Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 12:43:56 -0700 From: "Freddie Cash" <fcash@bigfoot.com> To: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@nwlink.com>, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Anti-pr0n or censored proxy for school district Message-ID: <39BCD38C.6471.101F1013@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.96.1000911122957.3848A-100000@utah>
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> Can you folks help me search out a "content control" mechanism for a
> school computer lab?
> I was considering simple filters. The problem is collecting a rule set.
> I was hoping to avoid a commerical client side solution like net-nanny.
> A choke point solution would be better.
> I am inclined to think that such a thing is a hopless endeavour. Have
> any of you had to do this? What were the results?
The school district here, unfortunately, uses IBM's NetVista server
running on NT4 to provide proxying, content control, LAN-mail, and the
like. Works ok, but it requires lots of HP on the backend, and the
newer versions require a fair bit of HP on the client-side now too.
Since we're in the process of putting in new FreeBSD-based firewalls, I
am attempting to come up with a plan to move away from NetVista and
more towards an ipfw-type solution. If I come up with any great
solutions, I'll pass them on (or vice versa, I hope).
Freddie Cash
fcash@bigfoot.com
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