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On 05/05/12 23:46, paul sutton wrote: > > Would this be the way forward submit a nice rfc and ask for comments on > how we can protect children online The RFCs have a Best Current Practice stream for such things, however one would need to establish that there is a best current practice. Many of the people behind the Internet regard censorship as abhorrent, and would regard documentation on the best way to censor it as a bad idea. The usual response in this group is to push the responsibility to the end nodes. Most pornography online is sought by males once the hormones start flowing (typically 14+), and to a lesser extent females of similar age, against such people these sorts of filters are going to be much less effective, and there isn't much evidence that such exposure is a bad thing, and some evidence it may be a good thing. So whilst there may be things we can do to protect children online, it isn't clear this is one of them. Simon -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq