I did not hand it out access only those using company laptops got VPN with one exception and that person brought in their machine for me to set up and understood if they messed with anything or let anyone else use the machine while the VPN was installed I would kill their access and it would not be returned until they were on a company laptop. The user used it to their advantage and ALL issues with their machine were brought to me for resolution. I have to say that user at least only had issues that truely were unique issues and I learned a lot by fixing them.
Jon On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 12:14 PM, John Aldrich <[email protected] > wrote: > 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! > > > > [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-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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