Netscape Proxy 3.5x will filter html tags.
kdl
Jeremy Epstein wrote:
> Todd Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >how can activeX (exttremely dangerous) be blocked out? Please excuse my
> >ignorance, but can you just restrict certian TCP ports or does something
> >else need to be done?
>
> ActiveX is passed in the HTTP protocol stream, as I understand (I'm not an
> expert in this area). So you can't block it by restricting TCP ports,
> since blocking it that way would block all web access. You need something
> more sophisticated, such as some of the products that have been mentioned
> in this mailing list. Some (most?) firewall products include HTTP proxies
> that can filter out the ActiveX code from the HTTP stream, which may be a
> better solution, depending on your environment. Gauntlet Internet
> Firewall, made by my employer, includes this capability.
>
> Not an expert in this area, but that's my understanding.
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