need recommandations for a professional proxy server

hi:

could anyone here give me some advices regarding professional proxy servers? we
need proxy servers for content filtering. i underatnd that we can always go with
unix plus squid, but we need something simple and as lilltle maintannace as
possible. personally i prefer some kind of box specially for the the filtering
only instead of gernal OS (unix type) plus proxy/filtering software. any
suggestions will be greatlt appreciated.

tia

dave

"dave" <dave_member@newsguy.com> wrote in message
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> hi:
>
> could anyone here give me some advices regarding professional proxy
servers? we
> need proxy servers for content filtering. i underatnd that we can always
go with
> unix plus squid, but we need something simple and as lilltle maintannace
as
> possible. personally i prefer some kind of box specially for the the
filtering
> only instead of gernal OS (unix type) plus proxy/filtering software. any
> suggestions will be greatlt appreciated.
>
> tia
>
> dave
>

I've not tried this yet, but the Issue 30 of Linux User + Developer (new UK
magazine - I bought mine in Chapters here in Canada) has something that
might be of interest. Its calle CensorNet...
http://www.intrago.co.uk/products/censornet.php or http://www.censornet.com
.... according to the magazine, and the cover of the CD it has the following
to boast about

- Easy Installation
- Filter websites by URL, keywords or even images
- Autmatic network configuration
- User-level control
- Limit bandwidth on user-by-user basis
- Instantly ban or allow sites
- Detailed reports on each user.

Sounds good - but again... I've not tried it yet (its supposed to be
configurable via the web browser).

I'd be interested in hearing from you if you give it a try...