Re: [squid-users] Question in adding banner for ads by squid ?!!

On 2014-02-24 05:37, Alex Rousskov wrote:
> On 02/21/2014 07:55 AM, Dr.x wrote:
>
>> I want an proxy server that can insert an banner (customizable, like
>> an
>> frame so I can insert an banner in flash, or an html code with js) on
>> the
>> top of all the web page.
>> is that possible with squid ?
>
> Yes, it is possible with Squid, but there are caveats. One way to do
> this is to use an eCAP adapter that does the ad injection. There are
> production deployments doing that today AFAIK. However, please see the
> following page for a list of problems such a solution would face:
>
> FAQ: "Can I inject ads into pages?"
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ecap/+faq/1793
>

Note that second to last paragraph on non-technical problems...

   ** consult a good lawyer first**.

http://www.benedelman.org/spyware/
http://www.benedelman.org/injectors/

(The legal aspects on the page above are mostly USA related, but there
are equivalents in most countries signed up to the international
Copyright agreements and BERN convention.)

>
>> do i need to be programmer to do it , ?
>
> You need to write the ad injection adapter yourself or find somebody
> who
> can write/sell such a module for/to you. This is not rocket science,
> but
> it is not a simple task either (because of various complications and
> trade-offs mentioned at the above URL).

I suggest you look at using portal pages instead. Much more accepted by
end-users and do not encounter any of the legal or technical issues with
altering others copyrighted content. The Squid session helper can do
this with a timeout occasionally redirecting users to the portal page
with advertising, or something slightly smarter can be made to only do
it for certain user-visible requests (ie ignoring images, scripts,
stylesheets, etc).

Amos
Received on Sun Feb 23 2014 - 23:19:47 MST