Yeah. I have a "public" folder on the file server, but I don't want to start handing out VPN access for everyone in the company! There's a lot of users I wouldn't trust with that level of access, simply because they aren't highly computer literate!
John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Jon Harris [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 12:11 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Stupid user tricks! I use to have a Public Folders share on the file server for transfers of files. The users found it easier than emailing but then I had to maintain the VPN and start dealing with local ISP issues for the users. Jon On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 11:45 AM, John Hornbuckle <[email protected]> wrote: That sums up the problem nicely. It's not as easy to use other methods as it is to use e-mail. So we have three choices: 1. Make the other methods as easy as e-mail; 2. Make e-mail be able to better handle the transfer and storage of large files; 3. Make users use the other methods that aren't as easy as e-mail. Sysadmins are usually tempted by the third option, but options one and two are much better. The longer I've worked in IT, the more I've come to realize how often people end up serving technology rather than technology serving people. We've kind of gotten used to it, so sometimes we don't even realize that it's happening. From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 11:29 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Stupid user tricks! Same here. We have a nice shiny SFTP server with detailed yet easy to understand instructions to use it (they've used it in the past). It's just soooooo easy to hit "Send" though. NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the public and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to public disclosure. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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