Re: Some web sites don't let proxy in...

Thanks for mention me about legal problem.

The situation is: we have a transparent proxy, and some users want to go
into some web-base chat sites,
and those site ask users to turn off their proxy. Since the proxy is
transparent, our user can't turn off the proxy.

We must use transparent proxy, and we wish that our user can chat in those
sites.

How can I do, and what should I do? And could you tell me where the sample
Squid Configuration is?

Regards,
Bike

----- Original Message -----
From: Merton Campbell Crockett <mcc@WLV.IIPO.GTEGSC.COM>
To: <squid-users@ircache.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 9:06 PM
Subject: RE: Some web sites don't let proxy in...

> On Thu, 19 Aug 1999, Dave J Woolley wrote:
>
> DJW} > From: Bike [SMTP:bike@ms37.url.com.tw]
> DJW} >
> DJW} > There are some web site who ask users to turn off their proxy.
> DJW} ...
> DJW} > proxy and, how can I configure squid so that the web site thinks
> DJW} > the request is from user directly?
>
> In the sample Squid configuration file there is a section that deals with
> making all HTTP and FTP requests appear to be from the Squid proxy.
>
> DJW} IANAL, but I think this would be a criminal offence
> DJW} under the UK's anti-hacking laws, as you have been
> DJW} clearly told that your access is not authorised, so
> DJW} any implied permission from the fact that it is a
> DJW} web site will have been voided. I don't know if
> DJW} Taiwan has similar legislation.
>
> Unless there are specific exemptions for Her Majesty's Government, there
> are elements of the Government that will have to violate the law if your
> interpretation is accurate. It would seem strange for Parliament to pass
> a law requiring all UK companies to remove all security measures that they
> have in place.
>
> Such a law might make sense when applied to an Internet Service Provider.
>
> Merton Campbell Crockett
>
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Received on Tue Aug 31 1999 - 08:01:38 MDT