<div dir="ltr">I think OPLIN is still funding a membership to OpenDNS that is available to Ohio public libraries at no additional cost. <a href="http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/internet-filtering-service">http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/internet-filtering-service</a> That's probably the most economical option. It's the perfect combination of free-to-you, easy-to-set-up, and meets CIPA requirements.<div>
<br></div><div>I have some fundamental issues (technical, not business-related!!!) with the method it uses to block content, myself, so I haven''t to date used it at my own library clients. Instead, ever since CIPA came about, I've been using a free open source content filter called dansguardian. It has been a particularly effective filter over the years. Setup, however, may not be for the faint of heart, especially if you're not familiar with linux and plan to set it up from scratch. It's easier if it's an add-on to something you're already using...the network perimeter firewall, for instance, or your http cache if you have one.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Oh. WRT to working in a virtual environment: DansGuardian works very well in a VM and OpenDNS simply replaces your network's DNS servers. It doesn't require a local server at all and works perfectly well in ANY environment (uh...except for one that isn't connected to the Internet, I suppose!! :-) )</div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 12:58 PM, Tara Sidwell <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:calendta@oplin.org" target="_blank">calendta@oplin.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div style="font-family:garamond,new york,times,serif;font-size:14pt;color:#000000"><div>Good Afternoon Everyone,</div><div><br></div><div>I am looking for information on Internet filtering possibilities. Does anyone have any suggestions or experiences concerning what types of equipment and software work well in a virtual environment? </div>
<div><br></div><div>Thank you in advance for your help.</div><div><br></div><div><span name="x"></span>_______________________________________________________________________________________________________<br>Tara Sidwell<br>
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