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Re: internet filter



on Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 07:01:28PM -0500, John Patton (patton66@home.com) wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> My son just turned 10, and I was interested in being able
> to set up some sort of internet filter for him. I don't
> need to tie his hands as far as browsing goes, nor do I
> need something that is childproof or otherwise beyond his
> ability to circumvent. I just want something that would
> prevent him from accidentally stumbling upon certain types
> of questionable sites... you know: have him type in "kids"
> in a search engine only to be confronted with links to
> child porn sites. I've looked into Junkbuster and that's
> a possibility... but that doesn't allow filtering based
> on content, just specific sites. Are there free software
> packages that can filter content? Anybody with experience in
> this? Also, if anybody knows of a child safe search engine,
> that would be greatly appreciated as well.
> 
> I know that no solution is perfect... I'm just looking for
> something that would help protect him from the darker sides
> of the internet until he's ready for it. I would be grateful
> for any ideas. Thanks.

I'd probably turn to another resource.  Freshmeat
(http://www.freshmeat.net/) or Google (http://google.com/), for
starters.

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