Re: [IUG] Firefox and Public Computers

["Maxwell Savor" <systech at krls dot org>]

Thank You for the links.  

I'm looking to build new version of our catalog machines as well as
interested in this thread for our public access systems.  We use Internet
Explorer currently because it integrates so well with Windows Steady State.
Is there an advantage to using Fire Fox or having both available?  Our
current set up is very easy to train staff to work with because everything
is done from one interface. Wouldn't this just require both IE and Firefox
to be locked down?  I'm fairly new so please forgive all my questions.

Maxwell Savor

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[mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of Josh Stompro
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 11:09 AM
To: Webmaster; IUG INNOPAC List
Subject: Re: [IUG] Firefox and Public Computers

We use firefox on all our public computers.

Here are a couple projects that help lock down firefox.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/firefoxadm
http://www.frontmotion.com/Firefox/index.htm

This is what we currently do to lock the proxy settings.


      Proxy Settings

*New Version*

    *
      references
          o
 
http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Automatic_Mozilla_Configurator:Locked_c
onfig_settings
          o
 
http://www.mozilla.org/catalog/end-user/customizing/briefprefs.html

    *
      Create new perfs file file
          o
            C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\greprefs\AAlocal-settings.js
          o
            Contents

// SYNTAX HINTS:  dashes are delimiters.  Use underscores instead.
//  The first character after a period must be alphabetic.

pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0);
pref("general.config.filename", "mozilla.cfg");

    *
      Create new config file
          o
            C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\mozilla.cfg
          o
            Contents

//BEGIN CE Prefs
lockPref("network.proxy.autoconfig_url",
"http://autoproxy.example.com/?branch=MH&computer=mh-280-pub";);
lockPref("network.proxy.type", 2);
lockPref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://www.larl.org";);

    *
      This should survive an upgrade.
    *
      Tested upgrading from 1.5.11 to 1.5.12 and 1.5.12 to 2.0.6 and it
      worked great.
    *
      Create a shortcut to C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\mozilla.cfg
      on the exec desktop.



Webmaster wrote:
> Is anybody using Firefox on their public Internet use computers?
> How are you securing it, i.e., blocking bad sites, preventing changes,
etc?
>
> I want to investigate getting rid of IE and OneSite (site blocker) as they
are often hanging.
>
> Tom Kolakowski
> Copiague Library
> Copiague NY
>
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