[THIN] Re: Explorer and Internet Browsing
- From: "Jeff Durbin" <techlists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 06:39:14 -0700
If you want to allow the users to a limited number of sites, whether it's
from Explorer or Internet Explorer, enable Content Advisor, at Tools,
Options, Content Tab, Content Advisor. You can specify a list of sites that
are allowed, and this is enforced in IE and Explorer.
JD
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dirk Blose
> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 5:15 AM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Explorer and Internet Browsing
>
>
> When a user browses from windows explorer it does not use
> IEXPLORE.EXE so disabling it does not work.
>
> Dirk Blose, MCSE, CCA
> Lead Technical Analyst
> (919) 765-4791
> dirk.blose@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> >>> joshua.owen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 10/20/04 08:02AM >>>
> How about disabling permisions for you user to iexplore.exe?
>
> >>> Malcolm.BRUTON@xxxxxxxx 20/10/04 9:54:32 am >>>
> Appsense server based tool kit can do this....Has a trail
> download on their web site.
>
> Expensive product for that one little piece.
>
> It stops users typing things such as "c:\" could be blocked.
> This is in any app. It could allow or disallow "www." To be
> typed in explorer tool bar...Also ideal if user can get to
> the run command.
>
> Is there a reg edit to hide the way to hide the address bar instead?
>
> Malcolm
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Matthew Shrewsbury
> Sent: 19 October 2004 19:37
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Explorer and Internet Browsing
>
> That might be it...
>
> Matthew Shrewsbury, MCSE+Internet MCSE 2000 CCA Network Administrator
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sweeney, Deb [mailto:DSweeney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 2:31 PM
> To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Explorer and Internet Browsing
>
> Can't this be accomplished by disabling the run command?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Shrewsbury [mailto:MShrewsbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 1:17 PM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Explorer and Internet Browsing
>
>
> Use your hosts file to place an IP address that you chose
> instead of the correct IP. For example games.zone.com you
> could place in the host file to 127.0.0.1 or if you want to
> get fancy redirect to your own web server and have a page on
> your server that says "Access denied".
>
> If you want to allow them to all websites but now allow them
> to the local drive letters you can block this with a policy.
> I have forgotten what policy I have that blocks this but when
> I place a UNC path in the address bar I get a message "Access
> to the resource M:\ has been disallowed". I am running the
> IEAK policies.
>
> Matthew Shrewsbury, MCSE+Internet MCSE 2000 CCA Network Administrator
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dirk Blose [mailto:Dirk.Blose@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 2:03 PM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Explorer and Internet Browsing
>
>
> I will be publishing specific Web sites via Kiosk Mode but I
> don't want users to be able to browse from the Windows
> Explorer. I was hoping there was some DLL required or
> something that I could block individually.
>
> Dirk Blose, MCSE, CCA
> Lead Technical Analyst
> (919) 765-4791
> dirk.blose@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> >>> gareese@xxxxxxxxx 10/19/04 01:56PM >>>
> you could force in a non-existent proxy server address in the
> settings.
>
> Greg
>
>
> On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:30:51 -0400, Dirk Blose <dirk.blose@xxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > I don't want it to remove the Menu bar or address bar, just stop it
> from allowing them to go from Files stuff to web browsing.
> >
> > Dirk Blose, MCSE, CCA
> > Lead Technical Analyst
> > (919) 765-4791
> > dirk.blose@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > >>> CMSchneider@xxxxxxxxx 10/19/04 01:24PM >>>
> >
> >
> > Kiosk mode.
> >
> > "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" -k [path]
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dirk Blose [mailto:Dirk.Blose@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 12:17 PM
> > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [THIN] Explorer and Internet Browsing
> >
> > Here's a question for anyone. We publish Windows Explorer pointing
> to
> the
> > User's Network Home drive H:. This works quite well but something
> occurred
> > to me that I need help with. Once Explorer is open any User can
> enter
> a URL
> > in the address bar and they can browse via the Explorer Window. Does
> any
> > know of a way to block this behavior?
> >
> > Dirk Blose, MCSE, CCA
> > Lead Technical Analyst
> > (919) 765-4791
> > dirk.blose@xxxxxxxxxx
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