I know this is a GB mailing list but just wanted to add that we use squid on solaris x86 which replaced MS Proxy. You can also get some neat log parsers such as webalizer to gather stats. That is open source too!
-----Original Message----- From: Stan Cook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 31 July 2002 21:14 To: Mike Burden; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [gb-users] Internet access filtering (tangentially GNAT Box related) Squid Squid Squid....... Only the best damn proxy available........ ACL's, black lists, white lists....... How much would you pay for this..... But wait, there's more..... Sorry, got carried away. Its open source, of course......... http://www.squid-cache.org/ At 03:09 PM 7/31/2002, Mike Burden wrote: >We (and probably a few other people on this list!) are looking for >software to control outbound access to the Internet. The features >we are looking for are: > >1. Must be able to control access based on user (rather than by IP) > Controlling access by IP address is not acceptable -- it's too > much hassle to maintain as users move about in the office. > I'm looking for a system where I can put users into groups and > then assign access rights to the groups. > Ideally, I'd like the system to work by using the NT/2000 Domain > userid of the person attempting to access the Internet, but a > system where the user logs in for Internet access would also be > acceptable. > >2. Must allow the administrator to maintain a Whitelist. > Most of the users are going to be denied access to all but a > small handful of websites. We need the ability to say that > a user has no access except to sites on the Whitelist. > >3. It would be acceptable for the software either to work with > GNAT Box (ala CyberNOT) or to act as a proxy server (in which > case we can simply create outbound filters to allow connections > from the proxy and deny connections from anywhere else). > >After talking to GTA, we've decided that CyberNOT will not meet our >needs, as it is essential that we be able to control access by user >rather than by IP address. I'm hoping that someone here has used >another product that may be closer to meeting our needs. > >Mike Burden >Lynk Systems >http://www.lynk.com >(616)532-4985 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To subscribe to the digest version first unsubscribe, then > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Archive of the last 1000 messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the digest version first unsubscribe, then e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive of the last 1000 messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ********************************************************************** This email and any attachments may contain confidential information and you must not read them unless they are intended for you or your organisation. If received in error, please delete and contact the sender. Check attachments for viruses before opening. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the digest version first unsubscribe, then e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive of the last 1000 messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
