privoxy runs as a <SPAN
 CLASS="QUOTE"
 >"server"</SPAN
@@ -633,7 +636,7 @@
 ><DT
 >4.17. <A
 HREF="misc.html#TURNOFF"
->How can I temporarily disable Privoxy?</A
+>Can I temporarily disable Privoxy?</A
 ></DT
 ><DT
 >4.18. <A
@@ -718,7 +721,7 @@
 ><DL
 ><DT
 >5.1. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#AEN1064"
+HREF="trouble.html#AEN1075"
 >I cannot connect to any websites. Or, I am getting
 <SPAN
 CLASS="QUOTE"
@@ -732,7 +735,7 @@
 ></DT
 ><DT
 >5.3. <A
-HREF="trouble.html#AEN1087"
+HREF="trouble.html#AEN1098"
 >I just added a new rule, but the steenkin ad is 
 still getting through. How?</A
 ></DT
@@ -916,12 +919,12 @@
 ><DL
 ><DT
 >7.1. <A
-HREF="copyright.html#AEN1377"
+HREF="copyright.html#AEN1389"
 >License</A
 ></DT
 ><DT
 >7.2. <A
-HREF="copyright.html#AEN1393"
+HREF="copyright.html#AEN1405"
 >History</A
 ></DT
 ></DL

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@@ -188,19 +188,28 @@
 special I have to do now?</A
 ></H3
 ><P
-> All browsers must be told to use <SPAN
+> All browsers should be told to use <SPAN
 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 >Privoxy</SPAN
 > 
  as a proxy by specifying the correct proxy address and port number 
- in the appropriate configuration area for the browser. See 
+ in the appropriate configuration area for the browser. It's possible
+ to combine <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> with a packet filter to intercept HTTP requests
+ even if the client isn't explicitly configured to use <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+>,
+ but where possible, configuring the client is recommended. See 
  <A
 HREF="../user-manual/startup.html"
 TARGET="_top"
 >the User Manual for more
  details</A
->. You should also flush your browser's memory and disk cache to get rid of any
- cached junk items, and remove any stored 
+>. You should also flush your browser's memory and disk
+ cache to get rid of any cached junk items, and remove any stored 
  <A
 HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_cookie";
 TARGET="_top"
@@ -230,15 +239,16 @@
 >"localhost"</SPAN
 >,
   which is the special name used by every computer on the Internet to refer
-  to itself) and the port will be 8118 (unless you have <SPAN
-CLASS="APPLICATION"
->Privoxy</SPAN
->
-  to run on a different port with the <A
+  to itself) and the port will be 8118 (unless you used the <A
 HREF="../user-manual/config.html#LISTEN-ADDRESS"
 TARGET="_top"
 >listen-address</A
-> config option). 
+>
+  config option to tell <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>Privoxy</SPAN
+> to run on
+  a different port).
  </P
 ><P
 >  When configuring your browser's proxy settings you typically enter
@@ -295,8 +305,7 @@
 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 >Privoxy</SPAN
 > does not currently handle
-  any other protocols such as FTP, SMTP, IM, IRC, ICQ, etc. Be sure that
-  proxying any of these other protocols is not activated.
+  any other protocols such as FTP, SMTP, IM, IRC, ICQ, etc.
  </P
 ></DIV
 ><DIV
@@ -466,10 +475,10 @@
 >Clear Disk Cache</SPAN
 >"</SPAN
 >.
- And, <SPAN
+ In some <SPAN
 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 >Firefox</SPAN
-> users would click 
+> versions it's
  <SPAN
 CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
 >Tools</SPAN
@@ -490,7 +499,8 @@
 CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
 >Clear Cache Now</SPAN
 >"</SPAN
->.&#13;</P
+>.
