Re: Force Users to use Proxy

From: Marc van Selm <marc.van.selm@dont-contact.us>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 08:23:47 +0200

At 09:55 AM 6/16/99 -0400, Kevin Diffily wrote:
>I am interested in knowing how I can force client browsers on a LAN
>to use a Proxy Server for FTP and HTTP requests. Savvy users can
>always just change their browser preferences so this would require a
>server side solution.

The simple solution is just to block users to access port 80 in the router and
allow the proxy. This proves to be the simplest solution without the need for
various server solutions.

That worked like a charm here (after 3/4 year of getting the users to voluntary
use the proxy)

Marc
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