[11023] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
Re: Integrety Kiosk
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (PACS-L Moderator)
Fri Jan 31 21:05:37 1997
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 18:52:18 -0600 (CST)
From: PACS-L Moderator <libpacs@UH.EDU>
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----------------------------Original message----------------------------
From: Steven Thomas <sthomas@ckls.org>
Subject: Re: Integrety Kiosk
This was recently posted to kanlib-l.
>
>On Wed, 29 Jan 1997, Deborah Ludwig wrote:
>
>> Thus far, this software is working really well for us and
>> I recommend it for anyone who doesn't want to allow full
>> use of the Netscape software.
>>
>> Anybody else using something similar to secure Netscape?
>
>We're using the purchased (full) release of IKiosk on all our public 'Net
>stations and I couldn't be more pleased with it. Deb gets points if she's
>trying the beta that I had... *no* documentation, figure it out yourself.
>Still, I was convinced.
>Don't know of any similar products to compare this guy to. BTW I used it
>also to disable all the help menu choices in Win 3.11 Program Manager & it
>works just fine. (The Help menu allows patrons to browse around in your
>files.)
>
>Best resource I found for security tips on Netscape, the 'Net and
>public-use PCs in general are the pages at Berkeley's lib. I'll hunt up
>the URL if some of you have not already visited them. They have far
>better ideas than those ones on semi-authorized Netscape surgery.
>
>Another thing that worked out well... I invited a poweruser acquaintance
>to crack one of our stations after I thought I was done. Ten minutes and
>he was ready to save a file as "command.com" in the root of the HDD. His
>help was invaluable in finding holes I had missed. Oh we..ll, backups are
>the only real answer.
>
>WPL's Grand Opening for patron access is Friday afternoon... y'all send
>good vibes.
>
>drc
>=================================================================
>Rex Cornelius .yaw ym ti ees ot yrT
>Wichita Public Library
>rexc@southwind.net
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>
Hope this gives you all some ideas. :-)
Cordially,
Steven Thomas
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