[Encore] @URL security

[paul]

Thanks for putting it into context Peter.

Paul
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Whitehouse" <pwhitehouse at optusnet.com.au>
To: <Encore at encore-consortium.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 3:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Encore] @URL security


>I had no option but to dis enable @url functionality to all but wiz in my 
>MOO for a bunch of reasons.
>
> In a School environment (years 5-12) I found some kids were popping really 
> inappropriate pages onto other's screens, sometimes just as teachers were 
> near them for the obvious carnage that followed - this sort of nonsense is 
> sadly unavoidable and, whilst tracking the culprit is possible, it is a 
> pain in the neck, especially if the kid has changed their username.
>
> The _worst_ instance of this happened when I was demonstrating a moo 
> district at another school, looking at language education applications 
> when a student back at my own school entered my room, popped a porn page 
> and logged out.
>
> Hilarity ensured ... not.
>
> I would _like_ to use @url but cannot rely on my users not using to 
> inappropriately - mopping up the mess afterwards is the sort of witch-hunt 
> I can well do without.
>
> regards,
>
> Peter R Whitehouse *
> (AKA wOnKo)
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