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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Sorry for this unrelated topic.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">My technician and I have reached the limit of our patience and knowledge with MSN Messenger and other messenger services.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Students are running rampant at our school (they use laptops) and we have tried some methods of blocking the program, such as firewall URL blocks and local computer policies. The local computer policy was the best until we discovered it blocked access from home as well.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">So back to the drawing board.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I would very much like to hear from laptop schools who have successfully blocked Messenger and other messenger services, if they exist.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">PS Please don't let this become a discussion on the virtues of laptops vs. desktops.</FONT>
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<BR><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">With Thanks</FONT></I>
<BR><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Michael Torsello</FONT></I>
<BR><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Director of Computing</FONT></I>
<BR><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">St Margaret's School, Berwick</FONT></I>
<BR><I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(03) 9703 8136</FONT></I>
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