We use it after our firewall's content filter as a 2nd line of defense. =
Because of this I can't speak to how well it would work by itself. If =
nothing else, use it for the speed gain from it's dns cache and slick, =
brand-able redirecting of misspelled addresses, etc.
Eric Wallis
Network Administrator
Notre Dame Prep School
443-921-2777
-----Original Message-----
From: Alecia Berman-Dry [mailto:alecia.dry@stjes.com]=20
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 1:24 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Open Source Web Filtering
Happy Spring, Everyone! This summer, we plan to move to a new Web =
content=20
filter. We currently use Symantec and are thinking of moving to a =
barracuda=20
web filter.=20
However, in this month's T.H.E. Journal, there is an article about a =
Free=20
DNS service provider, Open DNS and their new education-targeted web=20
filtering solution. Does anyone use this? What are your thoughts about =
it?=20
Thanks for your time.
Article:=20
http://www.thejournal.com/articles/22059
Web site for Open DNS:=20
http://www.opendns.com/ =A0
Alecia Berman-Dry, Technology Coordinator=20
St. John's Episcopal School=20
Olney, MD=20
www.stjes.com=20
My blog: http://ed-tech-axis.blogspot.com/
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