[WEB4LIB] Netscape preferences

[Andrew Mutch]

Liz,

Yes, you can secure the preferences. It just depends on what version you are
running.

For Netscape 4.x, see:

http://tech.tln.lib.mi.us/noprefs.htm

This will disable the Preferences option so that users can not open it.

For Netscape 7, see:

http://tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/pro/netscape/

This will remove the Preferences option from the interface.

In either case, you can still access the preferences using the prefs.js file so
make sure that you have access to the file system restricted. If you want to
put them on the server, I believe that Netscape 4 supports remote profiles. I
don't know if this is available in Netscape 7. I know it was something that the
Mozilla people were trying to work out.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Andrew


Liz Harman wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> In our computer lab, we offer both IE and Netscape. We were lucky enough to
> be awarded a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which gave us
> 11 public machines and a "labserver". They have IE setup so that the public
> cannot access the Internet Options menu and make changes. We have at least
> one user who alters the Netscape settings. He claims that this is not
> violating our policy of altering computer settings.  Do any of you know if
> it is possible to have the server or local machine maintain the Netscape
> preferences so they cannot be accessed? The foundation does not support
> Netscape so I cannot ask them.
>
> Thank you so much,
>
> Liz
>
> Liz Harman                      Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
> Internet Specialist             201 East Market Street
> Monticello Avenue               Charlottesville, VA 22902
> (434) 295-4410
> elizabeth at avenue.org