TSGL: Block IMs ? 'Whisperer'

[EDLYNN]

Whisperer -

NetNancy seems to be about Vista  filtering, not XPPro and the problem 
caused by teenager misuse of IMs.

Thanks anyway.

ED


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "The Computer Whisperer" <justin at whisperer.com.au>
To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 12:15 AM
Subject: Re: TSGL: Block IMs ?


> NetNanny or similar?
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> On 09/07/07, EDLYNN <edlynn at the-beach.net> wrote:
>>
>> The machine is a Micro, OS=XPPro  SP2. Internet connection is DSL via
>> AT&T.
>>
>> Is there a "script" or  program that will prevent IMs from interrupting a
>> teenagers necessary pursuit of internet information?
>>
>> Problem is that the teenager welcomes the conversations with her
>> friends.  After removal of AOL by parents, TAs welcome AOL  aboard again.
>>
>> The TAs don't  even have to have AOL on the machines. Their cellphones do
>> text messaging that is sent to their 'buddies' on open computers.
>>
>> This multi-tasking is not really that bad if the TA can handle it,  but a
>> genuine 'stumbler' for the TA who wants to be distracted and not do the
>> responsible school work.
>>
>> Unfortunately the parents cannot, discontinue the Internet, as  it is
>> needed for their work at home. The parents use IM that is shunted to 
>> their
>> home from their office.
>>
>> Is this a "give - up" situation, or can someone write a script to 
>> disallow
>> all IMs, regardless of the source, except for a special password for the
>> parents???
>>
>> ED
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