Full Disclosure: RE: Blocking Music Sharing.

["Bryan K. Watson" <bwatson () nettracers com>]

MessageCheckpoint NG with Application Intelligence will look into the stream
and block applications like Kazaa.  This is their new product release level,
and they have radically changed their pricing and market focus...so don't
assume that they are unaffordable.  You can also set checkpoint to block
VPN's that try to use common ports to tunnel thru the firewall...like their
new vpn client can do now....kind of ironic that they can tunnel IPSEC thru
firewalls and they also developed the ability to block that in their own
firewall product.  I am configuring two of these here right now, and that is
one of the issues that the customer wants resolved.

-Bryan K. Watson
- bwatson () netTracers com
- www.netTracers.com
- www.bcnetworks.com

    From: Johnson, Mark
    To: full-disclosure () lists netsys com
    Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 9:37 AM
    Subject: [Full-disclosure] Blocking Music Sharing.


    Due to the legal issues, I am trying to block access to sites like Kazaa
and Limewire in the office.  If I am not mistaken, these networks can use
different ports each time, so there is no way to block it at the firewall.
Is this right?  And if so, what is the best way to block access to these
types of sites?

    Many thanks,
    Mark J.