When I try to launch Privoxy, I get an error message “port 8118 is already in use” (or similar wording). Why?
Port 8118 is Privoxy’s default TCP “listening” port. Typically this message would mean that there is already one instance of Privoxy running, and your system is actually trying to start a second Privoxy on the same port, which will not work. (You can have multiple instances but they must be assigned different ports.) How and why this might happen varies from platform to platform, but you need to check your installation and start-up procedures.
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