Re: [squid-users] DNS or proxy

Squid doesn't work as DNS proxy , but you can use filtering software
with Squid such as Dansguardian http://dansguardian.org/ and others...

2011/6/22 Martin Lukeš <martin.meridius_at_gmail.com>:
> Hi Hasanen,
>
> I'm not familiar with Squid yet, hence I'm not sure if I understand you right.
>
> Maybe this will clarify my situation.
> I manage tens of student computers. Until now on my server I used
> Privoxy to filter out explicit websites (porn, etc.). Unfortunately
> some of these students figured out how to disable proxy which was set
> on these computers, since on OSes we use there is no way how to
> prevent them to do so. Last line of "defense" remains DNS which system
> prevents them to change.
>
> This is why I want DNS to filter these sites.
>
> OOOH! Can Squid even be set like DNS server?
>
> ---
> Regards
> Martin Lukeš
>
>
>
> 2011/6/22 Hasanen AL-Bana <hasanen_at_gmail.com>:
>> No , no need to change DNS entries. You can use url_rewrite_program to
>> rewrite specific URLs
>>
>> 2011/6/22 Martin Lukeš <martin.meridius_at_gmail.com>
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I'd like to get answer to my question about Squid before I install it
>>> on my server.
>>>
>>> In case I want Squid to respond to certain requests (based on that
>>> requests URLs) with predefined page. Do I have to set Squid as a proxy
>>> on clients computers or is it enough if I set it only as a DNS?
>>>
>>> Thank you in advance.
>>>
>>> ---
>>> Regards
>>> Martin Lukeš
>>
>
Received on Wed Jun 22 2011 - 10:15:34 MDT