+ </P
 ></DIV
 ></DIV
 ><DIV

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--- misc.html   19 Nov 2007 02:38:10 -0000      1.24
+++ misc.html   7 Dec 2007 12:00:08 -0000       1.25
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 ><H3
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
-NAME="AEN707"
+NAME="AEN717"
 >4.1. How much does Privoxy slow my browsing down? This 
 has to add extra time to browsing.</A
 ></H3
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@
 ></TT
 >
  actions may cause a perceived slowdown, since the entire document
- needs to be buffered before displaying. And on very large documents, 
filtering may have 
- some measurable impact. How much depends on the page size, the actual
- definition of the filter(s), etc. See below. Most other actions have little
- to no impact on speed.</P
+ needs to be buffered before displaying. And on very large documents,
+ filtering may have some measurable impact. How much depends on the page size,
+ the actual definition of the filter(s), etc. See below. Most other actions
+ have little to no impact on speed.</P
 ><P
 > Also, when filtering is enabled but zlib support isn't available, compression
  is often disabled (see <A
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@
 TARGET="_top"
 >prevent-compression</A
 >).
- This can have an impact on speed as well. Again, the page size, etc. will 
- determine how much of an impact.</P
+ This can have an impact on speed as well, although it's probably smaller than
+ you might think. Again, the page size, etc. will determine how much of an 
impact.</P
 ></DIV
 ><DIV
 CLASS="SECT2"
@@ -341,7 +341,8 @@
  you can't even rule out that some of them only exist to *collect* information
  on (those suspicious) people with a more than average preference for 
privacy.</P
 ><P
-> Your best bet is to chain <SPAN
+> If you want to hide your IP address from most adversaries,
+ you should consider chaining <SPAN
 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 >Privoxy</SPAN
 >
@@ -349,12 +350,7 @@
 HREF="http://tor.eff.org/";
 TARGET="_top"
 >Tor</A
->,
- an  <A
-HREF="http://www.eff.org/";
-TARGET="_top"
->EFF</A
-> supported onion routing system.
+>.
  The configuration details can be found in
  <A
 HREF="#TOR"
@@ -375,11 +371,11 @@
 ><H3
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
-NAME="AEN773"
+NAME="AEN782"
 >4.8. Can Privoxy guarantee I am anonymous?</A
 ></H3
 ><P
-> No. Your chances of remaining anonymous are greatly improved, but unless you
+> No. Your chances of remaining anonymous are improved, but unless you
  <A
 HREF="#TOR"
 TARGET="_top"
@@ -391,8 +387,8 @@
 >Tor</SPAN
 ></A
 >
- or a similar system and know what you're doing when it comes to configuring
- the rest of your system, it would be safest to assume that everything you do
+ or a similar proxy and know what you're doing when it comes to configuring
+ the rest of your system, you should assume that everything you do
  on the Web can be traced back to you.</P
 ><P
 > <SPAN
@@ -455,7 +451,7 @@
 ><H3
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
-NAME="AEN791"
+NAME="AEN800"
 >4.9. A test site says I am not using a Proxy.</A
 ></H3
 ><P
@@ -694,14 +690,15 @@
 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 >Tor</SPAN
 > does, why it is no replacement for
- application level security, and why you shouldn't use it for unencrypted 
logins.</P
+ application level security, and why you probably don't want to
+ use it for unencrypted logins.</P
 ></DIV
 ><DIV
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><H3
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
-NAME="AEN847"
+NAME="AEN856"
 >4.11. Might some things break because header information or
 content is being altered?</A
 ></H3
@@ -718,7 +715,7 @@
 > is sometimes used in this way to identify
  the browser, and adjust content accordingly.</P
 ><P
-> Also, different browsers use different encodings of Russian and Czech
+> Also, different browsers use different encodings of non-English
  characters, certain web servers convert pages on-the-fly according to the
  User Agent header. Giving a <SPAN
 CLASS="QUOTE"
@@ -737,7 +734,7 @@
 >"Referer"</SPAN
 > or cookie is provided, is another example. (But you
