Re: Do you block P2P ?

[Joel Rosenblatt <joel () COLUMBIA EDU>]

No, we do not block anything.

We have a protocol agnostic rate limit on commercial traffic - 1gig down, 400meg up - per hour - Internet2 is not 
restricted.

Thanks,
Joel Rosenblatt

Joel Rosenblatt, Manager Network & Computer Security
Columbia Information Security Office (CISO)
Columbia University, 612 W 115th Street, NY, NY 10025 / 212 854 3033
http://www.columbia.edu/~joel


--On Thursday, September 17, 2009 7:14 AM -0600 "Raymond, Jessica" <Jessica.Raymond () UNCO EDU> wrote:

> We tried at one point, but even some teachers were claiming they needed
> it.  I personally would like to be able to block it all.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
> [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Miller, Duke
> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 8:43 PM
> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Do you block P2P ?
>
> Mike -
>
> We rate limit downloads to something like 24k per user for P2P apps and
> Torrents. We do block all "upload" traffic from off campus sources. I've
> gotten 2 complaints this year ... and I've found a really nice way of
> saying "to bad ... so sad".
>
> DUKE
>
> H. Duke Miller, Network Services Manager
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> CPITC
>
> Agnes Scott College - 141 E. College Avenue - Decatur, GA 30030
> voice:  404 471-6318
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
> [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of mike corcoran
> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 3:12 PM
> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> Subject: [SECURITY] Do you block P2P ?
>
> How many of you block P2P on your campus?  If you do block it, how many
> complaints do you receive because of it?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
> --
> Mike Corcoran, Systems Security Engineer
> Wright State University, Information Security
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> http://www.wright.edu/security/
>
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Joel Rosenblatt, Manager Network & Computer Security
Columbia Information Security Office (CISO)
Columbia University, 612 W 115th Street, NY, NY 10025 / 212 854 3033
http://www.columbia.edu/~joel