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Update of /cvsroot/ijbswa/current/doc/source In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv2796 Modified Files: Tag: v_3_0_branch faq.sgml Log Message: Added FAQs for: demoronizer, related problems and why its included. Also, port 8118 already in use questions, and PrivoxyWindowOpen() questions. All in troubleshooting section. Index: faq.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/ijbswa/current/doc/source/faq.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.61.2.37 retrieving revision 1.61.2.38 diff -u -d -r1.61.2.37 -r1.61.2.38 --- faq.sgml 17 Oct 2003 11:01:50 -0000 1.61.2.37 +++ faq.sgml 10 Dec 2003 03:39:45 -0000 1.61.2.38 @@ -1883,21 +1883,105 @@ </para> </sect2> +<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="inuse"> +<title>When I try to launch <application>Privoxy</application>, I get an +error message <quote>port 8118 is already in use</quote> (or similar wording). +Why?</title> +<para> + Port 8118 is <application>Privoxy's</application> default + <quote>listening</quote> port. Typically this message would mean that there + is already one instance of <application>Privoxy</application> running, and + you are actually trying to start a second <application>Privoxy</application> + on the same port, which will not work. How and why this might happen varies + from platform to platform, but you need to check your installation and + start-up procedures. +</para> +</sect2> -</sect1> -<!-- -</sect1> ---> +<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="demoronizer"> +<title> + Pages with UTF-8 fonts are garbled. +</title> +<para> + This is caused by the <quote>demoronizer</quote> filter, which was introduced + in version 3.0.2, and was inappropriately turned on by default. You should + either upgrade <application>Privoxy</application>, or at least upgrade to the most + recent <filename>default.action</filename> file available from + <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11118">SourceForge</ulink>. + Or you can simply disable the demoronizer filter. +</para> +</sect2> -<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ --> -<!-- -FIXME: Commented out until we have something to put here. HB 03/18/02. -<sect1 id="knownissues"><title>Known Issues</title> +<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="demoronizer2"> +<title> + Why are binary files (such as images) corrupted when <application>Privoxy</application> + is used? +</title> <para> - Fill me. + This may also be caused by the <quote>demoronizer</quote> filter, + in conjunction with a web server that is misreporting a file type. Binary + files are exempted from <application>Privoxy's</application> filtering + (unless the web server by mistake says the file is a plain text file). Either + upgrade <application>Privoxy</application>, or go to the most recent + <filename>default.action</filename> file available from <ulink + url="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11118">SourceForge</ulink>. </para> +</sect2> + +<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="demoronizer3"> +<title> + What is the <quote>demoronizer</quote> and why is it there? +</title> +<para> + The original demoronizer was a Perl script that cleaned up HTML pages which + were created with certain Microsoft products. MS has used proprietary extensions + to standardized font encodings (ISO 8859-1), which has caused problems for pages + that are viewed with non-Microsoft products (and are expecting to see a + standard set of fonts). The demoronizer corrected these errors so the pages + displayed correctly. <application>Privoxy</application> borrowed from this + script, introducing a filter based on the original demoronizer, which in turn could + correct these errors on the fly. +</para> +<para> + But this is only needed in some situations, and will cause serious problems in some + other situations. +</para> +<para> + If you are using Microsoft products, you do not need it. If you need to view + pages with UTF-8 characters (such as Cyrillic or Chinese), then it will + cause corruption of the fonts, and thus <emphasis>should not be on</emphasis>. +</para> +<para> + On the other hand, if you use non-Microsoft products, and you occasionally + notice wierd characters on pages, you might want to try it. +</para> +<para> + This filter was introduced with version 3.0.2 of <application>Privoxy</application>, + and was on by default in that version. It is off in all subsequent versions + (unless turned on by the user). +</para> +</sect2> + +<sect2 renderas="sect3" id="windowopen"> +<title> + Why do I keep seeing <quote>PrivoxyWindowOpen()</quote> in raw source code? +</title> +<para> + <application>Privoxy</application> is attempting to disable malicious + Javascript in this case, with the <literal>unsolicited-popups</literal> + filter. <application>Privoxy</application> cannot tell very well + <quote>good</quote> code snippets from <quote>bad</quote> code snippets. +</para> +<para> + If you see this in HTML source, and the page displays without problems, then + this is good, and likely some pop-up window was disabled. If you see this + where it is causing a problem, such as a downloaded program source code file, + then you should set an exception for this site or page such that the + integrity of the page stays in tact by disabling all filtering. +</para> +</sect2> + </sect1> ---> <!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ --> <sect1 id="contact"><title>Contacting the developers, Bug Reporting and Feature Requests</title> @@ -1975,6 +2059,11 @@ Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. $Log$ +Revision 1.61.2.38 2003/12/10 03:39:45 hal9 +Added FAQs for: demoronizer, related problems and why its included. Also, +port 8118 already in use questions, and PrivoxyWindowOpen() questions. All in +troubleshooting section. + Revision 1.61.2.37 2003/10/17 11:01:50 oes Added Q&A for "not being used" page problem |