Death Threat Woes

[Vladislav S. Davidzon]

Actually I would assume that HotMail and the major ISP's for web e-mail
probably keep track of the IP's which access their web site.  Using that
IP it can be tracked down to the source (the library).  

We do not allow IRC or other chat rooms from our J-Dept machines.
CyberPatrol allows blocking of such, plus fortress protects (to an extent) 
against people downloading / installing software including IRC clients.


On Wed, 29 Oct 1997, Heather Grady wrote:

> Web based email servers (hotmail, etc) are not prohibited by not having
> email access etc. available from public terminals.  Because it is web
> based, it does not use the computer's address in the response line.  These
> email programs exist only in cyberspace and the recipient can only respond
> to the person sending the mail, not directly to the library computer.  I
> don't think there is any record or where physically) the message came
> from.
> Does any have any thoughts or success at prohibiting chat rooms? We have
> had lots of trouble with kids getting into inappropriate chat rooms for
> lengthy time periods.
> Heather Grady
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> Graduate Student in Library Science, University of Illinois
> Graduate Student Assistant--Applied Life Studies Library
> HGrady at alexia.lis.uiuc.edu
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