Re: [squid-users] readymade blockinglist for nazistuff

From: <squid@dont-contact.us>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 18:13:50 -0400 (EDT)

I also use a squid backed application that is in use where children are,
and the people running the org's that these are going DO NOT want to take
any chance of a 8 year old looking at any hardcore anal sex shots and the
like. I agree with freedom of speech, but if your providing a service to
children for their parents, you dont want little johnny coming home
telling mom how his friend was chatting with a real live nude stripper.

On Wed, 16 May 2001, Simon Bryan wrote:

> At 02:09 16/05/2001, wojtek@3miasto.net wrote:
> > > > nazi
> > > >
> > > >IMHO blocking anything doesn't make sense. without blocking at least you
> > > >could know who is browsing such pages. when blocked one interested in
> > > >viewing such things WILL find a way to do it.
> > >
> > > Unless you scan logs for DENIED as well, such as SARG does.
> >
> >and what you will do to someone trying (without success) to watch such
> >page?
> >
> >IMHO nonsense. there are freedom of speech. better do good anty-nazi
> >webpage.
>
>
> Where I am, Sydney Australia, in a school. There are also laws about Child
> Protection and Duty of Care, that I have to abide by. However in fact I
> would probably not block a Nazi site, as I would hope the girls would see
> through the idiocy of such people, and this information could have valid
> educational uses. It is a little like 'security by obscurity. But we do use
> the techniques to block access to other unsuitable sites that have no
> educational value. This is largely based on the concept that our computers
> and bandwidth are limited and thus should be preserved for educational use.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
>
>
> Simon Bryan
> ____________________________________
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> OLMC Parramatta
> http://www.olmc.nsw.edu.au
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