SonicWALL filtering of Usenet
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Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 13:50:40 -0500
I've been asking questions of the SonicWALL support staff, but I seem
to have found a tech who doesn't know what Usenet is. My interaction
with him follows, quoted below. If anyone knows the answer to my
question I would appreciate any advice, thanks in advance.
>Summary: SOHO3 Content Filtering of Usenet
>Description: I have content filtering turned on, and I am familiar
> with adding trusted domains and allowed domains. But I can't find
> anything in the Help section or the knowledge base that tells me
> how to allow access to a blocked Usenet newsgroup. Any advice
> would be appreciated.
>>If this web site is in the “Forbidden Domains” or key words to
>> block, delete it. I went to that web site and there is nothing
>> wrong with it. If you have any other questions or problems please
>> attach the Tech Support Report to this SR.
>I don't know what web site you mean. I am talking about Usenet
> newsgroups. Many newsgroups are blocked by the Content Filter,
> and I would like to allow access to specific groups the way I can
> to specific web sites.
>>Are there specific web sites that you want to get to? Please attach
>> the Tech Support Report to this SR.
>Once again, I must emphasize that I am not talking about the Web. I
> know how to add and allow web sites. I am talking about Usenet
> newsgroups. For example, alt.binaries.pictures.monsters is a
> blocked newsgroup. However, this group is for the purpose of
> posting images from monster movies, but it does not contain any
> nudity, profanity, alcohol, intolerence, violence, or any other of
> the reasons for being blocked. There are other newsgroups that are
> blocked as well. It appears that ALL of the alt.binary groups are
> blocked. Some of the alt.fan groups are blocked, but some are not.
> Also blocked is alt.ascii-art, but rec.arts.ascii is not blocked.
> This is a strange contradiction. Both groups deal with the creation
> of art using ASCII characters. Again, this is USENET I am speaking
> of, Not the WEB. I would like to know how to configure the firewall
> to allow access to blocked Usenet groups the way I can to blocked
> Web sites.
>>When the SonicWALL blocks certain site does it say “Web Site Blocked
>> by SonicWALL Filter”?
>No. I only get that message when I try to access a blocked WEB SITE.
> When I try to access a blocked Usenet newsgroup, I get the message
> "Newsgroup blocked by SonicWALL filter". As you can see, the
> SonicWALL knows the difference between a Web site and a Usenet
> Newsgroup. I can allow access to blocked Web sites, but I need to
> know how to allow access to blocked Usenet newsgroups.
At this point a reply is still pending, but I don't think he'll be of
much help unless he hands the issue over to someone who knows what
Usenet is.
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