How does Privoxy differ from the old Junkbuster?
435 436 Privoxy picks up where Junkbuster left off. All the old features remain. 437 The new Privoxy still blocks ads and banners, still manages cookies, and 438 still helps protect your privacy. But, most of these features have been 439 enhanced, and many new ones have been added, all in the same vein. 440 441 Privoxy’s new features include: 442 443 * Can be run as an “intercepting” proxy, which obviates the need to 444 configure browsers individually. 445 446 * Sophisticated actions and filters for manipulating both server and 447 client headers. 448 449 * Can be chained with other proxies. 450 451 * Integrated browser based configuration and control utility at 452 http://config.privoxy.org/ (shortcut: http://p.p/). Browser-based 453 tracing of rule and filter effects. Remote toggling. 454 455 * Web page filtering (text replacements, removes banners based on size, 456 invisible “web-bugs”, JavaScript and HTML annoyances, pop-up windows, 457 etc.) 458 459 * Modularized configuration t
Privoxy picks up where Junkbuster left off. The new Privoxy still blocks ads and banners, still manages cookies, and still helps protect your privacy. But, most of these features have been enhanced, and many new ones have been added, all in the same vein. Privoxy’s new features include: • Can keep outgoing connections alive and reuse them later on. • Supports tagging which allows to change the behaviour based on client and server headers. • Can be run as an “intercepting” proxy, which obviates the need to configure browsers individually. • Sophisticated actions and filters for manipulating both server and client headers. • Can be chained with other proxies. • Integrated browser based configuration and control utility at http://config.privoxy.org/ (shortcut: http://p.p/). Browser-based tracing of rule and filter effects. Remote toggling. • Web page filtering (text replacements, removes banners based on size, invisible “web-bugs”, JavaScript and HTML annoyances, pop-up windows, etc.) • M
