Yeah, especially when it’s from senior managers who think they are tech-savvy and don’t bother to talk to I.T.. One time our CFO negotiated with a vendor to replace an MFP with a large color copier/printer/scanner/fax. I found out when I got a call telling me that “the printer is here, please hook it up.”. It never worked right and we ended up replacing it (that CFO was gone) with something that met our specs and requirements.
Regards, Hank Arnold My Blog: <http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/personal-pc-assistant/> http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/personal-pc-assistant/ Twitter: @Hank_PCDoc Facebook: <https://www.facebook.com/hank.arnold.96> https://www.facebook.com/hank.arnold.96 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Daniel Chenault Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 9:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] email access only - urgent Do cha just love it when the user suggests the solution? Then you have to unravel the actual business need and figure out the right solution without stepping on toes. On Jun 19, 2014, at 3:30, "Hank Arnold" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: I see it as my responsibility as I.T. and network administrator to respond to questionable requests and object when I disagree. Regards, Hank Arnold <image001.png> My Blog: <http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/personal-pc-assistant/> http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/personal-pc-assistant/ Twitter: @Hank_PCDoc Facebook: <https://www.facebook.com/hank.arnold.96> https://www.facebook.com/hank.arnold.96 From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Melvin Backus Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 12:00 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] email access only - urgent In which case I would ask if they need to be able to send email as a part of the requirement so that you can implement an appropriate solution and move forward accordingly. If they only need to receive email, the forward does that while “restricting them to only email access” as requested. :) You can also always go the route of restricting logins to a specific machine using the “Log On To” setting in AD and just pick a bogus machine name so that it doesn’t exist. I don’t believe that would stop them from accessing share data if they tried to map shares however. -- There are 10 kinds of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't. From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of J- P Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 11:57 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] email access only - urgent I don't make the decisions, they send a request I comply. _____ From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] email access only - urgent Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:47:54 +0000 That said, I have to question why they would want to continue providing access to email. If there is some reason this person might legitimately need to continue receiving these emails, I’d create a new contact and just forward email to whatever external address they choose rather than actively allowing them to continue full send/receive functionality. JMHO -- There are 10 kinds of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't. From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jake Gardner Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 11:43 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] email access only - urgent Our remote sessions are VPN controlled. Webmail access however is not. I would just remove the user from VPN permissions. Thanks, Jake Gardner IT Administrator 267-352-2020 Ext. 246 www.ttcdas.com <http://www.ttcdas.com/> From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of J- P Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 11:35 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [NTSysADM] email access only - urgent Hi all Got a strange request , a user will be leaving the company and they want him to ONLY have access to his exchange account, so no RDP, TS, desktop logons etc.. If this is possible, what is the EASIEST way to go about it? ***Teletronics Technology Corporation*** This e-mail is confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the addressee or authorized by the addressee to receive this e-mail, you may not disclose, copy, distribute, or use this e-mail. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail or by telephone at 267-352-2020 and destroy this message and any copies. Thank you. *******************************************************************
