Children

Firstly my apologies if this is the wrong NG.

Now I have broadband I want my children to have access to the internet. For
obvious reasons I want to limit the sites they can view. (I am on BT
Broadband) Is there anything built into XP that will allow me to do this or
is there any kind of program I can download to limit their access for free?

Thanks and apologies again if this is the wrong group.

Joy

Joy Entwistle wrote:
> Firstly my apologies if this is the wrong NG.
>
> Now I have broadband I want my children to have access to the internet. For
> obvious reasons I want to limit the sites they can view. (I am on BT
> Broadband) Is there anything built into XP that will allow me to do this or
> is there any kind of program I can download to limit their access for free?
>
> Thanks and apologies again if this is the wrong group.
>
> Joy
>
>

Instead of abdicating your responsibilities to some anonymous software
writer, you could try a little bit of parenting.

"Joy Entwistle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Firstly my apologies if this is the wrong NG.
>
> Now I have broadband I want my children to have access to the internet. For
> obvious reasons I want to limit the sites they can view. (I am on BT
> Broadband) Is there anything built into XP that will allow me to do this or is
> there any kind of program I can download to limit their access for free?
>
> Thanks and apologies again if this is the wrong group.

Internet Explorer 6 has built in parental controls, but it can be a bit flaky at
times. Like for example it may block the term Sussex, just because it has sex in
the word.

"sarah" <postmaster@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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>
> Instead of abdicating your responsibilities to some anonymous software writer,
> you could try a little bit of parenting.

Thats a bit of a silly answer because good or bad parenting is not going to
block unwanted sites. I was teaching my neice the internet one day and she
wanted to know about dolphins, picked the I am feeling lucky page and it loaded
a page with hard porn.
Its not just a case of teaching someone not to view certain things, these things
can happen by accident and if software can help then it is a good idea.

On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 17:36:56 +0000 (UTC), "Beck"
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>
>"sarah" <postmaster@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
>news:1095701438.cviNpT1bUVaK0LMq6C1O7Q@teranews.. .
>>
>> Instead of abdicating your responsibilities to some anonymous software writer,
>> you could try a little bit of parenting.
>
>Thats a bit of a silly answer because good or bad parenting is not going to
>block unwanted sites. I was teaching my neice the internet one day and she
>wanted to know about dolphins, picked the I am feeling lucky page and it loaded
>a page with hard porn.
>Its not just a case of teaching someone not to view certain things, these things
>can happen by accident and if software can help then it is a good idea.
Just why all the bloody fuss about children and the internet anyway
there is just about the same amount of seedy stuff including language
accompaniments on TV . It seems like Mary shitehouse has even given up
bothering about the content of TV programs now so why knock internet
content you me or anyone else will never stop it .
Wombat .

"sarah" <postmaster@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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> Instead of abdicating your responsibilities to some anonymous software
> writer, you could try a little bit of parenting.

Shouldn't you be out at some airbase eating lentils in your aliminium lined
tee pee?

>It seems like Mary shitehouse has even given up
> bothering about the content of TV programs now

Err, she had to give up when she died.

"sarah" <postmaster@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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> Joy Entwistle wrote:
>> Firstly my apologies if this is the wrong NG.
>>
>> Now I have broadband I want my children to have access to the internet.
>> For obvious reasons I want to limit the sites they can view. (I am on BT
>> Broadband) Is there anything built into XP that will allow me to do this
>> or is there any kind of program I can download to limit their access for
>> free?
>>
>> Thanks and apologies again if this is the wrong group.
>>
>> Joy
>
> Instead of abdicating your responsibilities to some anonymous software
> writer, you could try a little bit of parenting.

Uh? What has that got to do with it? Why are you questioning his parenting?
What has it got to do with you?

Damn, maybe I shouldn't have setup that Linux proxy/filtering server in
school for the protection of the kids - I should have send letters to all
the parents telling them how to be responsible parents!

Gareth

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> Just why all the bloody fuss about children and the internet anyway

Because children are naturally trusting and thus don't see or hear the
dangers that some sites pose.

> there is just about the same amount of seedy stuff including language
> accompaniments on TV .

What utter bull, when did you last see hard core porn on broadcast TV, I
doubt even those channel X type satellite stations would broadcast most of
the stuff that people say is available on the internet.

> It seems like Mary shitehouse has even given up

Probably because she died about 4 years ago ! Do keep up at the back...

> bothering about the content of TV programs now so why knock internet
> content you me or anyone else will never stop it .

No one has ever said that, what is being discussed is preventing access.

> Wombat .

I've heard they are clueless, you seem to have a very apt user name...

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Just why all the bloody fuss about children and the internet anyway
> there is just about the same amount of seedy stuff including language
> accompaniments on TV . It seems like Mary shitehouse has even given up
> bothering about the content of TV programs now so why knock internet
> content you me or anyone else will never stop it .
> Wombat .

Do you want your kids to see some bloke sticking his cock up an animal?
Nobody can argue that the internet has not got distasteful content. I would not
want to look at it so I certainly would not want children to look at it.
There are ways to filter out the unmentionable sites and people should use them
if they want their kids to have an enjoyable internet experience.