A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
For clarity and to support conversational discussion style, please use
bottom-posting format: your reply goes below the material cited. Trim
your quotes appropriately and ensure your attributions are accurate.
See:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/email-style.html
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html
http://mailformat.dan.info/quoting/top-posting.html
Thank you.
on Fri, Feb 25, 2005 at 07:28:43PM -0800, Michael Dean (michaelldean@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
>
> Karsten M. Self wrote:
>
> >on Thu, Feb 17, 2005 at 06:39:47AM -0700, Troy Banther
> >(troy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> >>Has anyone on the set up a stand alone Linux computer with an Internet
> >>filtering program?
> >>
> >Sure: install Dansguardian, a context and origin-based filtering system.
> my suggestion is to use squid. Also, remember, even if your Linux box
> is "standalone", it is still a server
Note that squid has filtering capabilities, but isn't, of and by itself,
a filter.
Dansguardian:
- Filters known sites based on criteria (sex/porn, games, gambling,
etc.) You can pick which categories are or are not allowed.
- Offers context/content filters based on weighted keywords. A given
word might not be sufficient to block a page by itself. In context
with other words, its score might be raised or lowered.
- Self-reported site classifications. I forget the particulars of the
system, but it's a way for website authors to self-report as
family-safe or not, by various classifications.
- Filetype and extension-based blocking.
- Copious options for customization to allow/disallow sites based on
additional criteria.
I say use the right tool for the job, and Dansguardian is more so than
Squid.
That said: the configuration I referred to used both DG *and* Squid.
DG provided filtering, Squid provided caching. Bought us an 80%
bandwidth reduction to boot.
Peace.
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Karsten M. Self <kmself@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/
What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand?
You mean you wish to surrender to me? Very well, I accept.
- Princess Bride
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