--- Robert <roberth at abbacomm.net> wrote: > greetings > > has anyone here setup a CentOS box to use as a home > or business gateway for > children through young adults or otherwise? > > i realize this is a generalized question and that > iptables and many other > things exist that could be implemented. > > im looking for a way to give the youngster the > benefit of the doubt and > allow them to "obey God/parents" first before they > have to be totally > restricted after having been disobedient. > > specifically we could do it two ways. > > one is, that which is not expressly permitted is > denied... and i would > prefer not to have to do it that way. it is too easy > and may not allow for > the child to choose to be obedient to God/parents. > > the other seems like it might be better, that which > is not expressly denied > is permitted... YET > > i want to make sure of only a few things if > possible... > > how can i keep the youngster from using an IM > program and how to make sure > they are not transferring files larger that say > 100k, ie no large music > files etc? only small pics or homework things etc. > > can one hit a moving IM program protocol port target > that recognizes the > packets and shut it down? > > also, what packages out there are people using that > have time based > restrictions, like until 11pm or other configs? > > thanks > > - rh > > -- > Robert Hanson - Abba Communications > Computer & Internet Services > www.abbacomm.net > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > Rob, I thought IM uses a specific port and you would be able to block that port. I know certain ones like mirc uses port 6667 if i am remembering correctly. Anyone can correct me if i am totally wrong. Steven "On the side of the software box, in the 'System Requirements' section, it said 'Requires Windows or better'. So I installed Linux."