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Web Proxy for chat, downloads, browsing

For an office of twenty people I need a web proxy for their internet use. They will be doing chat, searching web sites, and downloading content from the internet. Can I get help on a web proxy server for the following things?... -sizing/capacity of the server hardware to procure, software to use (Squid?), and a link to a guide for web proxy design.

Also, is there any limitation on what chat they can use via a web proxy vs doing chat without a web proxy? In other words can all chat applications work thru the web proxy?

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Ted

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Thank you. That looks very affordable too.

Now on the client side, they will be browsing/searching the internet, downloading videos and other content, youtube etc, and also doing chat. With the chat they would be joining live forums for example, or chat rooms may be a better name. By going thru my web proxy, will they run into any problems? And are there specific aps to put on the client machine to make this work best (i know obviously IE and/or Firefox, but anything else recommended -chat s/w?) ?

And lastly, I know lots of questions to start the year off, for the configuration of the spuid proxy on the linux server, is there a particular configuration to conceal everything about this proxy to the general public internet?

Ted

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Thanks!

Ted

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Thanks for your input