Timing out Netscape on a public workstation

[Jonathan Sparks]

Dan:

     We are using WINU on our public stations.  It does time out Netscape.  It
will allow you to load Netscape and designate a specific site or file to load.
Overall, I like it.

Jon Sparks (jsparks at snu.edu)
LRC Director, Southern Nazarene University


Dan Lester wrote:

> At 09:08 AM 10/23/97 -0700, CMUNSON wrote:
> >I was wondering if there is sofware or a technical way to get Netscape to
> >time out after a period of inactivity and go back to a "home page" (being a
> >URL designated in Netscape setup). I need to to this for around 20
> >workstations at an exhibition hall Internet booth. I'm hoping that some of
> >you who have been doing this in the library trenches might have some words
> >of advice.
> >
>     We're testing WinU on this.  It will theoretically do it, but my
> assistant working on the security project has been ill.  I'll be interested
> in other responses as well.  We're hoping WinU will do the same thing for
> CDROM databases as well.
>
> Someday SOMEone will come out with a security software package that does
> all of the things we want in one package, instead of some features in one,
> some in another, etc.
>
> dan
>
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