Re: Restrict websites for some users only

From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 11/30/04 

Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 19:39:58 -0500

Laurent wrote:
> On a given Win XP Pro machine on a peer-to-peer network (no server or
> proxy), I have six users accounts. I would like two of these accounts
> (with admin privileges) to have unrestricted access to any website,
> but the four remaining ones (with limited privileges) to have
> restricted access to only websites I will specifically preauthorize,
> just a handful.
>
> My router filtering feature is a all-or-nothing solution for all the
> network, not something I want. Same with a number of software-based
> solutions I found, including configuration of hosts file. Other
> solutions I found require commercial softwares that do not support
> multiaccount Windows installation.
>
> Configuration of Internet Explorer is not an avenue as it is not the
> browser used on that machine.
>
> I would preferably need a free solution.
>
> Any advice or link welcomed
>
> Thank you !

Won't be easy without a proxy server, sorry. I can't think of any way to do
this natively.

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