Under African Skies!

Some time ago I installed squidguard to filter the content being browsed.
Today I wanted to see what is up the proxy server, since it took a while to respond. Using the webmin interface to access the Squid Cache Manager, I kept getting access denied, i searched awhile on the net for a solution but to no avail.

Then looking at the error againI realised that i looked rather familiar. The problem was that squidguard did not allow access to the page. So I opened the squidguard.conf file and had a look.

i added the localhost address to the “Source Addresses”:

src local {
ip 127.0.0.1
}
and also added “local” to the acl section:

local {
pass all
}

which solved my problem after a squid restart. I suppose reload might have worked aswell.

So I ended up with the following:

#
# CONFIG FILE FOR SQUIDGUARD
#

dbhome /var/lib/squidguard
logdir /var/log/squidguard

# TIME RULES:
# abbrev for weekdays:
# s = sun, m = mon, t =tue, w = wed, h = thu, f = fri, a = sat
#
# time workhours {
# weekly mtwhf 08:00 - 16:30
# date *-*-01 08:00 - 16:30
# }

# SOURCE ADDRESSES:

src admin {
ip 192.xxx.xxx.xxx/24
}

src local {
ip 127.0.0.1
}

src students {
ip 192.xxx.xxx.xxx/24
}

dest adult {
domainlist dest/adult/domains
urllist dest/adult/urls
expressionlist dest/files/expressions
redirect http://localhost/forbidden.html

Since school is out, we been having a regular visitor in the office. Katz!!

If you want hot coffee, go to a coffee shop/bar. Do not attempt to get some at the office. It WILL get cold!!! I hardly get hot coffee at the office. Always gets cold. The reasons for it today would be mxit, WEB 2.0 . Trying to find out what the fuss is all about. i know it is old. but keeping up to date ain’t easy. Oh and don’t forget phpalbum, which is still not running

Yes the arhives has funny and odd things lying around. I just a happen to get a new (old, make that very old) backup drive. I hooked it up XP doesn’t even detect it. I inserted a tape and the drive started humming away for about 10 seconds. Least it still goes on. Now the question is what do i do with it

Or is it just too many thing on my mind. I’ll get busy with something and completely forget to do something. Reminders on my pc just don’t work, coz i don’t open my mail all the time, nor first thing in the morning. Then there is my mobile, but to put reminders on there takes me too long… i just haven’t mastered that keypad yet.

This is the first post via my mobìle

And it took me a while to type, since i’m as slow as can get when typing messages on a mobile phone. But after this msg, it took me 10 minutes to connect my pc via the data cable to the internet. Damn expensive for me. But atleast i’ve got access now when i need to get online at night. No more waiting to get into the office anymore.

hmmm, i just got mine yesterday. Had to choose between the Motorola L7, Nokia 6230i and the Sony Ericsson K750i.

And today they are reviewing the SE K800i on Reg Hardware Well that is what i don’t like, technology moves too fast for me

Just when i wanted sum money, just my luck!

Awhile back I mentioned being interested in the LPI exams. Well the LPIC-1 Study Guide by Roderick W. Smith is on its way. And seeing that the training help will be available online aswell, makes the whole idea of studying again so much better.

This morning i spent some time online getting updated, yet not up to date with the news :)  I read the article “Put Africa In The Linux Timeline” which i enjoyed and completely agree with. Somewhere out there, there is skills, people with the skills. A lot of things (projects) get done. Perhaps not known widely enough, for the rest of the world to take notice.

Take a look at the ” Linux/Open Source Timeline Africa “