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#519 Port Number 8118 changed back to 80?

3.0.x
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nobody
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2005-04-26
2005-04-25
Anonymous
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Is there any way to keep the port 8118.
I have sniffed out a http session using
ethereal and noticed that the proxy changes the port
back to 80.
Thanks

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  • Nobody/Anonymous

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    Just an additional note on my issue. Reason I want the
    session to stay with port 8118 is because I am implementing
    a local firewall block port 80. Reason for the fire wall is
    because some users install firefox and bypass this proxy.

    Perhaps someone has some alternative ideas. Thanks
    Todd

     
  • Hal Burgiss

    Hal Burgiss - 2005-04-26
    • status: open --> closed
     
  • Hal Burgiss

    Hal Burgiss - 2005-04-26

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    The port setting is kept in a static configuration file.
    There is nothing within Privoxy that could change this by
    itself. I'd suggest seeing if some other process is
    overwriting this file which might account for this.

     
  • Hal Burgiss

    Hal Burgiss - 2005-04-26

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    Privoxy has never had a port 80 configuration. At one time
    it was 8000, before the default was changed to 8118.
    Something else is doing this.

     
  • iWantToKeepAnon

    iWantToKeepAnon - 2005-04-27

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    I you can convince the rest of the web to start listening to you on 8118, then
    by all means it can be done. Otherwise HTTP conversations occur on port
    80.

    If you want total control of internet access, you need a dedicated proxy
    server (another pc).

     
  • Hal Burgiss

    Hal Burgiss - 2005-04-28

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    By default web Servers listen on port 80. Ad blocking
    proxies do not have to, nor should they. There is a big
    difference.

     

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