[gentoo-user] Re: Re: [gentoo]Block certain websites

2007-09-16 Thread Alexander Skwar
· Alan McKinnon [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sunday 16 September 2007, Alexander Skwar wrote: · Balaviswanathan Vaidyanathan [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi all, This is to know how to block certain websites as I intend to set up a browsing centre based on Gentoo OS Forget about it. There are far

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Re: [gentoo]Block certain websites

2007-09-16 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Sunday 16 September 2007, Alexander Skwar wrote: One important thing to note, though. It's important to remember that the proxy operator could easily sniff all the traffic that's going through the proxy. The proxy needs to be able to read the traffic. Thanks :-) I don't need to use your

[ot] Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Re: [gentoo]Block certain websites

2007-09-16 Thread Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Alan McKinnon wrote: I don't need to use your proxy though but it is nice to have an one available in meetings with some half-wit admins who insist they can block anything/anytime/anywhere. When that happens I can never remember/find one fast

Re: [ot] Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Re: [gentoo]Block certain websites

2007-09-16 Thread Hans-Werner Hilse
Hi, On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 12:19:06 -0300 Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The other day something quite funny happened to me. I was with my Laptop trying to find an open AP. I found one, but couldn't browser the internet nor get my OpenVPN (against a USA-based server) up

Re: [ot] Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Re: [gentoo]Block certain websites

2007-09-16 Thread Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Hans-Werner Hilse wrote: I just use ssh for this. Using the -D flag gives a SOCKS5 proxy, listening locally, making/accepting connections on the ssh remote end. You can use it directly in Firefox, no need for full-fledged VPN. (and for that,