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By using proxy server software we can eliminate specific sites, cache sites and provide a good record of where students have been. A cached site has some of the site held in a part of the computers memory so it only needs some of the site sent through from the original source. The best software for this is Squid Proxy Server (UNIX) http://www.squid-cache.org/
Wingate PRO http://wingate.deerfield.com/ or Mid Point(Windows) With user management and firewall components, proxy cache.
It is possible to make copies of a web site using caching or whacking software. A whacked web site is a copy that has been made of a web site. Whacking is violation of copyright and you must get the web site owners approval (e-mail approval is fine) before you whack a site. Web Whacker is the best known off-line browser and have produced an education edition. http://www.bluesqurrel.com/webwhacker/ Free off-line Browser software includes Web Zip http://www.spidersoft.com/