In a message dated 11/22/02 [log in to unmask] writes:
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> My 77 year old client feels he is suffering from a porn addiction and wants
> to install a filtering program. He wants me to keep the password from him.
> He has a Dell Dimension desktop with Windows XP home.
> Is Content Advisor  adequate, or is there another solution, preferably free?
> I found this request unusual. Is this a common problem?
>

I know I am a late comer on this, but thought I could offer some input.
Although I have Windows 98 and IE 5.5, my experience is probably relevant.

Content Adviser is a very crude tool.  It blocks a lot of sites, basically
only allowing approved sites.  This leaves out a very large percentage of
valid web sites.  It will serve the purpose he wants to, but will also cut
off a lot of valid sites.

As for "WeBlocker" which a couple people recomended, I had a bad experience
with that.  Once loaded, I could not use AOL browser.  So, I uninstalled it,
and to this day cannot use IE (although it will work occasionally, such as
for a Microsoft update, but that's another post.)  An email to their customer
support advised me that, hey, their software does not forget passwords.  It's
usually the users problem.  Followup emails to ask them to address my
particular problem were ignored.

William Closure

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