[KLUG Members] Smoothwall

[Richard Vincent]

Bruce,

Is it hard to setup SQUID for Smoothwall? I must say it is amazing how easy
smoothwall was to setup ... I'm impressed. I have to use SQUID unfortunately
though because I work in a school district and I'm determined to turn our
labs back into educational tools as opposed to the Arcades that they are
mow. haha

Rich


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Smith" <bruce@armintl.com>
To: <members@kalamazoolinux.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [KLUG Members] Smoothwall


> > Can Smoothwall be used for Internet Filtering?
> > Or is SQUID a better product for filtering.
>
> You probably want to use squid for that.  But you're in luck:
> Squid is an optional service that comes with SmoothWall.
>
> Squid can be resource intensive, so you'll probably want a
> bigger machine than the minimum requirements for SmoothWall.
>
> If you're thinking of Internet Filtering in a work environment,
> I personally think it's a bad idea.  You'll waste too much time
> creating the filters, or modifying canned filters.  IMO a much
> better option is to post a summary of your proxy log for EVERY
> EMPLOYEE to view.  Pier pressure - use it to your advantage! :-)
>
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> Armstrong International, Inc.
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