A properly designed anti-virus scheme will have e-mail virus protection software on the e-mail servers AND on the client. Plus, there ae way more worms and virii in a corporate based, Outlook/Exchange mail system than any web-based e-mail service. The worms are getting so bad, when they attack, they are causing instability in the core routers of the internet and BGP.
""Chuck Church"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > There's really two reasons to block access to these services. Managers > don't want their employees wasting time, but the more important reason is > network security. If you're providing email accounts for employees, what's > the need to access Hotmail, etc? By doing so, they're bypassing your email > virus scanning capabilities. That's how my company got stung with Nimda. > Most companies already have a policy for computer use. Usually it's > something along the lines of 'business use only'. Accessing your > home/personal email account at work usually isn't business related. Now if > I can just figure out how to block Media Player using NBAR... > > Chuck > > > What is the purpose of giving users access to the Internet when you will > > be blocking even the hotmail for them? Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=31130&t=31107 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
