Re: Family protection - proxy?

[PCSC Information Services <info () pcsage biz>]

Hi Paul,

I find that Dan's Guardian ( dansguardian.org ) is the perfect  
complement for
Squid Proxy. Both are free (as in beer) and provide excellent  
protection for
your children. I have used these tools to great success in schools  
and other
non-profits that I volunteer for.
You will need a machine with two NICs and some *nix distribution, myself
I prefer FreeBSD. Easy to install via ports, and for ongoing  
administration is
webmin configurable, if you don't like text files.

I must say, that it's inevitable that your children will be exposed  
to 'questionable'
behaviour from adults. It's vital to be available to give frank  
answers to their
questions, and remember, children are adults in training, they don't  
need to
be coddled, they need to be informed as to what 'values' you're  
espousing
and exactly why this 'questionable' content is inappropriate and  
causes problems
or conflicts with the values you are trying to instill. Always  
remember to give
your child credit, they're smarter than you realize.

Sincerely,

Sean Swayze
PCSC Information Services

PS. Children talk to each other.

On 30-Mar-06, at 4:36 AM, Paul Simons wrote:

> I am looking for advice on how I can best protect my family from the
> 'horrors' on the Internet.
> We have a small ADSL/wireless network at home (with a firewall and  
> AV on
> all systems) on which my kids have their PCs/Macs. My wife and I  
> use it
> via our laptops.
>
> What is the best way of stopping access to porn/violence/etc.?
>
> I was looking at setting up a system with a proxy. Or maybe paying for
> some sort of service?
> I don't really want to have to install a package on every system
> (expensive and unmanageable)
> Any other suggestions gratefully considered
>
> Paul
>
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