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Date:      Fri, 28 Dec 2001 06:52:34 +0100
From:      Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net>
To:        FBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Block WWW advertizing banners & auto spawn web pages using ipfilter or ipfw
Message-ID:  <20011228055234.GE12190@raggedclown.net>
In-Reply-To: <LPBBIGIAAKKEOEJOLEGOEEGKCKAA.barbish@a1poweruser.com>
References:  <LPBBIGIAAKKEOEJOLEGOEEGKCKAA.barbish@a1poweruser.com>

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On Tue, Dec 25, 2001 at 11:10:07PM -0500, Joe & Fhe Barbish wrote:
> Is there a way using firewalls to identify www advertising Banners & the
> auto spawning of wed pages so they can be blocked?
> 
No. A firewall knows squat about the applications that use the packets
it is protecting you against. You need something working at the
application/proxy level, not the network level.

But the squillion suggestions that you have in this thread tells you
how you might do such a thing :)

-- 
Regards
Cliff



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