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Internet Filtering software

  • 31-03-2003 5:03pm
    #1
    Gambler
    Registered Users Posts: 1,825 ✭✭✭


    Can anyone recommend a good solution for stopping people on a network from accessing those rude noodie sites??


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  • #2
    Karoma
    Registered Users Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    education,conversation... call me old fashioned,but it might not be essential to have censorship software to stop people doing things that you don't want them to...


  • #3
    theciscokid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭theciscokid


    Originally posted by Gambler
    Can anyone recommend a good solution for stopping people on a network from accessing those rude noodie sites??

    hire a male and female stripper to dance in the office, that should stop most of 'em :p


  • #4
    daveirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,483 ✭✭✭✭daveirl


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  • #5
    STaN
    Registered Users Posts: 2,127 ✭✭✭STaN


    There will always be those sites what will get past most software.

    Even if you put on maximum detection or use a blacklist, you could end up blocking sites like ireland.com etc.

    The software i have seen blocks sites that are not pr0n and let pr0n sites through.


  • #6
    theciscokid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭theciscokid


    isn't there ways around some by simply typing in the ip address as oppposed to the name and it gets through ?


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    daveirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,483 ✭✭✭✭daveirl


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  • #8
    Karoma
    Registered Users Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    Bordermanager is the only one that has ever blocked anything close to proper: but it goes too far,also. Blocking dictionary.com, pops into my mind :/ Even the website of the said institute employing it kicked up an error at one point!! :p

    Most other solutions can be disabled by the client (when run as a service), the address can obsfuscated, or it may simply be bypass by changing settings in the web browser (proxy-based solutions :: "Direct connection" or an open proxy address = freedom) ...


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