[Privoxy-users] Privoxy on Mac Sierra

Ian Silvester iansilvester at fastmail.fm
Mon Feb 24 19:53:45 UTC 2020 

Hi Jacob, 

Glad to hear it! 

The configuration files are stored at /usr/local/etc/privoxy but Finder hides the /usr hive by default. You will need to use Cmd-Shift-G then type in the path in order to access it.

Regards, 

Ian

On Mon, 24 Feb 2020, at 14:47, Jacob&Aliza Sturm wrote:
> 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
> 
> 
> *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
>  > 
>  > ________________________________
>  > From: Privoxy-users 
>  > <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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>  > > --
>  > > Spencer PriceNash spencer at prismnet.com many other addresses
>  > > http://www.prismnet.com/~spencer many other sites
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