[FW1] URI filtering using hostname

[SKANS@FW1-NOSPAMsunlife.com]

All,

What  is the best way to block or filter  certain specifc  websites/pages
( approx 30 in number) by hostname  on the checkpoint  firewall  (4.1 SP4).
e.g :-  mail.yahoo.com,   login.yahoo.com/config/mail?.intl=ca,
fastmail.ca/cgi-bin/request.cgi?a=list etc.  I am looking for interim
solution using the checkpoint before we are able to go for third party URI
filtering software.

I had limited success using firewall domain objects as it is more for
blocking the whole domain rather than particular hostname.
The other option,  I  tried using "http resourced based URI filtering by
file".  I created URI specification file for 'mail.yahoo.com' but  for some
reasons, it also seems to block some other sites like "
www.cyberpatrol.com". Further I was not able to get specific path filtering
to work using the the file  e.g:- www.megacity.com/webmail/

Thx for suggestions/input.

regards,
Sunil



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