Re: FW: Skype allowance

[Michael Renne <mrenne () LA PSU EDU>]

we happened to have a discussion about this at our bi-weekly meeting
today.  users without admin rights are able to install this program on
their computers.  it doesn't show up in the add remove programs list
because it installs to their personal directory and makes no registry
edits.  so multiple copies could be on one computer if different people
log in and install skype.  were are going to use the business version so
we can manage the program and block things like the file transfer and that
super node capability.  we aren't sure how to go about blocking a normal
user install over top of the msi install though...

Michael Renne
MCP
Network Analyst
College of Liberal Arts
127 Sparks
phone: 865-5889
help desk: 865-3412



Martin Radford <Martin.Radford () BRISTOL AC UK>
06/07/2007 04:18 PM
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- --On 07 June 2007 11:21 -0500 "Kutil, Charlie D." <Kutil () TAMHSC EDU>
wrote:

> Can anyone share their universities stance on the utilization of
> Skype on the university network?
>
> Are you blocking it, allowing it, or ambivalent towards the
> application?

I'd be interested to hear whether anyone has looked at the business
version of Skype: <http://www.skype.com/business/>

Skype for Business is supplied as an MSI and can be managed by Group
Policy, according to their site.  Their Guide for Network
Administrators can be found here:
<http://www.skype.com/security/guide-for-network-admins-30beta.pdf>

I've been asked to deploy Skype to a couple of training rooms over the
summer, but haven't yet had a chance to look at it.

Martin
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Martin Radford  (Martin.Radford () bristol ac uk)
Personal Computer Systems Team
Information Systems & Computing
University of Bristol Information Services
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