Re: Suggestions on site-blocking, on a per-login basis?

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Nice formatting, PCButts-head

Laura MS MVP wrote:
Try here
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=t&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4SUNA_enUS264US265&q=group+policy+management+tool--Stalking
is a CrimeStalking charges are serious andalmost every state now has a
strict stalking law.<foobar5@xxxxxxxx> wrote in
messagenews:d045745qmsq2djm2kcs3npe1i8piuum901@xxxxxxxxxx>I have a computer
in my house, XP, that is shared by two of my kids,> plus there's a guest
login for when we have people staying with us.>> I'm using the hosts file
to block access to web sites that my kids> waste too much of their time on
and that suffices nicely.>> However, a situation may be arising where I
might want my son (Tom) to> have access to some sites that I don't want my
daughter (Sue) to have> access to (both have separate logins on this
computer and neither> knows the other's password).>> So the hosts file
method (one hosts file per computer, used by all> logins) won't work. I
know that I could probably create a batch file> to swap the relevant hosts
file into place upon login, and that> wouldn't be too hard, but I'm
wondering if there's a better solution.>> My router (an ancient but "gets
the job done" Netgear model) only> allows per-computer blocking, not
per-login.>> Again, what I want is a good way ("good" means easy and free!)
to> allow me to block access to certain sites for Sue's login but not for>
Tom's.

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