[3438] in WWW Security List Archive
Re: configuring a site to ban porno/violence www access...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Ladwig)
Sun Nov 3 09:47:54 1996
From: John Ladwig <jladwig@soils.umn.edu>
To: quantum@obsidian.cse.fau.edu (Quantum)
Date: Sun, 3 Nov 1996 07:07:49 -0600 (CST)
Cc: www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.961102222754.5911A-100000@obsidian.cse.fau.edu> from "Quantum" at Nov 2, 96 10:29:33 pm
Errors-To: owner-www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
Um, am I the only one who's noticed Mr. Wee's posted domain and probable
country of origin? SG == Singapore.
> firewalling is your best bet.. but remember.. this is very totaratorial
> and thus your users will not appreciate it.
Mr. Wee seems to be trying to build a system which conforms to the
communications laws of his country, as I most imperfectly understand all
but the high points of them to be. The US is not the net, and vice versa.
-jml *interested to see the responses, but nothing contribute*
> On Fri, 1 Nov 1996, Henry Lim Chee Wee wrote:
>
> > I have a question. How well do you manage a "maximum possibly secured
> > network" with respect to restricting internal users from accessing
> > 'banned sites' from the Internet?
> >
> > Do you use a URL checking/word pattern matching software like SurfWatch/
> > CyberPatrol/NetNanny over and on top of a local Netscape Proxy Server
> > and a Checkpoint Firewall?
> >
> > Or will the Proxy Server and the firewall suffice?
> >
> > Or is there any other better way of doing it using commericial software
> > or hardware combination?
