URLblacklist.com as text file

[adamyoung]

Anyone managed to convert the URLblacklist.com blocked file list into a plain text file possibly using a script?

Our webserver will only take plain text lists

[Geoff]

Given the size of the blocklist, no. Free Text searching through such a list will cause performance to nosedive.

Why do you want to load it on a webserver anyhow?

[adamyoung]

sorry internet server (web/proxy/email is all one server)

[ChrisH]

What are you trying to do with the list?

[metalmonkey]

Try Wordpad instead of Notepad. Notepad doesn't cope with files created on Linux very well.

[adamyoung]

What are you trying to do with the list?

Convert it into a plain format that can easily be uploaded to our proxy server's banned list. It doesnt accept upload zips or files that are within subfolders.

[ChrisH]

What proxy server are you using?

[adamyoung]

squid

jst trying to consolidate loads of text files into one - any one know a utility that can do this?

[ChrisH]

Why not add squidguard rather than trying to covert the list? or depending on what else you have on there Dansguardian.

[adamyoung]

adding to the system would void the support contract

[ChrisH]

Ah typical . Well in that case I would put my own box infront of that and use that as a a parent cache but i suppose thats probably a bit too much work considering your original request.

[Geoff]

Squid wont cope with 2million lines of ACL's anyhow.