[Year 12 IT Apps] Saving zip and exe files to network drive

[Mark Kelly]

We also ban EXEs and password-protected archives (and also BMP files, 
because of their size - if they really need uncompressed pix, they use 
uncompressed TIFF).

A ban on EXE is no problem with Game Maker or VB because they just 
re-compile when they need to play/run their proggy.  You don't need to 
make a VB executable for it to be runnable  :-)

As for the other suggestion I heard of renaming file types (e.g. EXE to 
JPG) - I tell kids that is one of the worst sins that will bring the 
MIGHTY WRATH of DOG upon their tender flesh and cause them to GNASH 
their teeth and REND their garments.  I have no wish to encourage 
stealth filetypes!

My 3.3 cents worth (my fee has risen 50% since last time)

Cheers

Mark

Meadows, Roslyn M wrote:
> Hi – our students cannot save zip, scr, vbs or exe files to their 
> H:drives (their storage space on the network)
> 
> Unfortunately this means
> 
>     * my students doing gamemaker cannot save the exe file created so
>       the game can be played,
>     * teaching visual basic is impossible,
>     * zip files cannot be created (for example I want them to create a
>       zip file of the folder that contains their website so that they
>       can submit the zip file to me)
> 
>  
> 
> Any of these files could be brought to school and accessed via a USB bar 
> – yet these files cannot be copied onto or created in their H:drive.
> 
>  
> 
> Unfortunately using USB’s for student file storage is a problem because 
> they leave them home, lose them, they cease to work etc so students lose 
> work if it is not backed up to their H:drive
> 
>  
> 
> Do other schools put these restrictions on students? I am told it is to 
> “protect the server”. I can’t see the difference between having these 
> files on a USB or in the H:drive. Am I going loopy here???
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Ros
> 
>  
> 
> 	
> 
> *Roslyn Meadows | Bentleigh Secondary College | 9579 1044 | 0412 614 062*
> 


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