[Year 12 IPM] usb memory sticks

[Andrew Shortell]

The software is built into windows. Your M.S.C.E. sys admin should know
exactly where it is. It is the same concept as setting the permissions
on their home directories so that they cannot run exe

(we have booklisted them also)

Andrew Shortell
Braemar College
 
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au]
On
> Behalf Of Mark Kelly
> Sent: Monday, 4 December 2006 10:37 AM
> To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
> Teachers'Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IPM] usb memory sticks
> 
> We just put them on our booklist!  We took floppy disks and CD drives
> out of all our new classroom PCs, kids need something bigger than what
> email can manage.
> 
> There is software that can stop certain EXEs running - even on memory
> sticks.
> 
> Kerrie A Hammond wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Our network manager has encountered a number of problems with
student
> > memory sticks ruining computers. He wants to ban memory sticks. I
was
> > wondering if any list members had any policy relevant to this issue.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Kerrie Hammond
> > Trinity College Colac
> 
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