wrote:
> I am trying to conserve bandwidth, so deleting downloads on log-off doesn't
> really help, but great to know if I do need that option.
>
So as I read this thread, I find myself wondering if we're unusual at MPH
for *not* worrying about bandwidth, and *not* trying to prevent students
from downloading files. And now that I think about it, a fair number of us
wouldn't be able to function if the ability to download were turned off. So
many of us email files back and forth between home and school, or expect our
students to email their assignments to us (be they in Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, or a PDF).
In fact, the fact that file downloading except through the desktop version
of Outlook in our Citrix environment has been a huge problem for students
who have sent their homework to their AOL or other email addresses, only to
find out that downloading wasn't allowed, and they had to forward it over to
their other email address. I don't know how this has worked out since we've
been trying to migrate everyone over to using OWA.
And in the case of our Citrix environment, downloading was disabled to
prevent people from inadvertently downloading some virus, spyware, or Trojan
that would take down the entire system (usually by installing some new
toolbar). We haven't had this issue with our Macs.
--
keg
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Keith E Gatling - Computer Instructor
Manlius Pebble Hill School
5300 Jamesville Rd
DeWitt, NY 13214
315.446.2452
http://www.gatling.us/keith
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