[OPLINTECH] OpenDNS

[Jessica D. Dooley]

We've been very happy with OpenDNS. One nifty administration feature is
that, as Ken mentioned, you can create a short bypass code that library
staff can use to turn off filtering for one domain (or all) as needed. The
nifty thing is that the bypass code is a cookie, so filtering is
automatically back on after a patron closes their browser session. With that
in mind, I set up a bypass code in advance that expires in a few months, and
make it available to staff, so that they are ready to override filtering for
a patron's session as needed. They've almost never had to use it. Every
couple of months I receive an email from a patron, generated when they
visited a blocked domain, requesting the domain be reclassified. The only
downside is, of course, the domain approach - OpenDNS can't discriminate
between naughty and nice videos, images, etc. 

 

Jessica D. Dooley

IT Specialist

Adams County Public Library

 

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[mailto:oplintech-bounces at lists.oplin.org] On Behalf Of Chad Neeper
Sent: Friday, July 05, 2013 6:25 PM
To: OPLINTECH
Subject: [OPLINTECH] OpenDNS

 

Back in May 2012, I looked into OpenDNS as a viable/useful content filter
compared to dans guardian.
(http://lists.oplin.org/pipermail/oplintech/2012-May/003567.html). I got to
thinking about it again today for no particular reason and started wondering
if anyone is using OpenDNS in their library and if it was working decently
for them...if they're happy with it, despite its rather sledge-hammer like
DNS block approach seemingly limiting its usefulness.

 

Secondly, does anyone know if/where I might find stats on exactly how many
libraries are actually using it under the OPLIN contract?

 

TIA,

Chad

 




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