Re: Tracking Websites with GP?

From: Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP] (cwshultz_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/28/04


Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 10:12:13 -0400

Sam,

This is what ISA 2000 does well!

I am not sure how you would do this via GPO. But this is just off the top
of my head.

HTH,

Cary

"Sam Manzella" <sjmanzella@hawainc.com> wrote in message
news:Ob7I7VMpEHA.3592@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Hello, not sure if this is even possible, but I was asked to find out if
> there is a way to check how users use the Internet at out company. I'm
> looking for an easy solution hopefully. It would even be sufficient to
check
> the History folder occasionally once the user logs off, but most everyone
is
> in the "good habit" of cleaning their tracks before logging off.
>
> Is there a way (with Group Policy) to prevent users delete their own
cookies
> and history before logging off, so we could check their folders once the
> users have logged off if needed?
>
> I'm aware that I could access their active (local) folders across the
> network, but I'm just looking for a reliable way to do this once they are
> gone, and be able to grab their entire history in case they clear it
several
> times a day.
>
> I hate to be the bad guy at work, but I suppose that's my job. We do state
> in out company manual that email and internet is to be used for company
> business only, and that we can monitor things as needed (the wording is
> better, but it's stated)
>
> I'm evaluating "Websense", and it seems nice, but probably overkill for
what
> we're looking for.
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Sam
>
>



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