[WEB4LIB] .wav files

[Chris Deweese]

Block the use of Real Player :)
On the grounds that it allows patrons to somewhat circumvent your security.  Besides that real player is the most annoying audio/video application (in my opinion).  Real Player has a tendency to take over a machine and change all sorts of settings (without asking of couse) you do not want it to.
Make sure that Fortres does not allow write access to "c:\windows\desktop" and also you can put real player in the list of programs they are not allowed to use.

-Chris D
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Catherine Buck Morgan <catherine at leo.scsl.state.sc.us>
Reply-To: catherine at leo.scsl.state.sc.us
Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 08:49:54 -0700 (PDT)

>Our public machines (Win95) are locked down with Fortres, and there are
>no saves to anything but the A: drive. However, whenever a patron
>accesses a file with RealPlayer, an icon gets placed on the desktop,
>which drives some of our ref lib nuts (they believe the patron has
>gotten through security), and they "hassle" the IT people to move it
>immediately. (It's been one of those days--, folks; I believe it's
>called Monday-- hey look, it's Tuesday.) The latest culprit is an
>Islam.wav file.
>
>For some reason, this icon doesn't disappear when we reboot. We have to
>disable Fortres, delete the icon, and re-enable the security. I've
>checked the Fortres settings, and they appear secure. Any ideas? Thanks.
>
>-- 
>Catherine Buck Morgan
>Automation Librarian
>South Carolina State Library
>EMAIL: catherine at leo.scsl.state.sc.us
>Phone: 803.734.8651 Fax 803.734.4757
>Home page: http://www.state.sc.us/scsl/
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>
>The opinions stated herein are not necessarily those of SCSL.
>