RE: Content filtering

["Garbrick, Randy" <rgarb () data-io com>]

This solution requires no modifications to any browser software and all
web servers that I have seen are capable using another port with only
configuration modifications.  Almost zero cost.  If there is a standard
that no one uses, that generally means that the economics don't make
sense.  Also, filtering by domain name generally requires a firewall or
proxy and filtering by port only requires a router.

> ----------
> From:         Perry E. Metzger[SMTP:perry () piermont com]
> Reply To:     Perry E. Metzger
> Sent:         Thursday, September 24, 1998 2:40 PM
> To:   sedwards () sedwards com
> Cc:   Garbrick, Randy; 'firewall-wizards () nfr net'
> Subject:      Re: Content filtering 
>
>
> sedwards () sedwards com writes:
> > Several of my clients are "adult providers."
> >
> > Suprisingly, they would prefer to be in an easily filtered domain
> like
> > "*.sex" so they don't have to worry about legal action from access
> by
> > minors.
> >
> > Since the ".sex" top level domain is unlikely to happen, HTTPX would
> be
> > viable if it is supported by all browsers.
>
> Ahem.
>
> There is already a standard for marking pages as having "objectionable
>
> content" (see the W3C web site for details), and if browser makers and
>
> others wanted to use it, they could.
>
> Wasting another port on this seems less than useful in that light.
>
> .pm
>
>
> > On Wed, 23 Sep 1998, Garbrick, Randy wrote:
> >
> > > If you have an interest in the problem of filtering explicit
> content on
> > > the web, please check out this internet draft.  It proposes using
> > > designated ports other than port 80 to provide explicit content,
> thereby
> > > making filtering a much simpler problem.  Obviously, this would
> not
> > > provide a complete solution, it would only add an additional
> inexpensive
> > > tool to help with the problem.
> > >
> > >
> > > http://search.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-garbrick-shtp-00.txt
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
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