Tracking "hours using the internet" is basically impossible. The problem is that by nature HTTP isn't session oriented. They request a page and they are done. You can get a very rough idea based on the timing of requests, but nothing precise enough to enforce policy with.
What they mean by it is the management wants a pretty report saying how many hours each of their employees used the internet. <RANT>These are the same kinds of managers that want to block/ban instant messaging but don't say a word if someone is constantly on the phone. Instant messaging is VASTLY more efficient at casual communications. You don't have to answer/acknowledge it right then, it is generally silent, nobody else has to answer if you aren't there. Basically managers like this are technophobes. IMO their money would be better spent hiring quality people with a better work ethic rather than finding every way possible to track what their people are doing.</RANT> -----Original Message----- From: glen hyland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 10:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [squid-users] question on capabilities of squid My company has a client that is insterested in a proxy server, and has us a few questions. But I am a bit confused on a definitive answer. The questions are: Does it track the hours that users are on the internet? Does it track the sites that users go to? Does it create a log at the end of that month so that they can see all of this information? Does it block Instant messenger applications? Now my first thoughts are yes to all, but I dont want to sound like a fool if I am wrong on the hours bit. I know it can block IM's, and creates the logs tracking users(would be using NTLM), but would rather set it up so they can get daily logs. A bit easier looking up a daily smaller log, than a great big one at the end of the month. But as far as logging hours? I dont see it in the access.log when I look at mine. I can see what user tried to get to what site. But is there a way to track hours?? I havent spoken to the client, just our salesman. So I am kinda wondering what they mean. I am very new to squid, and have my ntlm box running great. and am now just playing with more of the options in squid. But as far as those four question go, I am unsure the exact answer. so if anyone can tell me if I am wrong about, just let me know The salesman was good though, and didnt tell them that it can do it. This was just there main concern. I dont even want to know if they need filtering and dansguardian yet. I am still working on getting that to work. Hopefully I'll get that going with ldap. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com ********************************************************** This message was virus scanned at siliconjunkie.net and any known viruses were removed. For a current virus list see http://www.siliconjunkie.net/antivirus/list.html
