[WEB4LIB] Chat & E-mail Blocking

[Luis Domingues]

If you want a free solution, try this
http://www.libri.ucp.pt/systems/general/pacfilter/

Regards,

Luis Filipe F. F. Domingues                   E-Mail: lfd at libri.ucp.pt
Biblioteca Universitária João Paulo II        Home Page:
http://www.libri.ucp.pt/
Universidade Católica Portuguesa              Tel: +351 21 7214019
Palma de Cima                                 Fax: +351 21 7214010
1600 Lisboa
Portugal

-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Goodwin, Sue
Sent: Quarta-feira, 17 de Maio de 2000 14:53
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Chat & E-mail Blocking


We have 25 computers in the library available for research in databases,
Internet & the library catalog.  To keep these computers available for
research, we don't allow word processing, e-mail or chat.  A computer lab in
another building has 50 computers for those purposes.

Currently we enforce our policy by signage & by speaking to anyone we see in
a chat room or e-mail site, but, of course, there are always those students
who keep two windows open & switch to another one when they see us coming.

We're looking into software that would block e-mail & chat sites but would
still allow the students to reply to a professor from his home page, take a
test online & send it, or participate in a course-based chat room (Campus
Cruiser).  I've heard about WinProxy and Fortres.  Does anyone who's tried
these have comments on their efficacy?  Is there a site that compares
blocking software?

Sue Goodwin
Reference Librarian
Kingwood College Library
20000 Kingwood Drive
Kingwood, TX 77339-3801
281-312-1693