> > It's a bit unfair to ask someone to spend time sorting out > > a blocklist that works for them into something that works for everyone else, IMHO... > > i can't force anybody to do that, so why is just asking forbidden? > What would the world be without standards? > The goal of the current thread is to have lists reusable by > many people, isn't it?
Well, to a point, but the way I read it was that the list in question was provided "as is". So asking isn't forbidden at all, but you shouldn't be surprised if nothing happens :-) > that's not the problem (btw: would you like to make the > scripts available to the public?). Certainly, they're nothing spectacular though. I'll tidy them up and stick em online. > The point is i don't want to create a whitlelist for e.g. > geocites.com just because there *could* be porn on it. > And there are many free webspace providers out there... but most > porn/violence sites have multiple own domains. Yep, I must admit that in many ways I'm fairly fortunate as in a commercial environment there's more scope for non-technical measures to reinforce the blocking. I'm very much looking for the 80% soution with 20% effort... > > We block webmail during work hours, there's no business > > need for it. We have > > maybe, but a school may be the the only source of web access > for some of the not-so-rich kids. Certainly, I was just saying why some people want to block webmail in response to your original question. An alternative would be to provide normal email access for the kids, if that's feasible (and it's nice to see that you're considering the needs of the kids in this regard). > For the virus thing: a recent virus scanner or another os > than Windows are much better solutions I totally agree; we get plenty of virus-laden emails from traditional sources! > So why don't create "webspace/crap" and "webmail" categories? > This way the user also better knows why some URL is blocked. I think one of the first things that would be a good idea is to agree some sort of common framework for categorisation of sites, along the lines that you suggest (actually my blocklist has a separate "notbusiness" group that correlates closely to "crap" :-). That way it would be easier for people to pick and choose. Nick Barron, Group IT Security Officer Pennant Software Services Ltd -- Registered in England No. 3772667 PGP: A94C 4190 026E 3E02 6D50 C8FA 8620 3091 FF34 533D
