Yah, you could make it so .torrent opens with some dump app that cant process it, but then he could simply right click and open with ...
-----Original Message----- From: Silvio L. Nisgoski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 2:43 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: blocking torrent files But in this case he could rename the file to whatever extension.... You need something network side. And, also, to have a serious talk with this person ( backed by management ) . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 5:23 PM Subject: RE: blocking torrent files > i was hoping for something like a software restriction policy that would not > even let him even open a .torrent file at all, regardless of the application > he's using. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Benjamin Zachary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 9:12 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: blocking torrent files > > Does your firewall allow to lock particular streams? I haven't had an issue > with .torrents yet, but if it has like application/x-mms or whatever I could > block it with GFI's ISA addin. > > Sounds like you will need something that inspects the packets like IPS or > IDS and then kill the packets. Or set to only allow one http connection > which would basically kill the torrent if its limited to one connection? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Ross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 3:41 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: blocking torrent files > > ok.. i have a user who i had to lock down rather tightly. i need to start > blocking his ability to access .torrent files. i know he can use stand alone > downloaders like utorrent that he doesnt need to install, and thus doesnt > need admin rights. i tested setting up a software restriction policy with a > path rule blocking *.torrent , but i could still open a torrent file. does > anyone have any suggestions? > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
