Re: [WISPA] content filtering as a premium service for subscribers
I've used squidguard and has worked really well. I have a script that updates the database every hour. On Mon, 2010-12-13 at 11:23 -0500, Justin Wilson wrote: WebSense is a good product. The thing about any type of web filtering is you have to keep on top of it. Companies such as Websense push out almost daily updates on new sites, false positives, etc. If you “roll your own” be prepared to be writing exceptions a lot. There are new web-sites everyday. Not only that you have new content everyday on exiting web-sites. The example I always use is a site that goes into detail about breast cancer. A simple solution may block the site one day, but not the next. Depends on what the author of the web-site wrote that day. My .02 is pay someone who has dedicated staff to do it for you. Justin -- Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net Aol Yahoo IM: j2sw http://www.mtin.net/blog – xISP News http://www.twitter.com/j2sw – Follow me on Twitter Wisp Consulting – Tower Climbing – Network Support __ From: Patrick D. Nix, Jr pni...@cnetworksolutions.com Reply-To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:12:38 -0600 To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: [WISPA] content filtering as a premium service for subscribers Anyone offering web content filtering as a premium service to subscribers? If so what have you found works best? We’ve had a few requests, and are trying to see if it is worthwhile. Thanks, Patrick Nix, Jr., Computer Network Solutions CSWEB.NET Internet Services IT Manager http://www.cnetworksolutions.com http://www.csweb.net (918) 235-0414 __ Attention: This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and destroy any copies. Any dissemination or use of this information by a person other than the intended recipient is unauthorized and may be illegal. __ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
[WISPA] content filtering as a premium service for subscribers
Anyone offering web content filtering as a premium service to subscribers? If so what have you found works best? We've had a few requests, and are trying to see if it is worthwhile. Thanks, Patrick Nix, Jr., Computer Network Solutions CSWEB.NET Internet Services IT Manager http://www.cnetworksolutions.com http://www.csweb.net (918) 235-0414 Attention: This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and destroy any copies. Any dissemination or use of this information by a person other than the intended recipient is unauthorized and may be illegal. WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] content filtering as a premium service for subscribers
WebSense is a good product. The thing about any type of web filtering is you have to keep on top of it. Companies such as Websense push out almost daily updates on new sites, false positives, etc. If you ³roll your own² be prepared to be writing exceptions a lot. There are new web-sites everyday. Not only that you have new content everyday on exiting web-sites. The example I always use is a site that goes into detail about breast cancer. A simple solution may block the site one day, but not the next. Depends on what the author of the web-site wrote that day. My .02 is pay someone who has dedicated staff to do it for you. Justin -- Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net Aol Yahoo IM: j2sw http://www.mtin.net/blog xISP News http://www.twitter.com/j2sw Follow me on Twitter Wisp Consulting Tower Climbing Network Support From: Patrick D. Nix, Jr pni...@cnetworksolutions.com Reply-To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:12:38 -0600 To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: [WISPA] content filtering as a premium service for subscribers Anyone offering web content filtering as a premium service to subscribers? If so what have you found works best? We¹ve had a few requests, and are trying to see if it is worthwhile. Thanks, Patrick Nix, Jr., Computer Network Solutions CSWEB.NET Internet Services IT Manager http://www.cnetworksolutions.com http://www.csweb.net (918) 235-0414 Attention: This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and destroy any copies. Any dissemination or use of this information by a person other than the intended recipient is unauthorized and may be illegal. WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
