Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 08:26:28 -0600 From: Nelson <rjn103s@mgr3.k12.mo.us> To: Jamie Wilson <jamie@zusammen.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Block site lists? Message-ID: <B0000078938@mgr3.k12.mo.us>
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Thanks for the info! Every bit helps! I am not wanting to pay buckets of money:( This would be a vaualbe thing for a lot of users if BSD offered this free somehow. K12 schools such as ours enjoys BSD and has saved us buckets of $$ Thanks again!!! At 01:04 PM 1/30/98 +0000, you wrote: >Nelson wrote: >> >> Where would one get a listing of bad sites to block and/or get an updated >> list for a combination of BSD and Squid for free? >> >> I also would like to block chats and web based email/freemail >> >> I noticed http://www.smartfilter.com but costs$$ >> >> Currently blocking problem sites at firewall. > >I was sure that NetShepard (http://www.shepard.net) was free, but it >seems to cost now. > >http://web.mit.edu/reagle/www/commerce/singles/rsac7.html has links to >quite a few places, but I will bet they all cost. > >A client of mine uses SurfWatch to (electively) block porn for all users >- seems to work well, but I bet it cost a bucket of money. > >If you just want to block chat and freemail sites, I would imagine by >lookign at squid stat reports you could quickly identify and block the >main sites. Ofcourse, with any blocking of this sort of stuff, your job >will never be done. Or, alternatively, someone elses job will never be >done (hence the cost for timely updates). > >...j > Richard Nelson TECH Director Mountain Grove R-III Schools 420 N. Main Mountain Grove, MO 65711 BSD & Java, Nothing but the best!
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