RE: [PCTECH] Internet Filter Software

["Bob Crothers" <bob2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I use IP Cop and am VERY happy with it.

More stable than my power supply.  Just sits in the corner and runs.\

Bob 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wills, Mike N.
(TC)
> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 2:18 PM
> To: PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users
> Subject: RE: [PCTECH] Internet Filter Software
> 
> Honestly, what I am going to use for my kids is IPCop 
> (http://www.ipcop.org)
> and  DansGuardian
> (http://www.ipcop.org/cgi-bin/twiki/view/IPCop/IPCopDGHowto). 
> I did try it
> at one point and it wasn't too hard to setup. I am going to 
> wait and see if
> there is a better solution when the new 1.4 version comes out 
> soon. IPCop is
> a linux firewall distribution. All it does is firewalling and 
> it does it
> well. They have a DHCP server so you can dynamically assign 
> your internal IP
> addresses and more. The web interface makes it easy to administer.
> 
> Mike Wills
> Taylor Development
> Lawson Administrator/Programmer
> Ph. (507) 386-3187
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 1:39 PM
> To: pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [PCTECH] Internet Filter Software
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> Since there has been a recent thread on spam I thought that 
> it would be a
> good time to bring up a related topic.  I'm looking for opinions,
> recommendations, warnings, etc. of Internet filter software 
> for home use
> such as Net Nanny and Cyber Sitter.  Are they set up as a 
> proxy server or
> are separate copies required for each PC?  I've got several 
> small kids, each
> with their own computer that can access the Internet.  So far we've
> controlled things by not allowing them to get online unless we are
> supervising.  Still, we want to be have things under control 
> before puberty
> hits or they accidentally stumble on to a site with 
> inappropriate pop-up.
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Dave
> 
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