[Lias] http filters

[John]

Andrew Dorrell wrote:
> John Summerfield wrote:
>> Does anyone have an http filter that actually works?
>>
>> I've been using squidguard for ages, but atm one of the students is 
>> ahead of me.
>>   
> There are a lot of free anonymous proxies out there and they keep 
> shifting around.  If your students know about them then you really have 
> an arms race.  I don't know of a good free black list, kind of goes 
> against the whole "free" principle.

I know of blacklists, but just google for "school unblocker," "office 
unblocker,"  anonymizer or even just unblocker....



> 
> Personally I favour a usage policy with consequences.  You already know 
> your student is doing something they should not.  That's actually a 
> pretty good position.

Our possible consequences are limited, we already have everyone's rejects.

My current project involves blocking direct access to google and 
filtering searches. Any searches I don't like might cause the offending 
machine to be blacklisted and/or turned off. Ditto access to some (but 
not all) sites.

If someone has a better idea, I'm all ears.

Maybe we should ask our Ruddy government. It seems to know everything.