[squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-06-05 Thread Marcus Kool
hi, did you see this message ? On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 01:49:10PM -0300, Carlos Defoe wrote: Well, it seems that the problem has returned. Now i think it might be caused when logrotate runs, and therefore squid -k rotate. It's just a guess, since rotating is the only action that affects

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-24 Thread Carlos Defoe
Well, it seems that the problem has returned. Now i think it might be caused when logrotate runs, and therefore squid -k rotate. It's just a guess, since rotating is the only action that affects Squid. It didn't has been restarted since last time it was working fine. :¬( On Mon, May 20, 2013 at

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-20 Thread Helmut Hullen
Hallo, Amos, Du meintest am 18.05.13: I have enabled squidGuard within a huge network. [...] What are you using squidGuard for anyway? There are 2 different options/decisions: a) using redirect/rewrite (as squidGuard and ufdbguard do) or using the squid options acl and http_access (as

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-20 Thread Carlos Defoe
Ok, apparently the problem with squidGuard was related to corrupted databases, causing unpredictably behaviour. I recompiled everything and now is working fine. I'll think about the suggestions (ufdbguard and raw squid), and maybe write down a comparison. thanks guys! On Mon, May 20, 2013 at

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-18 Thread Helmut Hullen
Hallo, Amos, Du meintest am 18.05.13: SG has numerous problems which caused it not to do what it's supposed to, including that emergency mode thing. Here are some things to consider: 1) a BIG blacklist is overhyped - when I had a good look at our requirements, there was only a small

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-18 Thread Squidblacklist
On Sat, 18 May 2013 17:32:02 +1200 Amos Jeffries squ...@treenet.co.nz wrote: On Sat, 18 May 2013 14:58:42 +1200 Amos Jeffries wrote: a BIG blacklist is overhyped For the record that is a mis-attribution. I did not say that. Amos Pardon my bad email etiquette, I'm using a wierd

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-18 Thread Amos Jeffries
On 18/05/2013 6:23 p.m., Helmut Hullen wrote: Hallo, Amos, Du meintest am 18.05.13: SG has numerous problems which caused it not to do what it's supposed to, including that emergency mode thing. Here are some things to consider: 1) a BIG blacklist is overhyped - when I had a good look at our

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-18 Thread Helmut Hullen
Hallo, Amos, Du meintest am 18.05.13: [...] The squidguard job is working with a really big blacklist. And working with some specialized ACLs. Which apart from the list files, is all based on received information sent to it by Squid. I know squid can do this job too - and I maintain a

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-18 Thread Marcus Kool
On 05/17/2013 11:40 PM, csn233 wrote: You can use ufdbGuard free. So it's the filter DB component that's not free. Thanks for clarifying. No. ufdbGuard is free software, the same as squidguard. ufdbGuard works with free databases or your own URL blacklist, just like squidguard.

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-18 Thread csn233
So it's the filter DB component that's not free. Thanks for clarifying. No. ufdbGuard is free software, the same as squidguard. I was refering to URLfilterDB which is the paid component by the looks of it: The license is both for use of URLfilterDB and subscription to regular content updates

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-18 Thread csn233
a BIG blacklist is overhyped Nonsense, porn blacklists are big by nature have you tried squid-porn.acl lately? Squidblacklist.org is the new kid on the blacklist block, and our porn blacklist is fantastic. If you actually read what I said, which was there was only a small percentage of

[squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-17 Thread Carlos Defoe
Hello, I have enabled squidGuard within a huge network. Problem is that most of the matches to my acls are logged (a block.log file), but the site is still accessible. When i press F5 to reload, multiple times, one time it got blocked (redirected to my local block page, published with apache

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-17 Thread Amos Jeffries
On 18/05/2013 1:14 a.m., Carlos Defoe wrote: Hello, I have enabled squidGuard within a huge network. Problem is that most of the matches to my acls are logged (a block.log file), but the site is still accessible. When i press F5 to reload, multiple times, one time it got blocked (redirected to

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-17 Thread Carlos Defoe
Hi Amos, One big blacklist. Secondarily, it matches ads on each page to change it to our logo, so it reduces bandwitdh usage, stops annoying ads and makes our marketing thing. Do you think squidGuard is not working properly, then? Redirector Statistics: program:

