Re: [squid-users] blocking yahoo messenger?

> I am sure that you can never block it without squid.
i think iptables can filter it out. and if ur lan is not masq.

> Its default port is 5050 and many other ports and also if you block all
> these ports then it can connect to its server throw smtp protocol.
> So you see that its not a good idea to use squid in order to block yahoo
> messenger.

I dont use masquerading from my lan. they all connect to my
transparent-squid.

Its just a matter of carefully reading the docs :D

cheers!

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Thanks,
Louie Miranda

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ehsan Lesani" <ehsan@safineh.net>
To: "Schelstraete Bart" <bart@schelstraete.org>; "Louie Miranda"
<louie@axishift.ath.cx>
Cc: <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [squid-users] blocking yahoo messenger?

> Dear Friends.
>
> I tried to block yahoo messenger in our LAN very musch.
> I am sure that you can never block it without squid.
> Yahoo messenger dose not use from port 80.
> Its default port is 5050 and many other ports and also if you block all
> these ports then it can connect to its server throw smtp protocol.
> So you see that its not a good idea to use squid in order to block yahoo
> messenger.
>
> Best Regards.
> Ehsan Lesani.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Schelstraete Bart" <bart@schelstraete.org>
> To: "Louie Miranda" <louie@axishift.ath.cx>
> Cc: <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 9:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [squid-users] blocking yahoo messenger?
>
>
> > Louie Miranda wrote:
> >
> > >well the funny thing is..
> > >
> > >i added
> > >
> > >acl yahoo dstdom_regex messenger.yahoo.com
> > >http_access deny yahoo
> > >
> > >and still on access.log yahoo web messenger is still passing thru.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Hello,
> > Pls check previous posts to this list. This has been discussed many,
> > many times in the past.
> > (just check the acess log to what the client is connecting)
> >
> >
> >
> > rgrds,
> > Bart
>
Received on Mon Aug 25 2003 - 00:46:56 MDT