We cannot use squidGuard because of it´s Copyright restrictions. We use the jesred as an URL redirector, and an extensible squid filtering framework for content filtering. It is not possible yet to adjust all these extended option via WFE, but we plan to implement it. Please be patient [:)]
Is there any possibility to use url_regex parameters in squid.conf... to implement filter rules in squid ? Is regex compiled into squid in your configuration of squid ?
'You may not sell or use squidGuard in a commercial software package without a written agreement with ElTele Øst AS; and most likely with Sleepycat too for the DB part.' http://www.squidguard.org/copyright/
squidGuard is covered by the GNU General Public Licence (GPL). The copyright boils down to:
You may use squidGuard in both free and commercial services without fee or registration to ElTele Øst AS. You may freely redistribute unchanged free copies of squidGuard; precompiled or in source form. There is no warranty for squidGuard. You may not change the copyright. You may not sell or use squidGuard in a commercial software package without a written agreement with ElTele Øst AS; and most likely with Sleepycat too for the DB part.
For more copyright details you have to read the GNU General Public Licence (GPL).
Not the line "The copyright boils down to:" he is stating that he uses GPL, and this is the same for any GPL code... -Wasy
I´m very interested in blocking URLs, too. Not long ago an employee in our firm mailed "know-how-documents" via GMX to a competitor, where he was employed a few weeks later. So he cheated our mailsystem. I tried to block GMX, WEB.DE, ... via spam-filter but had no access, because those freemailers have to many URLs with to many domains.
We need URL filtering so bad for schools I would be happy if someone just had a step-by-step installation of how to put squidgaurd on Astaro. Web interface or not it's badly needed. How about smartfilter?
You can use the acl functions unside the squid.conf-default file. I configured mine to hold domains, domain patterns, & url patterns in files in the /var/chroot-squid/etc/ directory. It works fine on a P2-266 machine. Search the web for squid access control. You'll find plenty of examples. I was able to do it and I'm a linux retard compared to some folks here.