Internet Junkbuster works well - and is open source. I use it on a home PC and have had no trouble from the software end. The tough part is setting up regular expressions to filter content. You could just use the straight "add all the URL's you want to filter" approach, but then you have to maintain a lot of URL's.
Just my two cents. On Sat, 9 Mar 2002 00:55:13 -0600 "Mark Bradley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello Jim, > > > > You might want to check out iPrism from the folks at St Bernard Software. The > > following is a short description from the website: > > > > Manage your company's > > Internet usage > > > > > > iPrism is the premier dedicated internet filtering appliance that helps > > organizations increase productivity and discourage abusive surfing, optimize >network > bandwidth, and prevent legal actions resulting from inappropriate surfing > > > > > > > > > http://www.stbernard.com/products/iprism/products_iprism.asp > > Thanks, > -Mark Bradley > > > > > > > "KEN MORRIS" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > rg> cc: > > Subject: RE: URL Filtering > > 03/06/2002 > > 11:16 AM > > > > > > > > > > Hi JM, > I know that at another business I work for we use SuperScout. It is a > per user cost as well but I believe that they have enterprise solutions > as well. > I had also looked at many other products and as we use filtering here at > KPL, we purchased a HW/SW solution from a company called Net-Sweeper > (http://www.net-sweeper.com ). The product is excellent. > Have a look at both. > > Regards > Ken Morris > > -----Original Message----- > From: James McGee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: March 5, 2002 5:51 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: URL Filtering > > > Hi > > I have been given the task of reviewing a clients URL > filtering setup, they currently use Websense, which is > currently licensed to around 2000 users. > > They in fact have more like 20,000 users, so the default > action on the licensing issue is to allow urls, once license > theshold has been reached. Far from ideal. > > Anyway, Websense licensing costs, is proving to be an issue. > I suppose all per-head type licenses would be. > > Therefore can anyone recommend a solution that permits a > enterprise-wide type licensing solution, and is fairly > competent, and reliable at its job? > > I am willing to look at any solution as long as it is > scalable, reliable, easy to maintain, and cost efficient. > > Thanks in advance for your suggestions. > JM > > > -- Jim Willmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]
