John Donohue (1:397/5258) wrote to Steven Horn at 12:00 on 28 Jan 2003:

 JD> we had something similar for our public access word processing
 JD> boxes back before we had internet access.

We might have had typewriters but PCs for that purpose?  Not likely.

 JD> - the machines are on the internet; they're already at risk for
 JD> that stuff - client antivirus software on each machine, updated

Understood.

 JD> weekly (+-) - separate network segment for public access machines;
 JD> cabling, router   accesscontrol lists, and firewall devices
 JD> separate it; traffic is only   allowed to go OUT to the internet

So they are limited to looking at their email on Hotmail or Yahoo but can't download?

 JD> - the public access boxes are secured thru a combination of user
 JD> profiles,   system policies, and directory and file access
 JD> permissions. the purpose   of which is mostly to keep users from
 JD> changing/modifying the machine, but   also makes it harder for some
 JD> types of viruses to infect

That certainly makes sense.

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

I still like my Windows.:-)

Take care,

Steven Horn (steven_a_horn{at}yahoo.ca)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 
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