Two suggestions:
Software only:
We use DansGuardian, in conjunction with Squid and it works very well - in
fact I normally have to relax the filtering rather than increase it and I
am in a Girls High School.
Appliance:
Webguard, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This is a Linux based box, running all OS software, including Squid,
DnasGuardian. Does proxy, proxy authentication, filtering, bandwidth
limiting based on user/usage, blocking/enabling particular users and much
more. No licence or ongoing fees for around $4000 depoending on whether
you want Rack Mounty or not. Runs a Transmeta Chip. Very impressive with
good web interface management.
DaZZa said:
> Folks.
>
> As part of my "get Linux into the company by the backdoor" sneakiness, I'm
> looking for some web blocking software.
>
> We have a pile of steaming dog faeces called "Surf Control" which runs on
> WindoZe, but it's not even close to acceptable for us, so I'm sniffing at
> alternatives.
>
> What I want is a product which sits on the network in promiscuous mode,
> sniffs out HTTP requests, and then kills the connection based on rules
> which include content type, time, username etc etc.
>
> Anyone know of a product for Linux which will do this? It needs an active
> database {Surf Control's one redeeming feature is that they maintain a
> large database of websites, and continually update it} and catagorise them
> into stuff like "adult/sexually related", "computing and the internet" and
> other classes.
>
> I know I'm asking a lot - Surf Control is a nice piece of software, except
> for the fact that it doesn;t bloody work properly! I want the features,
> I'd just like to do something similar on an open source platform.
>
> DaZZa
>
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