IE6: how to restrict acces to all sites but those allowed?

[Guest]

Hello,
It appeared that going to Tools\Internet
Options\content(TAB)\enable\approved sites and then listing a site as
approved would
disallow all others. Apparently this is not the case, that I must list
each
and every website that I want to refuse access to.
Is there a way to restrict access to ALL websites EXCEPT two or three, and
without having to list every other website in the world as "restricted"?

This is very important. I am a network admin and there are machines using a
third-party, mission critical app that requires ADMIN logon priviliges to
use.
And these workstations need to access about three website for business
purposes.

If this is not doable in IE 6, what about IE7? If not, then please just say
so. I'm not looking for solutions outside of MS products.

-Zuke

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

Not doable.

See my previous reply.

| Hello,
| It appeared that going to Tools\Internet
| Options\content(TAB)\enable\approved sites and then listing a site as
| approved would
| disallow all others. Apparently this is not the case, that I must list
| each
| and every website that I want to refuse access to.
| Is there a way to restrict access to ALL websites EXCEPT two or three, and
| without having to list every other website in the world as "restricted"?
|
| This is very important. I am a network admin and there are machines using
a
| third-party, mission critical app that requires ADMIN logon priviliges to
| use.
| And these workstations need to access about three website for business
| purposes.
|
| If this is not doable in IE 6, what about IE7? If not, then please just
say
| so. I'm not looking for solutions outside of MS products.
|
| -Zuke

 

[Guest]

Hi,
This will use IE's Content Advisor:
267930 - How to Configure Internet Explorer 5.x to Block Access to All But
Approved Internet Sites:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=267930

Posted by Ed Vernau on 3/28/2006

I tested it and it worked.

It appears doable.

-Zuke

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

....and it's easily circumvented if a user wants to.

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
As Tom wrote, it's not that difficult to circumvent the IE Content Advisor
if the user knows how to use a search engine and has access to the registry.
A very clear company policy regarding computer use would help. Can a user
have Admin privileges but not have access to REGEDIT?

Can you block other sites with your firewall?

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

Don: He posted the same question in another newsgroup, and I advised him
about the firewall.

Tom

Hi,
As Tom wrote, it's not that difficult to circumvent the IE Content Advisor
if the user knows how to use a search engine and has access to the
registry.
A very clear company policy regarding computer use would help. Can a user
have Admin privileges but not have access to REGEDIT?

Can you block other sites with your firewall?

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

Hi,
This will use IE's Content Advisor:
267930 - How to Configure Internet Explorer 5.x to Block Access to All
But
Approved Internet Sites:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=267930

Posted by Ed Vernau on 3/28/2006

I tested it and it worked.

It appears doable.

-Zuke