[windows2000] Re: Inappropriate files on homefolder-fileserver
- From: <gaw@xxxxxxx>
- To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 7:03:40 -0700
Instead of going through the hassle of trying to identify inappropriate file
why not just set disk qoutas - when a user complains about HD space review
their Home Folder
---- Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Angus Macdonald <> wrote on Monday, March 12, 2007 9:35 AM:
>
> By adding some users to a whitelist or some such?
>
> If Windows Server Datastorage can, there m ust be some other software that can
> do the same thing, right?
>
>
> > I can't think of a way you can automatically select only the inappropriate
> > files if legit files of the same type may be present as well. How could a
> > computer identify if one mp3 file is OK and another isn't?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu
> > Sent: 12 March 2007 08:28
> > To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [windows2000] Inappropriate files on homefolder-fileserver
> >
> >
> > Guys,
> >
> > This is a returning issue from time to time, with inappropriate files on
> > homefolder-fileservers. Is there a way to automatically scan for and delete
> > files like mp3, avi, clips of the same and such? It can't be too blunt, as
> > there are some appropriate files of the kind as well (see below).
> >
> > I know Windows Server Datastorage Edition does this, but what about for
> > regular Windows Server 2003? The datastorage version is not available for
> > retail so I feel I'm kinda left out in the cold on this...
> >
> > To make things worse, some of our lecturers use mp3- and avi-files for some
> > ppt-presentations.
> >
> > Any ideas on how to attack this? I'm rather irritated when the weekly backup
> > fails becuase the backup-server has run out of hd-space because there are
> > too
> > many avi-files backed up...
> >
> >
> > BW,
> >
> > Sorin
> >
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