Re: Patch for external_acl "time quota" to limit squid access (parental control)

Hello!

thanks for the various hints and tips. Please find attached an updated
version of the patch. I hope that I did everything OK, and did not
forget anything.

In any case, your comment is very welcome!

Kind regards,
  Till

Am 05.04.2011 17:08, schrieb Alex Rousskov:
> On 04/04/2011 08:00 PM, Amos Jeffries wrote:
>> On Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:44:11 +0200, Dr. Tilmann Bubeck wrote:
>>> Hello!
>>>
>>> please find attached a patch for a new external_acl helper to limit
>>> access time to squid.
>>>
>>> The main purpose is for parental control to limit access to the
>>> internet for children. You can configure something like "littlejoe
>>> 1h/1d" which means, that littlejoe has a time quota of 1 hour every
>>> day.
>
>> ext_time_quota_acl.8:
>> * I don't think we need to mention the parental controls use-case in
>> the manual. That is likely to be a minor use, the more common usages
>> will be likely corporate "lunch-time" allocations and wifi portal
>> pay-per-minute installations.
>
> Still, mentioning parental controls may be a good idea because it
> provides rationale for some of the design decisions and configuration
> examples.
>
> FWIW, I would mention _all_ of the above possible use cases so that
> folks searching for what _they_ need have more chances of finding this
> useful extension.
>
> $0.02,
>
> Alex.

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