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 Also if you go to <br />
&nbsp; <a href="http://surlcontrol.com" rel="ugc">http://surlcontrol.com</a><br />
&nbsp;and download &quot;&nbsp;Webfilter&quot; <br />
with that you can actually specify what sites they can go to as well as prevent downloading<br />
and allot of other things / including porn....<br />
<br />
&nbsp; and win xp pro or 200 pro would deffently be good choised in OS'es<br />

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Also if you go to
  http://surlcontrol.com [http://surlcontrol.com]
 and download " Webfilter"
with that you can actually specify what sites they can go to as well as prevent downloading
and allot of other things / including porn....

  and win xp pro or 200 pro would deffently be good choised in OS'es


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Something else you could do is run terminal services on a 2000 server with all the software you want and then just distribute &quot;thin clients&quot; that all connect to the server for resources. &nbsp;It is a perfect way to control what all users do from a central point ;-)<br />
<br />
Hope this helps!<br />
D
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Something else you could do is run terminal services on a 2000 server with all the software you want and then just distribute "thin clients" that all connect to the server for resources.  It is a perfect way to control what all users do from a central point ;-)

Hope this helps!
D

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Hi all, hope someone has time to answer my query - muchly appreciated.<br />
<br />
More than just a technical issue, rather need some advice on best software and practices to use for the following circumstance:<br />
<br />
A network exists at a library for all staff and customers. Staff need all rights and customers need to have limited access to the computer system and internet.<br />
<br />
What is the best O/S for such a task (stability and the best security restrictions etc) and in turn what software is recommended for setting up a proxy to prevent porn and the like?<br />
<br />
Any advice very appreciated!<br />
<br />
Many thanks<br />
Keir
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Hi all, hope someone has time to answer my query - muchly appreciated.

More than just a technical issue, rather need some advice on best software and practices to use for the following circumstance:

A network exists at a library for all staff and customers. Staff need all rights and customers need to have limited access to the computer system and internet.

What is the best O/S for such a task (stability and the best security restrictions etc) and in turn what software is recommended for setting up a proxy to prevent porn and the like?

Any advice very appreciated!

Many thanks
Keir

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