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Old 01-10-2007, 10:03 PM   #1
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Filter file sharing


Hi all,
I've a problem where my server is misuse by another user. The server is an application server which is enable sharing function. But one of the user has misuse this capability where he/she was upload the porno movie and pictures into this file.
So how can i prevent this from happened again. Is there any solution to filter file type or whatever.

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Old 01-11-2007, 05:32 AM   #2
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I've a problem where my server is misuse by another user. The server is an application server which is enable sharing function.
How are files shared? Over FTP, HTTP whatever else?


But one of the user has misuse this capability where he/she was upload the porno movie and pictures into this file.
Images are file types, but pr0n is content classification. You could scan for "forbidden" file types like movies and images or size but then they could put them in one or more archives. You could scan for file archives but then they could rename them to something innocuous looking. You could work with a max file lifetime, quota and/or file accessability (anti-leech of Captcha stuff) but that could affect other users. Basic question to start with is: how is the stuff uploaded/shared?
 
Old 01-11-2007, 07:12 PM   #3
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The file is uploaded through ms-sharing. The sharing folder purposely for shared the application. But the user used that as a porno archiving system.. . So do you have any solution where we can filter the uploaded file, maybe filter by file type or extension, or maybe we need some monitoring software for that server
 
Old 01-12-2007, 07:46 AM   #4
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So do you have any solution where we can filter the uploaded file, maybe filter by file type or extension, or maybe we need some monitoring software for that server
Like I explained before pr0n is not something you filter for by file type or extension. A combo of a serious talking to or warning, enforcing quota and monitoring software looks like a good start to me.
 
  


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