SH> No one got worried about viruses which might be spread 
 SH> by accessing the removable media drives?  This has 
 SH> certainly been a concern with floppies and the 
 SH> Whitehorse Public Library generally insists on users 
 SH> only having floppies supplied by the library for that 
 SH> session. 

we had something similar for our public access word processing boxes back
before we had internet access. now;

- the machines are on the internet; they're already at risk for that stuff
- client antivirus software on each machine, updated weekly (+-)
- separate network segment for public access machines; cabling, router
  accesscontrol lists, and firewall devices separate it; traffic is only
  allowed to go OUT to the internet
- the public access boxes are secured thru a combination of user profiles,
  system policies, and directory and file access permissions. the purpose
  of which is mostly to keep users from changing/modifying the machine, but
  also makes it harder for some types of viruses to infect

 JD> gromit.westminster.lib.co.us/linux/
 SH> A fascinating little site.

Indeed. The standard to which we all aspire. ;-)
The direction we are trying to move.


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