want to block out e-mail sites

Ake2 · 06-19-2009, 02:20 AM

[ have computers running Windows XP, and I want to block out e-mail sites, but I found out that google's g-mail has an https site that bypasses any internet filter, is there any way I can block access to https://mail.google.com/mail/?

christopher2405 · 07-18-2009, 04:37 AM

You could add the following line to the HOSTS file (c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts):

Code:

127.0.0.1      https://mail.google.com/mail/?

Or if your computers are all accessing the Internet through one computer, it may work if you add the line to the HOSTS file on that one computer (not sure on this one).

I would also like to direct you to this post: Blocking access to HTTPS sites. It is identical to the post here.

06-19-2009, 02:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ake2 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1 OS: windows XP	want to block out e-mail sites [ have computers running Windows XP, and I want to block out e-mail sites, but I found out that google's g-mail has an https site that bypasses any internet filter, is there any way I can block access to https://mail.google.com/mail/?

07-18-2009, 04:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
christopher2405 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sunderland Posts: 154 OS: Windows XP Home SP3, Windows Vista Home Basic My System	Re: want to block out e-mail sites You could add the following line to the HOSTS file (c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts): Code: 127.0.0.1 https://mail.google.com/mail/? Or if your computers are all accessing the Internet through one computer, it may work if you add the line to the HOSTS file on that one computer (not sure on this one). I would also like to direct you to this post: Blocking access to HTTPS sites. It is identical to the post here. __________________ "Those who can, do; those who can't, teach; those who can't teach, teach PE"