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List:       kde-kiosk
Subject:    Re: [Kde-kiosk] Locking Down Non-KDE Applications
From:       Murray Trainer <mtrainer () central-data ! net>
Date:       2005-01-11 15:12:30
Message-ID: 41E3ECDE.50806 () central-data ! net
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>>The KDE Kiosk Tool is great for locking down KDE users from browsing
>>outside their home directory using Konqueror.  We also use the Firefox
>>web browser and Evolution e-mail program.   Unfortunately these programs
>>are not restricted by the Kiosk Tool and can browse anywhere when
>>opening local files or attaching files to e-mail.  Does anyone know any
>>way of locking down these applications too?
>>    
>>
>
>I have no idea how to lock down Evolution, but I'd say that it should be 
>possible now or in the very near future through Novell ZenWorks, given that 
>Evolution is also a Novell application.
>
>As for Firefox, the KDE toolset has no support for it, but firefox has its own 
>lockdown framework. Search this mailing list's archives for the following 
>recent threads:
>
>* [Kde-kiosk] Extra modules for kiosktools
>* [Kde-kiosk] Alt F4 disable
>  
>
Thanks for your help.  I thought it should be do-able with Firefox.  I 
will have a look at those threads. 

Regards

Murray
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