It is common for educational networks to also block sites that offer "software downloads".
--- Jerome Gotangco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interesting...even the software used by web crawlers > to post-process > the information gathered are smart enough to know > that our website is > family oriented and definitely work safe....hmmmm... > > Jerome > > > Jerome Gotangco > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mobile: +639196555242 > GPG: 0xA97B69A0 > > > On 1/16/06, Jane Weideman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Mcafee blocking edubuntu.com? > > Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 11:22:50 -0500 (EST) > > > > --- Don Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 21:53:37 -0500 > > > From: Don Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: GOSLING members in Ottawa > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: [OTT-GOSLING] McAfee query > > > > > > I sent a link to www.edubuntu.org to a family > > > member. They forwarded it to > > > a number of teachers working in New Brunswick. > The > > > response I got was that > > > "the McAfee software" refused to allow them to > visit > > > the site. I'm > > > currently waiting to hear back from the person I > > > forwarded the link (they'll > > > have to inquire about the specific software on > > > Monday). When I know the > > > full name of the product and version, I'll > obviously > > > forward the information > > > to the Ubuntu project. > > > > > > In the meantime, does anyone have any knowledge > of > > > McAfee's current > > > offerings? Particularly, site blockers and how > they > > > might be deployed > > > within the government. I know we're talking > about > > > the NB Provincial > > > government (and a particular school board), but > I > > > don't think that there > > > would be a custom installation (list of blocked > > > sites) for either of those > > > two entities. I'd like to be able to provide a > > > knowledgeable response to > > > the person I'm communicating with. > > -- > edubuntu-devel mailing list > edubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com > http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel > -- edubuntu-devel mailing list edubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel
