Re: [squid-users] Placing COMPANY logo / BANNER

Thanks Amos and Matus. I just wanted to know so that I can scratch
the idea. I will scratch it :)

Thanks again.
On May 7, 2009, at 6:36 AM, Amos Jeffries wrote:

> Parvinder Bhasin wrote:
>> I have searched everywhere and cannot find anything regarding
>> this. I would like to place a banner on every request client
>> browser makes. I hear that it can maybe be done using Squid 3.1
>> and ICAP server. Is there any example of this config? I am ok
>> with coding something for this purpose.
>> Thanks and sorry if I have asked the same question in one way or
>> the other before.
>> Thx.
>
> Ah for the love of all that is Internet. No!
>
> There are much better alternatives than scribbling additions all
> over every web object.
>
> The one I highly recommend is to use a captive-portal approach,
> where users see a full page of your content on arrival and
> optionally at regular intervals. This is much safer and socially
> acceptable than altering external content. Squid provides the
> session helper for a kick start. Alternative helpers can easily be
> written to suit other use cases.
>
>
> Please note the problems with your original request:
> * what you see as a "page" is often a very large collection of small
> objects. Altering any of them can have a range of effects, from
> disastrous to ineffectual.
> * there is close to zero chance of identifying on the fly the
> linkage between certain web objects displayed on the same page.
> Which can royally screw over your users experience.
> * adding company banners to other companies content can quickly get
> you into big legal issues (them voluntarily using banner ads is a
> contract agreement, yours is a violation of someone elses service
> agreements).
> * consider the poor user who opens their banking website or facebook
> page only to see your company name. How are they to differentiate
> you from a spammer/phisher out to grab their personal details? Why
> should they trust you ever again after that?
>
>
> /thinking I'll have to write this up one day or find a good how-why
> reference article on net-neutrality.
>
> Amos
> --
> Please be using
> Current Stable Squid 2.7.STABLE6 or 3.0.STABLE14
> Current Beta Squid 3.1.0.7
Received on Thu May 07 2009 - 17:25:09 MDT