Re: N2H2 Web Proxy/Filter appliance

[antitrack_legend () TELEKABEL AT (Alex Schuetz)]

Hi !

No , I havent heard about n2h2 , and I dont want to either. But I heard
about a free GNU software called "SQUIDGUARD". It does exactly what you
mentioned:

* Webpage redirection
* Webpage blocking (censoring) if the URL contains some strings of your
choice (regular search expressions are allowed)
* Proxying.

I tried to chat over the Web just to find out that any URL with "porn",
"sex" and "chat" was, shall we say, "disabled".

Now: Change your browser settings from "use a proxy" to "Direct
connection to the internet" and guess what? You've just disabled the
censoring proxy in three seconds. Oh, great. Amazing what simple
stupidity can do.

This makes all "proxy" solutions rather useless.

Greetings

Alex

PS: Yes I'm on an educational institution too. They really educate
hackers or something, y'know ? *sneer*

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Mark wrote:
> Has anyone ever heard of a company by the name of N2H2 (www.n2h2.com),
> providers of a web proxy/filter appliance, suitable for education and
> state requirements for content filtering?
>
> Arguments about the issues surrounding censorship aside, especially since
> we are an educational institution and have no choice, has anyone heard of
> exploits against their proxy/filter appliance, or even know what kinds of
> services it is running?
>
> The PHB is doing typical PHB things and dealing only with salespeople, and
> is going out on his own on this, so I really know nothing about it.  Any
> help would be greatly appreciated!
>
> thanks
> mark