Re: (Fwd) Porn and Public Access - Tx Telecom Jrnl (fwd)

[Laurie Blakley <lauriean@u.washington.edu>]

That does sound like a sensible solution.  I was thinking more broadly, of
things that could be done in a more public type of setting. YOUr way makes
the most sense for a population that doesn't include children very often.

Laurie


On Wed, 9 Apr 1997, Kirsten Tozer wrote:

> I should have mentioned that we found a solution to this problem that has
> worked rather well.  Our systems technician set the netscape window to
> automatically reset to the library homepage after 4 minutes of idling.  A
> little notification box appears with a 10 second countdown and an
> explanation of what will happen.  If the cancel button isn't clicked, the
> screen resets.
> Because we are a university, it is assumed that users are over 18 (yes, we
> do get younger kids in, but not enough to cause policy to be made) and no
> restriction is put on what our patrons view.  
> Kirsten Tozer
> Documents Librarian
> Central Washington University
> tozerk@cwu.edu
> 
> 	"...in the Nichtian glossery which purveys aprioric roots for
> aposteriorious tongues this is nat language in any sinse of the world..."
> 			(Finnegans Wake  83.10-12)