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Susan,
My computers are all older MACs. This year they are almost worthless. When
the students bring up Internet sites, they crash almost immediately. The
OPAC still works.
Hazelynne
hfloyd@home.com
Madrona
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sue Weiss" <weisss@halcyon.com>
To: <TIC-TECH@tic.ssd.k12.wa.us>
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 10:34 AM
Subject: Tic-Tech: AOL Tunnels Will Be Blocked
> --- TIC-TECH message:
> Wes
>
> I've lost track of what school library computers (OPACs) are out there. I
> know with our original purchase 6+ years ago with Netscape 2 or 3 that we
> were not able to access some databases.
>
> SPL and KCLS have gone to web based catalogs, if your computer can handle
> them. I notice that KCLS says you need IE 4.0 or higher to use the webpac
> catalog and apologizes to older Mac users if they are unable to use the
> webpac. KCLS and SPL still offer a telnet connection to those people.
KCLS
> is working with their vendor on being accessible be older computers.
>
> Can another librarian give their current experience from older computers?
>
> --
> Sue Weiss
> Librarian
> Ballard High School
> 206-252-1121, fax 206-252-1001
> sweiss@seattleschools.org
>
> on 1/4/01 10:25 PM, Wes Felty at wfelty@gte.net wrote:
>
> > --- TIC-TECH message:
> > I would love to remove Telnet from all of our computers. But, at least
in
> > the past, there were some Telnet services at the King County Libraries
that
> > was needed for at least the Library computers (OPACs). Has that been
> > transferred over to HTTP?
> >
> > -Wes
> > wfelty@gte.net
> >
> > At 04:15 PM 01/04/2001 -0800, you wrote:
> >> --- TIC-TECH message:
> >> Hi Judy,
> >>
> >> Does this mean that students cannot access their AOL email via the web?
> >>
> >> If so, I'm in favor of blocking AOL. It's a major hassle for us.
> >>
> >> Sue
> >> weisss@halcyon.com
> >>
> >> on 1/4/01 12:15 PM, McNamee, Judy at JMCNAMEE@seattleschools.org wrote:
> >>
> >>> --- TIC-TECH message:
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> Effective immediately, AOL tunnels through the district's firewall
will be
> >>> blocked. The reason for the block is that the tunnels represent a
severe
> >>> security risk, essentially bypassing all security provided by the
district
> >>> firewall and opening district computers to unrestricted access from
> > outside.
> >>>
> >>> Blocking of AOL tunneling means that AOL clients cannot be used inside
the
> >>> district network.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Judy
> >>>
> >>> ------------------------------------------------------
> >>> Judy McNamee
> >>> Manager, Computer Operations
> >>> Seattle Public Schools
> >>> Voice: 206-252-0306
> >>> Fax: 206-252-0301
> >>> jmcnamee@seattleschools.org
> >>> -------------------------------------------------------
> >>>
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