Re: [ICAP] Web Safety 9.7 is released

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Hey Rafael,

I would like to try your product in my lab.
Are there any benefits for it compared to other products?

Thanks,
Eliezer
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On Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 11:59=E2=80=AFPM Washington Odhiambo <odhiambo@gmai=
l.com>
wrote:

>
>
> On Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 9:33=E2=80=AFAM Rafael Akchurin <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Good morning everyone,
>>
>>
>>
>> Web Safety 9.7 <https://www.diladele.com/websafety/index.html> =E2=80=93=
 ICAP
>> web filter and Admin UI for Squid is now released. The following changes
>> are included into this version:
>>
>>
>>
>>    - The virtual appliance includes latest version of Squid 7.2 with rep=
ository
>>    hosted on GitHub
>>    <https://github.com/diladele/repo-squid-7_2_2-ubuntu-24_04>.
>>    - Site categorization database
>>    <https://github.com/diladele/categories-db> is now hosted on GitHub.
>>    - Site categorization module is rewritten to include some more
>>    categories. Several categories are consolidated and partially retired=
.
>>    - IWF categorization database is now hosted on GitHub.
>>    - It is now possible to quickly disable all web filtering in a given
>>    policy without disabling each rule. This setting can be adjusted in t=
he
>>    Advanced section of a web filtering policy.
>>    - Fixed lack of traffic records in Traffic Monitor/ Realtime activity
>>    which occurred after midnight in any UTC minus time zone.
>>    - It is now possible to block domains by their IP address/range and
>>    subnet in the web filtering policies.
>>
>>
>>
>> The virtual appliance images can be downloaded from here:
>> =E2=80=A2 for VMware ESXi/vSphere
>> <https://packages.diladele.com/websafety-va/9.7/websafety.zip>
>> =E2=80=A2 for Microsoft Hyper-V
>> <https://packages.diladele.com/websafety-va/9.7/websafety-hyperv.zip>
>> =E2=80=A2 for Proxmox VE
>> <https://packages.diladele.com/websafety-va/9.7/websafety-proxmox.zip>
>>
>>
>>
>> Upgrade steps required are described in the Admin Guide
>> <https://www.diladele.com/websafety/docs/install/upgrade/>, but ideally
>> you would just deploy a new virtual appliance and import settings from t=
he
>> old one.
>>
>> As always list of open issues
>> <https://github.com/diladele/websafety/milestones> is available on
>> GitHub. Please do not hesitate to add more if something is missing or ne=
eds
>> to be improved.
>>
>>
>>
>> Also note, you can now use Web Safety for your home experiments
>> completely free, the license key can be downloaded from here
>> <https://www.diladele.com/websafety/licensing.html>.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope you will find this useful.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Rafael
>>
>
> I installed the Proxmox VM version in my Home Lab, and so far so good.
>
> Thank you.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
> Nairobi,KE
> +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223
>  In an Internet failure case, the #1 suspect is a constant: DNS.
> "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' =C2=AF\_(=E3=83=84)_/=C2=AF :-)
> [How to ask smart questions:
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html]
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hey Rafael,<br><br>I would like to try your product i=
n my lab.</div><div>Are there any benefits for it compared=C2=A0to other pr=
oducts?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Eliezer</div><div><div d=
ir=3D"rtl" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><di=
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=9C: <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">ngtech1ltd@g=
mail.com</a></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote=
 gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 2=
0, 2026 at 11:59=E2=80=AFPM Washington Odhiambo &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:odhia=
[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg=
b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></di=
v><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On T=
ue, Jan 20, 2026 at 9:33=E2=80=AFAM Rafael Akchurin &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:r=
[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]=
</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:=
0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">=
<div>





