[plug] re: Net Nanny

[Christian]

"Jon L. Miller" wrote:
> 
> Does anyone know of a Linux based application that works like either
> CyberPatrol or Net Nanny on a Linux Mail Server?

Well, I've never used either of these products so I don't *exactly* know
what they do but you *might* be able to get an effect similar to what
you require using squid ACLs.  You can set up in the squid.conf file a
set of ACLs which point to a file containing a list of regular
expressions to deny.  If you use the right ACL and it finds a matching
regex in the URL then it will deny access.  You can also scan your squid
logs regularly to see any that might be slipping through and add them to
the file (don't forget to restart squid).

As I said, I don't know if this will do the job you want but it might be
of use.  Check out your squid.conf file and read the example in the
squid user's guide online -- it's pretty simple once you get the hang of
it. :-)

Regards,

Christian.

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