Re: How does one block Yahoo Instant Messenger?

[Carlos . Moran]

I don't think it can be as easy as blocking TCP ports, because it can use HTTP.
I see it connecting to port 80 on es2.yahoo.com [204.71.200.59], es7.yahoo.com
[204.71.201.128],  p7.msg.yahoo.com [204.71.202.138], and there are surely more
servers.

It may be easier to look at the logs with a specially written program that, say,
looks for yahoo.com and somehow filters www.yahoo.com and mail.yahoo.com and all
of its variants, and then finger the timewasters.

Carlos Mor�n





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We're having a problem with our employees wasting time on Yahoo Instant
Messenger.  I'd love to nip this problem in the bud before it gets really out of
hand.  Can anyone give me some tips on how to block this thing out?  Stuff like
IP ports?
Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks,
Cooper

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