RE: [cobalt-users] Restrict Internet Access / Monitor Outbound Email

[Rodolfo Paiz <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Anita,

Is the double-posting problem with Cobalt getting worse, or are you
reposting previous messages of yours? I could swear that, after a
discussion of this very subject, this is the very same thing you
posted two days ago. I also just saw this happen with another one
or two topics, so...

Constructive criticism: if you're not getting the answers you want,
or answers which satisfy you, then reposting the question exactly
will most likely not help you. Try to change the question, add detail
to it, include more things that might "help someone help you"...

Overpressure Release: ...because it's annoying to read the same
question *exactly* after having already made a sincere effort to
help. It also doesn't look like you're too actively involved in
searching for your solution or discovering anything new; it looks
more like you're asking and asking and waiting for someone to drop
a perfect answer in your lap, which...

Full Disclosure: ...is probably not the case, since I've seen
other posts of yours be quite constructive and detailed and you're
obviously fairly knowledgeable as well as willing to help others.

Just my $.02. And:

Suggestion: if you feel that a public lashing or correction is
necessary, continue the thread. If you just want to tell me off
or you (mistakenly) conclude that I'm chewing on you for the fun
of it, then please let's take the discussion to private email.
After all, I'm only trying to help, you're only trying to fix
your problem, and the rest of the world is only trying to keep
the signal/noise ratio as high as possible.

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Rodolfo J. Paiz
rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>



> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Anita Hayes
> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 9:24 AM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [cobalt-users] Restrict Internet Access / Monitor Outbound
> Email
>
>
> I have a client trying to win a Government Job.  In order to
> do this, they
> have to have certain security measures in place.
>
> 1)  They have to be able to monitor outbound email content
> for possible
> transmissions of confidential information.
>
> 2)  They have to be able to restrict internet access by user and/or
> workstation.
>
>
> This customer has a Cube 2;  ISDN access; Netopia ISDN
> Router;  NT4;  and
> they use IE and Outlook / Outlook Express.
>
> I thought I had restricted internet access at the desktop, but inbound
> emails with a url  or link in them still connects to the
> internet.  Also,
> Outlook
> Express has an internet search window beneath the inbox that
> I can't seem to
> remove.
>
> I think a proxy is called for in this situation.  Has anybody
> done this?
>
> I also need to account for outbound email monitoring, to be
> able to search
> contents for specific words, phrases, etc.
>
> Can this be done with a proxy?  Has anybody been forced to
> implement this?
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Anita
> ashayes@xxxxxxxxxx