INTRODUCTORY SECTION CHAPTER 2: LOGGING AND BLOCKING
28 8E6 TECHNOLOGIES, PROXYBLOCKER USER GUIDE

Using IM and P2P

To solely log IM and/or P2P user activity, the Pattern
Blocking setting needs to be enabled in the Filter window.
To additionally block specified groups and/or users from
using components and features of IM and/or P2P, settings
need to be made in the Group section of the Administrator
console.
If applying 8e6’s supplied IM and/or P2P library category to
an entity’s profile, all IM and/or P2P services included in that
category will be blocked.
NOTE: If IM and/or P2P was set up to be blocked while a user’s
IM and/or P2P session was in progress, the user will not be
blocked from using that service until he/she logs off the server
and back on again.

Block IM, P2P for All Users

Block IM for All Users

To block IM for all users on the network:
the Pattern Blocking option in the Filter window must be
activated
the global filtering profile must have both CHAT and
specified individual Instant Messaging library categories
(such as IMGEN, IMGCHAT, IMGTALK, ICQAIM,
IMMSN, IMMYSP, and/or IMYAHOO) set up to be
blocked
the minimum filtering level profile must have both CHAT
and specified individual Instant Messaging library cate-
gories set up to be blocked.