We refresh all of our computers each day anyway - to wipe away the
previous day's tinkering by students and others so there is no added effort.

Tom


Thomas Williams, Director                       (334) 460-6885
Biomedical Library and Media                    (334) 460-7638(fax)
   Production Services
University of South Alabama                     [log in to unmask]
College of Medicine                             http://southmed.usouthal.edu
BML 326B
Mobile, Alabama 36688-0002

On Fri, 6 Nov 1998, Angela Wong wrote:

> Instead of refreshing each computer each day, is there any software which
> can prevent from this?
>
> @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
>
> Angela Wong                             Phone number: (852) 2468 5425
> Hospital Librarian                      Fax number  : (852) 2465 7392
> Tuen Mun Hospital                       E-mail      : [log in to unmask]
> 1st floor, Atrium Block
> Tsing Chung Koon Road
> Tuen Mun
> Hong Kong
>
> @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
>
>
> On Thu, 5 Nov 1998, Tom Williams wrote:
>
> > Those "blocks" we all keep reading about don't really work all that well
> > and can, in a medical setting especially, actually prevent logins to
> > legitimate medical sites which may have gotten indexed in a specific,
> > block-provoking way.
> >
> > Having the screens visible to all who pass by acts as a deterrent but
> > this is not helpful in places where all the computers cannot be as public.
> >
> > Our solution is simply to "refresh" each computer each day, wiping off
> > all previous sites, porno or not.  It is difficult, if not impossible, to
> > prevent everyone from visiting inappropriate sites.  Sort of a fact of
> > life we must live with.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
> > Thomas Williams, Director                       (334) 460-6885
> > Biomedical Library and Media                    (334) 460-7638(fax)
> >    Production Services
> > University of South Alabama                     [log in to unmask]
> > College of Medicine                             http://southmed.usouthal.edu
> > BML 326B
> > Mobile, Alabama 36688-0002
> >
>