Re: Prohibiting Chat Software Activation on Client Machines

[Lindner <lindner_marek () yahoo de>]

SHELDON QUINNY schrieb:

> Hi Guys...
>
> I am loooking for an software that can control chat
> software on client machine....
>
> I got and windwos 2000 server install and
> isa...server...and i want an software thatt i can
> install on my server and then control the clien
> machines i.e not allowing them to open any chat
> softwares so that they can chat....
>
> if any one has any software in mind ..pls could u
> contirbute ur knowledge and is there anyway if u can
> conrtol client pc thru polices in windows 2000
> server...
>
>
> pls let me know how can this be posible...
>
> thank you 
>
> sheldon 

I think there is no way to achieve this with the windows policies or any 
other software. How should any policy or software distinguish between a 
"normal" program or a chatprogram ??
A solution could be to route all traffic through a single machine and 
their you restrict the access to the internet.
Example: Your clients are allowed to browse the net, send Mail via SMTP 
and receive Mail via POP3.  So, you allow HTTP,SMTP and POP3 and block 
the rest.
You could even increase your control by using proxies.

Regards,
Marek



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