Re: how to block AIMEXPRESS in a domain

From: Karl Levinson [x y] mvp (levinson_k@despammed.com)
Date: 01/31/03 

From: "Karl Levinson [x y] mvp" <levinson_k@despammed.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 14:45:34 -0500

I'd first want to block it using a firewall. Not only do you have to block
the ports commonly used by AIM, but because it can also use TCP 80 and other
common ports, you also have to block any and all access to their logon
server IP addresses. Search www.google.com for something like "block aim
firewall tcp" and you'll find many pages explaining which IP address ranges
and ports to block.

<cweir@lcwconsulting.us> wrote in message
news:3Sz_9.475614$FT6.97052633@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net...
> i have a corp domain that uses messeber 4.7 threw exchange. i have
> sucessfully gotten AIM anf yahoo messenger off the domain threw group
> policy, but how to block AIMEXPRESS in a domain? easily without reconfgure
> each workstation IE settings, is there anything in domain group policy?
tia
>
> cweir@southernstarmortgage.com 

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