Folks, this kinda stuff is an *Arms Race* plain and simple. blocking
services like napster, yahooIM, etc. is just a continual fight. It is
often a beter use of time and resources if you simply allow HR to deal
with social issues like this. If you want to make a martyr of someone,
toss up a packet sniffer, catch one or two people... make an example of
them.
Otherwise, creative minds will develop ways around any block you care to
put in place. Very creative minds will create a cool easy way for others
to do the same (Web Based Napster client; Web based "Everybuddy" client,
etc.)
Treat users as adults, expect them to comply, if they don't let their
manager and HR deal with them.
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> I don't think it can be as easy as blocking TCP ports, because it can use HTTP.
> I see it connecting to port 80 on es2.yahoo.com [204.71.200.59], es7.yahoo.com
> [204.71.201.128], p7.msg.yahoo.com [204.71.202.138], and there are surely more
> servers.
>
> It may be easier to look at the logs with a specially written program that, say,
> looks for yahoo.com and somehow filters www.yahoo.com and mail.yahoo.com and all
> of its variants, and then finger the timewasters.
>
> Carlos Mor�n
>
> "Cooper Leach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> con fecha 22/06/2000 17:26:28
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> Asunto: How does one block Yahoo Instant Messenger?
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> We're having a problem with our employees wasting time on Yahoo Instant
> Messenger. I'd love to nip this problem in the bud before it gets really out of
> hand. Can anyone give me some tips on how to block this thing out? Stuff like
> IP ports?
> Any help will be appreciated.
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> Thanks,
> Cooper
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