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-17 Thread csn233
Has anyone experienced this? SG has numerous problems which caused it not to do what it's supposed to, including that emergency mode thing. Here are some things to consider: 1) a BIG blacklist is overhyped - when I had a good look at our requirements, there was only a small percentage of those

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-17 Thread Marcus Kool
On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 12:28:20AM +0800, csn233 wrote: Has anyone experienced this? SG has numerous problems which caused it not to do what it's supposed to, including that emergency mode thing. Here are some things to consider: 1) a BIG blacklist is overhyped - when I had a good look

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-17 Thread csn233
On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 1:09 AM, csn233 csn...@gmail.com wrote: I didn't bother spending any more time on it. ufdbGuard is a more powerful substitute of squidGuard. Has regular updates and even free support. Marcus Sure. You forgot to mention though, squidGuard is free whereas ufdbGuard is

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-17 Thread Helmut Hullen
Hallo, csn233, Du meintest am 18.05.13: SG has numerous problems which caused it not to do what it's supposed to, including that emergency mode thing. Here are some things to consider: 1) a BIG blacklist is overhyped - when I had a good look at our requirements, there was only a small

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-17 Thread Squidblacklist
On Sat, 18 May 2013 01:27:36 +0800 csn233 csn...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 1:09 AM, csn233 csn...@gmail.com wrote: I didn't bother spending any more time on it. ufdbGuard is a more powerful substitute of squidGuard. Has regular updates and even free support. Marcus

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-17 Thread Helmut Hullen
Hallo, csn233, Du meintest am 18.05.13: I can't see a big need for updating. Software really doesn't need changes (updates) every month or so. No, it doesn't - until you have a problem. That depends! - I know many colleagues who use squidguard since years; the program doesn't need much

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-17 Thread csn233
Because I can. Sorry, more relevant question would be - do you have an answer for the original poster?

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-17 Thread Marcus Kool
On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 01:27:36AM +0800, csn233 wrote: On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 1:09 AM, csn233 csn...@gmail.com wrote: I didn't bother spending any more time on it. ufdbGuard is a more powerful substitute of squidGuard. Has regular updates and even free support. Marcus Sure. You

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-17 Thread Helmut Hullen
Hallo, csn233, Du meintest am 18.05.13: Because I can. Sorry, more relevant question would be - do you have an answer for the original poster? No. I don't run a huge network with the problem he has described. I only run networks with about 50 ... 200 clients, and there I never had this

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-17 Thread Carlos Defoe
I'll run some more tests before getting rid of squidguard. I think the idea of the rewriter sounds good. Also the use of berkeleydb to read blacklists. I've used squidguard in the past, in small networks, without any problems. If it were running properly now, then i would have a great

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-17 Thread csn233
You can use ufdbGuard free. So it's the filter DB component that's not free. Thanks for clarifying.

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-17 Thread Amos Jeffries
On 18/05/2013 5:53 a.m., Helmut Hullen wrote: Hallo, csn233, Du meintest am 18.05.13: SG has numerous problems which caused it not to do what it's supposed to, including that emergency mode thing. Here are some things to consider: 1) a BIG blacklist is overhyped - when I had a good look at

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-17 Thread Squidblacklist
On Sat, 18 May 2013 14:58:42 +1200 Amos Jeffries squ...@treenet.co.nz wrote: a BIG blacklist is overhyped Nonsense, porn blacklists are big by nature have you tried squid-porn.acl lately? Squidblacklist.org is the new kid on the blacklist block, and our porn blacklist is fantastic. - Signed,

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-17 Thread Squidblacklist
On Sat, 18 May 2013 14:58:42 +1200 Amos Jeffries squ...@treenet.co.nz wrote: On 18/05/2013 5:53 a.m., Helmut Hullen wrote: Hallo, csn233, Du meintest am 18.05.13: SG has numerous problems which caused it not to do what it's supposed to, including that emergency mode thing. Here are

Re: [squid-users] squidguard not redirecting

2013-05-17 Thread Amos Jeffries
On 18/05/2013 4:52 p.m., Squidblacklist wrote: On Sat, 18 May 2013 14:58:42 +1200 Amos Jeffries wrote: a BIG blacklist is overhyped For the record that is a mis-attribution. I did not say that. Amos