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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>‘nogers,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
So, we'd need to do it ourselves - which would mean a high upfront cost and
added network complexity. </span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If there is no vendor lock-in then it
probably won’t be as bad as people make it out. Anyone who has ever
deployed a cache/proxy can run a blacklist. We ported our system across
to the Cisco Cache Engine and PIX line-up as well as others so it seamlessly intercepted
traffic without much configuration at all. From memory they actually
ported it directly to the Cisco routers and even certain switches via IOS after
I left so you can push it from the router (yes the router version probably runs
like a dog, but that’s Cisco for you). Remote updates yadda yadda
yadda. Same applied to squid (although had some threading issues which
limited bandwidth throughput – which I believe are largely resolved).
If they push out a http/ftp blacklist then there are plenty of devices that it
can work with without much fuss.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>It’s not going to be cheap but if
most people opt for a clean-list, then your requirements will be less. If
not, then your requirements will be more. Should the government pay for
it? Of course Will they pay for it? Probably not. Will
it become a condition of your carrier license or ability to operate as a CSP –
most likely. To be honest, if it is just a http blacklist, then it will probably
be but a speed bump in the road. Nothing terminal. Much the same as
dealing with letters from the MPAA, TIO and alike. Will it be a complete
waste of time – absolutely.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>One big caveat is that this is on the
basis that the government must provide the list of sites directly to ISP’s
so they can inject them into their own system. There is no vendor
lock-in. If they do a vendor lock-in, then all bets are off. It is
the governments responsibility to provide the list and if there is a mandated
system then they should also provide the solution *<b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>and</span></b>* pay for it. A real issue here is that when the
government get’s their list out it will be embarrassing and shot down in
flames as being grossly inadequate. God knows what will happen then.
It will be a complete joke and the same filtering principles will apply (filter
on the home PC’s and parent supervision). Of course the another
caveat is that in the instance that they expand it to beyond http.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>As for filtering peered traffic, if it is peered
in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region> (say PIPE),
then R rated content is not allowed to be hosted in this country anyway, so <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s
content should largely be pre-filtered for [hardcore] porn via take-down
notices. Even if those interfaces had to be filtered it’s still not
a killer.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>[b]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>PS: I understand that the larger
boys may have to deploy these devices in each state.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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