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How to fix the ''500 internal privoxy error''?

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carolina3298
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My brother had this error message today and can't use the internet, this error pops up every time he goes to any website. Anyone know how to fix this problem?

My brother had this error message today and can't use the internet, this error pops up every time he goes to any website. Anyone know how to fix this problem?

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user633449
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Sounds like your brother has privoxy enabled, if he doesn't know what it is or how it works he should probably disable it.

http://www.privoxy.org/faq/

carolina3298
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Tyler Downer said

Sounds like your brother has privoxy enabled, if he doesn't know what it is or how it works he should probably disable it. http://www.privoxy.org/faq/

So how do I disable it?

cor-el
cor-el
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You would have to reset the Firefox connection settings.

  • Tools > Options > Advanced > Network : Connection > Settings

You can select "Use the system proxy settings" or "No Proxy" in case the former doesn't work properly.

See "Firefox connection settings":