cheap and filter free way of resticting access

[Glen Davies]

Hi

For those of you that are wanting to restrict internet access on 
certain terminals to catalogues/databases only, but like myself cringe 
at the thought of "Netnanny - restricted site" coming up everytime 
somebody tries to venture out, then there is another solution that 
doesn't involve filters, proxies etc., which I don't think anybody 
has mentioned before. 

If you set Netscape to use manual proxy (under options-network) and for 
the http:// proxy enter anything but the name of a really server (I entered the 
text "Station Limited to Catalogue), then put the domain names of those sites that 
you want to access in the "no proxy for" box. Then use ikiosk to 
disable the network option menu. When anybody tries to go to a site 
that isn't in the "no proxy for" box they get an error box headed 
"netscape is unable to locate the server"
"Station is limited to catalogue"

Not a perfect solution, but a free one if you already have ikiosk or 
some other menu disabling package. It would also be limited in the 
number of sites that you could allow, I have no idea how many you can 
list in the "no proxy for"  box. If somebody does know this I would be 
interested in finding out. 

Regards
Glen 
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Glen Davies
Information Technology Librarian
Christchurch College of Education
Christchurch
New Zealand
glen at rimu.cce.ac.nz
64-3-343 7737
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