r best case is to put in enough restrictions to keep those who are testing =
the waters honest and investigate individual students only when you feel th=
ere is a good reason.=A0 Regardless, 8-10 hours a week seems excessive.=A0 =
I generally spent 2-4 hours a month looking at the web sites with the highe=
st use for any given month and checking to see what they were.=A0 If they w=
ere proxies, or inappropriate sites=A0I would block them and then pull the =
history to see which students had abused that privilege.=A0 I used a Cympho=
nix appliance ($2K=A0+ 700/year maintenance)=A0to gather the reporting, but=
there are many solutions.=A0=0A=A0=0ALet's say you earn $40,000/year.=A0 T=
hat means the school is spending approximately $10,000/year (by hiring you)=
to fight the use of anomyizing sites for 10 hours/week.=A0=A0 There are a =
number of good technical solutions (for under $2K) that even if they are on=
ly 80% effective, and assuming you are 100% effective would save the school=
$6K+/year.=A0 It could also be a question to the administration, "Do you w=
ant me spending my time this way or would you be comfortable with the follo=
wing precaution that would allow me to spend 8-10hours a month on proxy fig=
hting."=A0 Either way, to someone who is not familiar with all the details =
your current approach does not appear=A0to=A0provide=A0the optimal cost-to-=
benefit ratio.=0A_J=A0____________________________=0AJason at jasonpj@yahoo=
.com =0A=0A=0A=0A----- Original Message ----=0AFrom: Sam Snow <snowsam@laur=
el-point.net>=0ATo: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU=0ASent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 9=
:01:04 PM=0ASubject: Re: fighting proxy/anonymizing sites=0A=0AISED-L autom=
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-------------------------=0A>=0A> Date:=A0 =A0 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:10:11 -0=
400=0A> From:=A0 =A0 Brian Meeks <meeks.brian@paideiaschool.org>=0A> Subjec=
t: fighting proxy/anonymizing sites=0A>=0A> I was ask at NECC how many hour=
s a week I spend fighting proxy/anomyizing=0A> sites. For me, I spend about=
8-10 hours a week. I am interested in how=0A> much time other administrato=
rs spend.=0A>=0A> Brian Meeks=A0 ACTC, ACDT, A+=0A> Network Administrator=
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am currently using OpenDNS for free blocking: http://www.opendns.com/ =0A. =
While not perfect, it does work and the price is right.=0A=0AYou might cons=
ider giving it a try.=0A=0ASam=0A---=0Ahttp://www.onlinegrades.org/ - Secur=
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