[Web4lib] blocking myspaceIM

[Wesley Johnson]

We're on a peer-to-peer network, which, sadly, rules out some of the more
high end filtering software.Terry, if I remember correctly, you have
something on your network that allows for you to browse the screen of any
patron you expect of suspicious activity. I'd love to have something like
that on mine.

On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 4:12 PM, Chadwick, John, DCA <
john.chadwick at state.nm.us> wrote:

>
> Our public machines all run Windows XP.  We use a combination of
> Centurion and group policy to prevent patrons from downloading and
> installing applications on the public machines.
>
> John
>
> +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
> John Chadwick, Ed.D. Information Technology Manager
> New Mexico State Library
> 1209 Camino Carlos Rey
> Santa Fe, NM 87507
> Phone: 505-476-9740  Cell: 505-629-8116 Fax: 505-476-9761
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
> [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Wesley Johnson
> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 1:18 PM
> To: web4lib at webjunction.org.
> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] blocking myspaceIM
>
> We tried Deep Freeze, Steady State, and Clean Slate, however, they all
> seemed to create more problems than it solved for us. I love the thought
> of
> what they can do, I just wish they'd have worked out for our network.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 1:53 PM, Anthony Fitzwater
> <AFitzwater at ajcity.net>
> wrote:
>
> > We don't have this problem (yet) but usually if we do have problems
> our
> > desktop security software (Fortres 101) will stop anything from being
> > installed.  We also use DeepFreeze which is probably the best
> investment
> > we have ever made for our PC's.  If they DO happen to install
> something,
> > just reboot and it's gone!
> >
> > Anthony Fitzwater
> > Systems Administrator
> > Apache Junction Public Library
> > 1177 N. Idaho Rd.
> > Apache Junction, AZ 85219
> > (480) 474-8577
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
> > [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Wesley Johnson
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 11:40 AM
> > To: web4lib at webjunction.org.
> > Subject: [Web4lib] blocking myspaceIM
> >
> > Hello All,
> >
> > Sarah, of Librarianinblack.net, suggested that I pose this question to
> > you
> > all.
> >
> > Our patrons have been obsessively installing Myspace IM on the public
> > PCs
> > even though our electronic agreement forbids them to. And, sadly, they
> > have
> > a tendency to leave the "run at startup" box checked which causes our
> > machines to boot even slower. Most of our computers are of a decent
> > speed,
> > however, some are slow enough when booting on their own without the
> > added
> > weight of another program starting when we turn it on.
> >
> > I had successfully blocked the program for a while. I added some URLs
> in
> > to
> > our Sonicwall Content Filter that caused any installation of MyspaceIM
> > to
> > error out. But now the site has apparently shuffled things around a
> bit
> > and
> > the two URLs that I used caused images not to display on the site.
> This,
> > in
> > my opinion, isn't a bad thing but our patrons tend to disagree.
> >
> > Is there any way to use the Sonicwall to block MyspaceIM from being
> > installed without hampering the site's ability to be displayed? I
> > currently
> > have an intrusion prevention measure set that prevents users from
> being
> > able
> > to login, but I'd like to keep the program from being installed at
> all.
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