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Re: [LUG] Primary School BB costs

 

Quoting Rhia Knowles <rhiadratech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

My comment: Severely restrictive, overzealous filtering, usually.

If they want a open source filter, there is Dansguardian. or for a
filter/firewall combo, what about Smoothwall. Im sure it could save them a
ton of cash. All they need is a spare PC with a pair of network cards for
Smoothwall. And its Linux based, of course, or I wouldnt be mentioning it
here.

Of course, as a school they wouldnt be able to use Smoothwall Express (the
Free version) but Smoothwall itself looks easier to set up anyway, for
non-linux Geeks.

As a school they could well be eligible for some sort of educational  
discount.  Other than that there is always IPCop with SquidGuard.
I was looking into SquidGuard recently and found a couple of scripts  
which could keep it updated with the latest filters, filters which are  
available free (as in beer) for personal non-commercial use.
Problem is though getting someone to support it.  I guess some schools  
just want to pay a flat fee and have done with it.
Rob




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