Re: How to prevent users to copy files from the intranet

From: andy smart (anonymus_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/05/04


Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2004 11:03:38 +0100


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K. Lichter wrote:
| Hi,
| is there any way to prevent users to copy files stored on the server
| to local drives or removeable drives. The server can be netware
| server, linux server or W2K-server. The workstations are mostly W2K.
| The problem is that most users need to have local drives and local
| removeable drives like CD burner or USB drives to copy files they are
| allowed to copy. But there are some file the users have to use for
| their work (for example adress databases or others), so they have
| access rights to these files but they should not be able to copy them
| to other places.
|
| Is there maybee some software I can install within the servers OS or
| at the workstations to do this job?
|
| Every tip appreciated.
| Thank you
| Klemens
Prevnting them copying them to local drives will not solve your
'problem' - how about them emailing them offsite, or uploading them to
ftp etc etc.

Check out a thread called 'Disabling CD writing ability???' on
microsoft.public.windows.security. That had some good ideas
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