You could certainly allow youtube.com/teachers and block youtube.com;
the problem is that they don't actually separate the content under
those structures, so even if you allow youtube.com/teachers, all the
video links still go to youtube.com/watch?v=, and all the image links
on the page still point to other random URLs.

Only blocking or unblocking by subdomain is for HTTPS, for normal HTTP
the full specific URL can be used.

We've asked MECnet to work on this for the summer release of the
Joebox (next school year), and they are working on things like forcing
Youtube Safe Mode, and a way for MECguard to allow by referral which
should make this easier in the future.  Unfortunately, there isn't
much I can suggest now.

On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 7:35 AM, Vincent Vanier
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I'm hoping that someone has an idea that can help us.  We're currently
> blocking the domain youtube.com at our school.  While we acknowledge that
> there is a great deal of good material there, it also has way too much
> material that has been deemed inappropriate for our school environment.
>
> That being said, the folks at YouTube have created a whole pile of school
> appropriate content and placed it in their YouTube Teachers area.
> Unfortunately they just placed it in a subdomain of the original YouTube
> domain.  (youtube.com/teachers)
>
> As far as I know, MECguard is unable to unblock subdomains.  This is
> unfortunate.  Is there any way to work around this limitation?  Anyone have
> ideas?  I'd love to hear them.
>
> Vince
>
> Vincent Vanier, Technology Coordinator
> Madawaska School Department
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> (207)728-3371x408
>



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