Ravi Kumar wrote: > Hi, > I am in sort of stupid project. As my company doesn't allow Y! messenger > just to be following ISO standards, which says 'external chat software and > file-sharing software should not be allowed in corporate, as it would leak > the private documents". > ANd i agree that for certain limit. Private documents are the sole property > of company. > BUt since the new client has asked to provide Y! messenger to everyone > working on their project, so they and onsite people can have better > communication, it is now a problem. The company has provided that, but now > asked me if I can get to disable the File-Transfer and Chat-Room features in > it. THe highest priority is to disable the File-Transfer features. > > I searched Internet, and came up with no easy and quick solution. (** GRR, > Y! should have a feature to restrict)**. > > I came up with some faint solution. Here are those: > Edit the source of Pigdin, disable File-Sharing/Transfer feature. But since > its in C/C++, a major problem for us. People here are specialized in Java, > Dot.NET. Myself in Opensource Techs, and somehow Python (which I know less, > but like most). So development/editing in C++ is challenger/. > > The second idea is to develop own Web-based MEssenger something like Meebo > (we can't use Meebo as it is restricted and also it has the file-sharing > feature). We can use the same nice library libpurple, but since there is no > python binding for it, it again is a sort of problem for me. > > The third idea is to edit the Y! messenger binary, find the port it uses for > the transfer (80) and restrict it. > > But none of these satisfies me. I am still looking for some better idea, > therefore I put the problem infront of you. > Suggest me your creative and better idea,. Also, if someone can suggest me > solution around python, it would be great. > Deploying latest breed of UTM appliance at gateway is an ideal solution.
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