Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 22:33:13 -0800 (PST) From: "Joseph M. Scott" <jmscott@ainet.com> To: Scott Lambert <lambert@techbsd.csw.net> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: BESS internet filtering Message-ID: <Pine.GSU.4.05.9812282225430.25325-100000@www.ainet.com> In-Reply-To: <19981228173301.A9432@techbsd.csw.net>
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__$0.02__ On Mon, 28 Dec 1998, Scott Lambert wrote: > On Sat, Dec 26, 1998 at 01:21:22PM -0600, Phillip Salzman wrote: > > > > This may be a little bit off topic, but does anyone > > know much about the BESS filtering system? It is a program > > that filters "unwanted" content from ISPs dialup users. I work for a small ISP, we've had the occasional similar request, usually more from businesses/schools than from dialup customers. > > The service comes as a black box which they configure and then ship to you. > I'm not sure what platform it uses for the OS but they are responsible for the > maintainance of the system for the term of your monthly contract. This sounds like it would be the best type of arrangement, assuming that the contract isn't and arm and a leg :-) > > The main problem I can see with the system from the ISP's point of view is > getting people to configure their web browser's properly to use the system. > With the Radius setup they allegedly can't see anything without having the > proxies set correctly. That makes things more secure than NetNanny type > programs but it may be more hassle for my Tech Support department. Of course, > my Support department can deal with the hassle for the value added pricing to > the customer. This is the part that I've thought about from time to time. For the longest time we've been using Livingston PM2e's, we've been moving to PM3's for awhile ( but still have some 2e's :-). I thought I recall reading a way to support transparent proxing. I'll have to go back and look at things, but I would think that this should be possible. Then proxy setting or no, they go through that filter for all port 80 requests ( for example ). Hummmmm. > I can't think of any legal problems, but I'm not a lawyer. Your customer > is specifically asking for their content to be filtered. The "un-desirable" > sites on the net are already filtered by client based filtering software > as it is, so this is nothing new to them. I wouldn't think that there is too much of a legal issue, since as you pointed out, these people requested the filtering. END __$0.02__ I would sure like to come up with some good filtering offers, but what happens if they miss something? Will the customer get mad because it wasn't blocked? * Joseph M. Scott * jmscott@ainet.com * American InfoMetrics * Modesto, CA To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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