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by gbrussow

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The company that I work for has got Windows Small Business 2003 R2 Premium Edition with ISA server installed. Currently we have users that are abusing the Internet, how can a person set ISA from blocking the users from going to different sites? Can a person use ISA to block users from downloading content from the internet, like music and videos? Can a person set up limits in ISA that allows the users a certain amount of data transfer per month?

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by robo_dev

you can install an add-on product to ISA to do what you want:

You have two options, add an add-on, or use another proxy:

add-ons:

WebSense SurfControl add-in for ISA
http://www.websense.com/content/Products.aspx

other add-ons:
http://www.isaserver.org/software/ISA/Content-Security/

Or you can deploy an alternate proxy such as BlueCoat, WebSense, or even Squid.

I'm not a fan of ISA. My recommendation is to use an appliance like a BlueCoat Proxy SG. Appliances like this are not cheap, but they just....work.

Putting add-ons on ISA is like trying to convert a Honda Civic into a F1 racer....you can drop in a big engine and put on some fat tires, but in the end it's still a Honda Civic.

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