Re: Security v. Privacy (was Re: Is there anything that actually gets users to fix their computers?)

Sean Donelan [05/10/03 16:49 -0400]:

There are some differences between private networks and public networks. In a company, the company is the "owner" of the PCs and employees (in the

Very true - and that was the context I mentioned this in.

So from an ISPs point of view, is there a way for the ISP to quickly tell the customer if the particular computer is fixed without unduly

Isolate his IP and have all outbound http redirected to a page that says "please call [escalated tech support number]" to get this fixed. Seems to be the only reasonably foolproof way. -- srs (postmaster|suresh)@outblaze.com // gpg : EDEDEFB9 Manager, Outblaze.Com Antispam and Security Operations