Here's another vote for DansGuardian. And in case anyone is wondering, DansGuardian also does content filtering, not just url filtering. On top of that, it's very configurable about what you want to filter and what you don't. And it's free!
On 5/18/05, Tom Hanks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually, the best filter for families I have found is NetMop (.com). > It works better than just the blacklist filters as it has its own > content filtering for suspect sites. It all takes place on the fly and > is updated while you sleep. Only downside is its a monthly fee instead > of a one time purchase. But worth the money when it comes to protecting > your children. > > Dr G wrote: > > >uh, me too... heh squid and dansguardian work very well with the > >blacklists you can cut a lot of crap out. sometimes it works too well! > >good if you have kids around. > > > > > >g > > > >On Mon, 2005-05-16 at 14:55, Gary Thornock wrote: > > > > > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >>>Behalf Of Chad H. > >>>Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 13:22 > >>>To: Provo Linux Users Group Mailing List > >>>Subject: Netnanny? > >>> > >>>Hi all, > >>> > >>>I have been trying to figure out if there is any good content > >>>control software for linux like Netnanny or Cyber patrol, I > >>>know these software packages aren't a replacement for parental > >>>control but as a nice second line of defense to protect > >>>children while on the net from offensive web content? I need > >>>something that's "Set it and forget" simple to use can anyone > >>>reccomend anything like that.. or am I just missing something > >>>that's already more or less included with linux? > >>> > >>> > >>Let me second the recommendation for DansGuardian. I've run it > >>on Linux and I now run it on FreeBSD, configured as a transparent > >>proxy, and it works great. > >> > >>- Gary > >>.===================================. > >>| This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | > >>| Don't Fear the Penguin. | > >>| IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | > >>`===================================' > >> > >> > >> > > > >.===================================. > >| This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | > >| Don't Fear the Penguin. | > >| IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | > >`===================================' > > > > > > > > > .===================================. > | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | > | Don't Fear the Penguin. | > | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | > `===================================' > .===================================. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `==================================='
