Re: How to Block MSN ... [7:30891]

2002-01-05 Thread nrf
her than spending time playing Big Brother with your employees. Bri - Original Message - From: Jarmoc, Jeff To: Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 7:20 AM Subject: RE: How to Block MSN ... [7:30891] But truly the best way is to simply have company policy that bans messenger.

Re: How to Block MSN ... [7:30891]

2002-01-04 Thread nrf
It seems so easy - just block the default control port (1863), and you're done, right? Wrong. This is because the Microsofties, those little devils, have decided to make MSN Messenger compatible with firewalls. Therefore, it will try port 1863 first. If this doesn't fly, it will then imitate

RE: How to Block MSN ... [7:30891]

2002-01-04 Thread Jarmoc, Jeff
But truly the best way is to simply have company policy that bans messenger. Because we all know that always works, right? Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7i=30929t=30891 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription

Re: How to Block MSN ... [7:30891]

2002-01-04 Thread nrf
It's not a case of choosing something that works all the time. It's more a case of turning it from a technical problem to an HR problem. Because let's face it. Even if you do manage to find a way to block out messenger for most people in your office you're always going to have one employee who

Re: How to Block MSN ... [7:30891]

2002-01-04 Thread Darrell Newcomb
Not that I think doing this type of stuff on employees is a good idea I've been in positions where it was needed. By making the HR policy and have midlevel managers reinforce its existence in meetings you've done a good part of warning. Then by *allowing* the application's default behavior you

Re: How to Block MSN ... [7:30891]

2002-01-04 Thread Brian
Subject: RE: How to Block MSN ... [7:30891] But truly the best way is to simply have company policy that bans messenger. Because we all know that always works, right? Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7i=31000t=30891

Re: How to Block MSN ... [7:30891]

2002-01-03 Thread Brian Whalen
googled for msn messenger ports and got http://messenger.msn.com/support/firewall.asp Brian Sonic Whalen Success = Preparation + Opportunity On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Ziyaad wrote: Hi all Can anyone tell me how can I block msn messanger on my network..What port in the access list should

Re: How to Block MSN ... [7:30891]

2002-01-03 Thread Engelhard M. Labiro
It uses TCP port 1863. See the detail at MSN page itself http://messenger.msn.com/support/firewall.asp HTH Can anyone tell me how can I block msn messanger on my network..What port in the access list should I block to stop workers from using msn messanger ??Does it uses a fix port ?I