  can forge both headers without giving information away). There are
- many other ways things that can go wrong when trying to fool a web server. The
+ many other ways things can go wrong when trying to fool a web server. The
  results of which could inadvertently cause pages to load incorrectly,
  partially, or even not at all. And there may be no obvious clues as to just
  what went wrong, or why. Nowhere will there be a message that says 
@@ -768,7 +765,7 @@
 ><H3
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
-NAME="AEN861"
+NAME="AEN870"
 >4.12. Can Privoxy act as a <SPAN
 CLASS="QUOTE"
 >"caching"</SPAN
@@ -812,7 +809,7 @@
 ><H3
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
-NAME="AEN871"
+NAME="AEN880"
 >4.13. What about as a firewall? Can Privoxy protect me?</A
 ></H3
 ><P
@@ -835,7 +832,7 @@
 ><H3
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
-NAME="AEN876"
+NAME="AEN885"
 >4.14. I have large empty spaces / a checkerboard pattern now where
 ads used to be. Why?</A
 ></H3
@@ -874,7 +871,7 @@
 ><H3
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
-NAME="AEN884"
+NAME="AEN893"
 >4.15. How can Privoxy filter Secure (HTTPS) URLs?</A
 ></H3
 ><P
@@ -933,7 +930,7 @@
 ><H3
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
-NAME="AEN898"
+NAME="AEN907"
 >4.16. Privoxy runs as a <SPAN
 CLASS="QUOTE"
 >"server"</SPAN
@@ -988,19 +985,23 @@
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
 NAME="TURNOFF"
->4.17. How can I temporarily disable Privoxy?</A
+>4.17. Can I temporarily disable Privoxy?</A
 ></H3
 ><P
-> The easiest way is to access <SPAN
+> <SPAN
 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 >Privoxy</SPAN
-> with your 
- browser by using the remote toggle URL: <A
+> doesn't have a transparent proxy mode,
+ but you can toggle off blocking and content filtering.</P
+><P
+> The easiest way to do that is to point your browser
+ to the remote toggle URL: <A
 HREF="http://config.privoxy.org/toggle";
 TARGET="_top"
 >http://config.privoxy.org/toggle</A
->.
- See the <A
+>.</P
+><P
+> See the <A
 HREF="../user-manual/appendix.html#BOOKMARKLETS"
 TARGET="_top"
 >Bookmarklets section</A
@@ -1032,8 +1033,8 @@
  <SPAN
 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 >Privoxy</SPAN
-> is still acting as a proxy, but just not 
- doing any of the things that <SPAN
+> is still acting as a proxy, but just 
+ doing less of the things that <SPAN
 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 >Privoxy</SPAN
 > would
@@ -1670,7 +1671,7 @@
 CLASS="QUOTE"
 >"Adventuresome"</SPAN
 > profile in the
- web-based editor. Please upgrade!</P
+ web-based editor. Please upgrade.</P
 ></DIV
 ><DIV
 CLASS="SECT2"

Index: trouble.html
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diff -u -d -r1.22 -r1.23
--- trouble.html        19 Nov 2007 02:38:10 -0000      1.22
+++ trouble.html        7 Dec 2007 12:00:08 -0000       1.23
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 ><H3
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
-NAME="AEN1064"
+NAME="AEN1075"
 >5.1. I cannot connect to any websites. Or, I am getting
 <SPAN
 CLASS="QUOTE"
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
 ><H3
 CLASS="SECT2"
 ><A
-NAME="AEN1087"
+NAME="AEN1098"
 >5.3. I just added a new rule, but the steenkin ad is 
 still getting through. How?</A
 ></H3
@@ -912,12 +912,13 @@
  adding <SPAN
 CLASS="QUOTE"
 >"www."</SPAN
-> to the URL). In other cases, if
- <SPAN
+> to the URL).</P
+><P
+> In other cases, if <SPAN
 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 >Privoxy</SPAN
-> is being chained with another proxy, this
- could complicate the issue, and cause undue
+> is being chained
+ with another proxy, this could complicate the issue, and cause undue
  delays and timeouts. In the case of a <SPAN
 CLASS="QUOTE"
 >"socks4a"</SPAN
@@ -932,7 +933,7 @@
 > which is reporting whatever problem occurred
  downstream, and not the root cause of the error.</P
 ><P
-> In any case, newer versions include various improvements to help
+> In any case, versions newer than 3.0.3 include various improvements to help
  <SPAN
 CLASS="APPLICATION"
 >Privoxy</SPAN


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