RE: blocking torrent files

2008-01-14 Thread Jim Majorowicz
ght? What does it outline as consequences? Use them. Enforce them. -Original Message- From: Tom McCarty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 10:44 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: blocking torrent files I like that quote. -Original Message-

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2008-01-14 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
y, January 14, 2008 1:26 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: blocking torrent files > > "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems." >-Ed- > > I think you need to have the guy's manager walk into his office, close the &g

RE: blocking torrent files

2008-01-13 Thread Tom McCarty
I like that quote. -Original Message- From: Ben Schorr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 1:26 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: blocking torrent files "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems." -Ed- I think y

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2008-01-13 Thread Ben Schorr
om: Michael Ross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 10:41 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: blocking torrent files ok.. i have a user who i had to lock down rather tightly. i need to start blocking his ability to access .torrent files. i know he can use stand alone d

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2008-01-13 Thread Joseph L. Casale
Why not either cut *all* his net access, or simply allow only what he needs, which is probably a very short list. jlc -Original Message- From: Michael Ross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 1:41 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: blocking torrent files ok

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2008-01-13 Thread Sam Cayze
of it. -Original Message- From: Benjamin Zachary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 8:05 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: blocking torrent files Yah, you could make it so .torrent opens with some dump app that cant process it, but then he could simply right click and

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2008-01-13 Thread Benjamin Zachary
: blocking torrent files But in this case he could rename the file to whatever extension You need something network side. And, also, to have a serious talk with this person ( backed by management ) . - Original Message - From: "Michael Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:

Re: blocking torrent files

2008-01-13 Thread Silvio L. Nisgoski
Issues" Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 5:23 PM Subject: RE: blocking torrent files > i was hoping for something like a software restriction policy that would not > even let him even open a .torrent file at all, regardless of the application > he's using. > > -Original

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2008-01-13 Thread Michael Ross
ystem Admin Issues Subject: RE: blocking torrent files Does your firewall allow to lock particular streams? I haven't had an issue with .torrents yet, but if it has like application/x-mms or whatever I could block it with GFI's ISA addin. Sounds like you will need something that inspe

Re: blocking torrent files

2008-01-13 Thread Boaz Galil
Hi Michael, The user doesn't know that he is breaking the company rules? and maybe other rules? does he know that when he download torrents files that contain applications or other stuff the company didn't buy, he can get the company into trouble? There are many ways to block torrents . the simpl

Re: blocking torrent files

2008-01-13 Thread Silvio L. Nisgoski
bandwidth available to this particular computer : ) - Original Message - From: "Benjamin Zachary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NT System Admin Issues" Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 1:12 PM Subject: RE: blocking torrent files Does your firewall allow to lock particu

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2008-01-13 Thread Benjamin Zachary
. Or set to only allow one http connection which would basically kill the torrent if its limited to one connection? -Original Message- From: Michael Ross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 3:41 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: blocking torrent files ok.. i h

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2008-01-13 Thread Oliver Marshall
Subject: RE: blocking torrent files Fire him? He obviously has too much free time. Mark - Two rules to success in life: 1. Never tell people everything you know. -Original Message- From: Michael Ross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday

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2008-01-12 Thread Mark Boersma
] Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 4:39 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: blocking torrent files Fire him? He obviously has too much free time. Mark - Two rules to success in life: 1. Never tell people everything you know. -Original

RE: blocking torrent files

2008-01-12 Thread Mark Boersma
System Admin Issues Subject: blocking torrent files ok.. i have a user who i had to lock down rather tightly. i need to start blocking his ability to access .torrent files. i know he can use stand alone downloaders like utorrent that he doesnt need to install, and thus doesnt need admin rights

blocking torrent files

2008-01-12 Thread Michael Ross
ok.. i have a user who i had to lock down rather tightly. i need to start blocking his ability to access .torrent files. i know he can use stand alone downloaders like utorrent that he doesnt need to install, and thus doesnt need admin rights. i tested setting up a software restriction policy wi