[techtalk] Sick of surf and porn addicts

[Jacqueline McNally]

Paul wrote:
>Not really wanting to plug any commercial products but it does sound like 
>the only way would be to stick in some sort of filtering proxy that uses 
>content-based filtering.. I've not come across any for squid myself but 
>the company I work for was looking at a product called SurfControl for a 
>short while. It works a bit like CyberPatrol, NetNanny and the like but 
>obviously it's for business. I had a quick look on their website just now 
>(www.surfcontrol.com) and they also have an email filter which may be of 
>use to you too.. Trouble is it only runs with MS Proxy, Checkpoint 
>Firewall, etc.. :/ But it looks like it could suit your needs.. :/ We had 
>it set up here to sit between our network and the squid proxy, was quite 
>effective too..
>
>There may be a linux alternative but I've not come across one :(

Prior to and since the Australian Broadcasting Services Amendment (Online 
Services) Act 1999 my partner and I have followed EFA in Australia 
(efa.org.au) and learned /all/ sorts of things !!!

One of these things is:

GUILT - the GnU Internet Lust Terminator
http://zem.squidly.org/software/guilt.html

All the best
Jacqueline