Re: Removing Privoxy from my MAC computer and iPad3

5/27/12

Hi Ian,

I checked my library's plug-in folder and no Privoxy application was in it.  When I'm trying to go to a website using my iPad3, sometimes the search is halted and a Privoxy notice appears telling me that access to the site was denied.  Is there a way to rid my iPad3 of whatever Privoxy material is causing my web searches to stop with warning?  If I could get Privoxy off my iPad3 for good, I'd be very happy.  Please advise.

Richard Rhodes
San Francisco, CA 



On May 26, 2012, at 8:32 PM, Ian Silvester wrote:

> Hi Richard,
> 
> That screenshot proves that your Mac is not configured to use Privoxy, even if it is installed. Could you please show me what it is that makes you think that your iPad browsing is being filtered by Privoxy? Do you see any Privoxy messages on your iPad? If not what makes you think Privoxy is filtering your iPad browsing?
> 
> The items in your Mac Trash are not executables; they offer no proof that Privoxy was actually installed. The only way to know for sure is to look in the folder /usr/local/sbin and see whether your find 'privoxy' there (use Go.. Go To Folder in Finder to enter this path, since the /usr folder is hidden by Finder). The other possible location is /Library/Privoxy. If you don't find anything in either folder (or indeed if neither folder exists), then Privoxy is not installed on your Mac. As I said before, it cannot be installed on your iPad because Privoxy for iPad does not exist.
> 
> Ian
> 
> 
> P.S. Please 'reply all' when responding so that the mailing list also gets the conversation.
> 
> 
> 
> On 2012-05-26, at 12:56 PM, rersf wrote:
> 
>> 5/26/12
>> 
>> Thanks Ian for responding,
>> 
>> I've checked and am not sure where I downloaded Privoxy from (it's not on cnet.com or in iTunes Apps).  Maybe I downloaded it from your site.  It seems not to obviously be affecting my desktop MAC, but it still prevents me from going to websites on my iPad3, sites I used to access without problem.  
>> 
>> Going into my MAC's Preferences, I found this window which may have information you'd find helpful is ridding my MAC and iPad of Privoxy.
>>> 
>> 
>> <Untitled.jpg>
>> 
>> And while I can't find a Privoxy folder in my Application Folder, I've found all these Privoxy folders in my MAC's Trash.  Maybe a solution lies in them?
>> 
>> <privoxy-3.0.17-stable>
>> <privoxy-3.0.17-stable 2>
>> <privoxy-3.0.17-stable 3>
>> <privoxy-3.0.17-stable-src.tar>
>> <privoxy-3.0.17-stable-src.tar.gz>
>> <privoxy-generic.init>
>> <privoxy-index.html>
>> <privoxy-log-parser.pl>
>> <privoxy-man-page.html>
>> <privoxy-man-page.sgml>
>> <privoxy-regression-test.pl>
>> <privoxy.1>
>> <privoxy.css>
>> <privoxy.ico>
>> <privoxy.sgml>
>> <rc.privoxy.orig>
>> 
>> 
>> 5/26/12
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> There is no version of Privoxy for iPad hence it is not installed there. If you are seeing Privoxy messages when using your iPad then this can only occur if your iPad is somehow using your Macintosh as a proxy to access the internet. I am not familiar with the iPad network settings, but if you look in there for a Proxies tab, you must ensure that there is no entry in the HTTP and HTTPS fields.
>> 
>> The method to uninstall Privoxy from your Macintosh will depend upon the particular version that you installed. Please supply a complete URL to the page at cnet from which you downloaded Privoxy and we may be able to assist you further.
>> 
>> Kind regards,
>> 
>> Ian
>> 
>> 
>> On 2012-05-25, at 7:15 PM, rersf wrote:
>> 
>>> 5/25/12
>>> 
>>> I downloaded Privoxy to my MAC computer from cnet.com (my MAC is running Lion, 10.7.4). I don't see it in my Applications folder, but it's on my iPad preventing me from opening sites that used to be accessible. How can I completely remove Privoxy from my iPad and MAC computer?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thank you,
>>> 
>>> Richard Rhodes
>>> San Francisco, CA
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