[Privoxy-users] privacy not running

[Graeme Henderson]

> Hi Graeme,
> 
> Using Privxoy can be broken down into two halves - having Privoxy
> running and configuring your browser to proxy through it.
> 
> For the former, check your running processes to see if Privoxy is
> listed. If not, check the readme to see how to instantiate it at boot
> time (I don't run a linux box so I don't know how offhand). 
> 
> Once you've confirmed that it is running, to establish absolutely
> whether your browser is routing via Privoxy, try to browse to http://p.p <http://p.p/>
> - if you arrive at a Privoxy config page all is well. If not, check
> whether you have configured your browser to use a proxy - by default
> Privoxy listens on localhost port 8118, so you need to configure your
> browser proxy settings to route via 127.0.0.1:8118, both for http and
> https traffic.

it is definitely not running

the instructions say Debian will automatically run it at boot time


Graeme Henderson