Hello Bill,
We also use Public Web Browser to access databases on our
homework
computers, and although we currently have no Ebsco databases
we did hit a
similar problem with others recently. The problem seemed to
be caused by
automated javascript page referrals during the login
process. I used
SmartWhois to determine the necessary IP addresses
(http://www.
tamos.com/products/smartwhois/). They offer a free
trial and
the product can be purchased for $29.
Dale Irving
Information Systems Librarian
Middleborough Public Library
Middleboro, MA
dirving sailsinc.org
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Original Message
Message: 7
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:31:01 -0500
From: "Bill Teschek" <bteschekhampton.lib.nh.us>
Subject: [Web4lib] Ebscohost with Public Web Browser
To: web4libwebjunction.org
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We've just started having a problem accessing our Ebscohost
databases with
Public Web Browser. We use a white list to prevent people
from using the
general Internet on such computers, and until very recently
it has worked
fine.
Today, however, PWB is not allowing access to Ebsco
databases because it says
they are not a permitted site. Something at Ebscohost is
apparently trying to
load a page that we don't have in our white list. I called
the company and
they
say that they haven't changed a thing lately, but our
computers use Deep
Freeze
so we haven't changed a thing either. Is anyone else who
uses PWB seeing this
problem accessing Ebscohost?
If I could find a way to get a list of every page that is
trying to load when
we go to that site I could probably figure it out for
myself. Does anyone know
of a utility that will do this?
Bill Teschek
Assistant Director
Lane Memorial Library
2 Academy Ave.
Hampton, NH 03842
603.926.3368
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