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Re: Looking for some ideas on VPN and Dial Up Users and Virus protect ion.

From: Frans Meijer <listjunky () fenke xs4all nl>
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 20:16:14 +0200 (W. Europe Daylight Time)


On Fri, 26 Sep 2003, Sutton, David wrote:

Is there a server that you can put in that VPN and Dial up users would have
to access 1st, like a proxy, that would check their system and if something
was found would close out the connection right away?


A system (the vpn-client) that would allow such an invesigation would
not be very secure, would it?

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