Tic-Tech: AOL Tunnels Will Be Blocked

From: Paul Floyd (hfloyd@home.com)
Date: Sat Jan 06 2001 - 20:43:20 PST

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    --- TIC-TECH message:
    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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