[Privoxy-users] Privoxy on Mac Sierra

Mon Feb 24 19:47:04 UTC 2020

Hello,

I installed the version from https://www.privoxy.org/ and it was successful. Thanks for your help.

Can you tell me where to find the configuration files on Mac OS? I would like to complete replace them rather than update via the gui.

Thanks again
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From: Privoxy-users <privoxy-users-bounces+ajsturm=hotmail.com at lists.privoxy.org> on behalf of Ian Silvester <iansilvester at fastmail.fm>
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 4:49 PM
To: privoxy-users at lists.privoxy.org <privoxy-users at lists.privoxy.org>
Subject: Re: [Privoxy-users] Privoxy on Mac Sierra

Hi Jacob,

It would be great if whoever runs that web site were to update their links to Privoxy - they are referencing specific, now old, versions of Privoxy so are leading their readers astray, in a certain sense. The link instead should be simply https://www.privoxy.org/ - on this page we list the download locations for the latest versions for every supported operating system.

Please follow your nose to the latest macOS installer and see how you go with it - do report back to let us know if it works out or if you have further problems.

Ian

On Wed, 19 Feb 2020, at 11:29, Jacob&Aliza Sturm wrote:
> Thanks all for your input. Sorry for not responding earlier. I'm
> helping my s-i-l to install Privoxy and she lost her internet
> connection for 3 days.
> Both of us are not Mac people so we are trading in foreign water.
>
> The application folder under the user id is empty.
> I also could not find /usr/local/bin folder
>
> I installed the package found on the following site
> http://www.hareidi.org/en/index.php/Hareidi.org%27s_Kosher_Internet
>
> and I clearly remember the message that the installation completed successfully.
>
> Which site do you recommend to download the package from?
>
> Thanks
>
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> <privoxy-users-bounces+ajsturm=hotmail.com at lists.privoxy.org> on behalf
> of Ian Silvester <iansilvester at fastmail.fm>
> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 4:36 PM
> To: privoxy-users at lists.privoxy.org <privoxy-users at lists.privoxy.org>
> Subject: Re: [Privoxy-users] Privoxy on Mac Sierra
>
> Thanks Spencer,
>
> My guidance refers only to the macOS-native installer this project
> distributes - indeed the Homebrew package does not create any folders
> in any location normally visible to Finder.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ian
>
> On Mon, 17 Feb 2020, at 11:31, Spencer PriceNash wrote:
> > Privoxy runs flawlessly on my Macbook, running High Sierra, 10.13.6.
> > I wonder if that's old; I don't do updates often.
> >
> > I installed it via the homebrew thing...the https://brew.sh/ suite.
> >
> > What I'm writing might not be helpful.  I'm an old UNIX guy and I
> > don't know about looking for Privoxy via a GUI.  I tried Ian
> > Silvester's instructions, and found nothing that way.
> >
> > After base Privoxy configuration (I've dealt with it since the
> > Junkbuster days), I wrote a startup script for it (colons for
> > safety):
> >
> > ::#!/bin/sh
> > ::# start privoxy
> > ::# log file is /usr/local/var/log/privoxy/logfile
> > ::
> > ::/usr/local/Cellar/privoxy/3.0.26/sbin/privoxy /usr/local/etc/privoxy/config
> >
> > Good luck.  Using homebrew/brew to get Privoxy might not be the way
> > for you to go -- it's a lot of work for one program -- but it worked
> > for me.  Of course, I don't have brew just for Privoxy.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Feb 16, 2020 at 02:12:48PM -0500, Ian Silvester wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > If there is no Privoxy folder in Applications it would seem that the installation did not actually succeed; this would also explain why configuring the browser to use the proxy broke it's connection, since privoxy will not be running.
> > >
> > > The installation log file is, however, placed in the Privoxy application folder; could you check both the global Applications folder and the one within the user account you were using when you installed Privoxy? In Finder these are:
> > >
> > > Macintosh HD/Applications
> > > Macintosh HD/Users/<your username>/Applications
> > >
> > > If you find a Privoxy folder in either location, please post the contents of install.log to this list.
> > >
> > > Another location worth checking is the folder in which the actual executable is located. This is hidden in Finder so you will need to type Shift-Cmd-G and then in the dialog that pops up type:
> > >
> > > /usr/local/bin
> > >
> > > and see if privoxy is listed there.
> > >
> > >
> > > Let me know what you find,
> > >
> > > Ian
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, 16 Feb 2020, at 12:59, Jacob&Aliza Sturm wrote:
> > > > I installed Privoxy on Mac Sierra and the installation completed
> > > > successfully. However, There is no Privoxy folder under Applications.
> > > > Where else can I find it?
> > > >
> > > > I also tried to configure Chrome to use the proxy but was not able to
> > > > reach any site on the internet.
> > > >
> > > > Would appreciate any advice on how to get Privoxy to work.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
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