<div lang=3D"EN-US">
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">Good morning everyone=
,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u><=
/span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"><a href=3D"https://ww=
w.diladele.com/websafety/index.html" target=3D"_blank">Web Safety 9.7</a> =
=E2=80=93 ICAP web filter and Admin UI for Squid is now released. The follo=
wing changes are included into this version:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u><=
/span></p>
<ul style=3D"margin-top:0in" type=3D"disc">
<li class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">The virtual applianc=
e includes latest version of Squid 7.2 with
<a href=3D"https://github.com/diladele/repo-squid-7_2_2-ubuntu-24_04" targe=
t=3D"_blank">repository hosted on GitHub</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></li><li =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">Site
<a href=3D"https://github.com/diladele/categories-db" target=3D"_blank">cat=
egorization database</a> is now hosted on GitHub.<u></u><u></u></span></li>=
<li class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">Site categorization =
module is rewritten to include some more categories. Several categories are=
 consolidated and partially retired.<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class=3D"=
MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">IWF categorization database is no=
w hosted on GitHub.<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:11pt">It is now possible to quickly disable all web filt=
ering in a given policy without disabling each rule. This setting can be ad=
justed in the Advanced section of a web filtering
 policy.<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"fo=
nt-size:11pt">Fixed lack of traffic records in Traffic Monitor/ Realtime ac=
tivity which occurred after midnight in any UTC minus time zone.<u></u><u><=
/u></span></li><li class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">It is=
 now possible to block domains by their IP address/range and subnet in the =
web filtering policies.<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u><=
/span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">The virtual appliance=
 images can be downloaded from here:<br>
=E2=80=A2 for <a href=3D"https://packages.diladele.com/websafety-va/9.7/web=
safety.zip" target=3D"_blank">VMware ESXi/vSphere</a><br>
=E2=80=A2 for <a href=3D"https://packages.diladele.com/websafety-va/9.7/web=
safety-hyperv.zip" target=3D"_blank">
Microsoft Hyper-V</a><br>
=E2=80=A2 for <a href=3D"https://packages.diladele.com/websafety-va/9.7/web=
safety-proxmox.zip" target=3D"_blank">
Proxmox VE</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u><=
/span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">Upgrade steps require=
d are described in the
<a href=3D"https://www.diladele.com/websafety/docs/install/upgrade/" target=
=3D"_blank">Admin Guide</a>, but ideally you would just deploy a new virtua=
l appliance and import settings from the old one.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">As always <a href=3D"=
https://github.com/diladele/websafety/milestones" target=3D"_blank">
list of open issues</a> is available on GitHub. Please do not hesitate to a=
dd more if something is missing or needs to be improved.<u></u><u></u></spa=
n></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u><=
/span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">Also note, you can no=
w use Web Safety for your home experiments completely free, the license key
<a href=3D"https://www.diladele.com/websafety/licensing.html" target=3D"_bl=
ank">can be downloaded from here</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u><=
/span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">Hope you will find th=
is useful.<br>
<br>
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">Best regards,<br>
Rafael</span></p></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I insta=
lled the Proxmox VM version in my Home Lab, and so far so good.</div><div><=
br></div><div>Thank you.</div></div><div><br></div><span class=3D"gmail_sig=
nature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><di=
v dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Best regards,<br>Odhiambo WASHINGTON,<b=
r>Nairobi,KE<br>+254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223</div><div><span style=3D"=
color:rgb(34,34,34)">=C2=A0In=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34=
)">an Internet failure case, the #1 suspect is a constant: DNS.</span><br>&=
quot;<span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Oh, the cruft.</span><span style=3D"f=
ont-size:12.8px">&quot;,=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">egrep=
 -v &#39;^$|^.*#&#39;=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"background-color:rgb(34,34=
,34);color:rgb(238,238,238);font-family:&quot;Lucida Console&quot;,Consolas=
,&quot;Courier New&quot;,monospace;font-size:13.6px">=C2=AF\_(=E3=83=84)_/=
=C2=AF</span><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">=C2=A0:-)</span></div><div><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:12.8px">[How to ask smart questions:=C2=A0</span><sp=
an style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><a href=3D"http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smar=
t-questions.html" target=3D"_blank">http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-que=
stions.html</a>]</span></div></div></div></div></div>
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