Re: [Fed-Talk] iTunes banned from Army Network
Re: [Fed-Talk] iTunes banned from Army Network
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] iTunes banned from Army Network
- From: Dave Schroeder <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:32:22 -0500
On Oct 30, 2007, at 7:50 AM, Claiborne, Ronald MAJ MIL USA USAASC wrote:
My automation support contractor is telling me that iTunes has been
declared as unauthorized software here on the Ft. Monmouth network.
This
is despite the fact that the www.army.mil site as well as the Pentagon
site have direct links to Apple to download the software and both
sites
recommend its use.
I also understand that the CG in Korea uses it to provide podcasts to
the troops.
Is it the iTunes application itself that is prohibited, or the iTunes
Store that has been blocked?
If it's the store, keep in mind that the commercial iTunes store and
iTunes U (where a lot of academic and military content is) are on
completely different servers (phobos.apple.com vs deimos.apple.com,
respectively). If that's the case, military content providers should
begin using iTunes U to distribute content.
http://www.apple.com/education/itunesu/
If it's that iTunes itself has been declared unauthorized software, is
it primarily because of the commercial store? Are other media players
prohibited? If it's just local Ft. Monmouth policy, you could suggest
other alternatives to accomplish their goal, such as blocking the
commercial store at a network level instead of prohibiting iTunes
altogether. You could also point out exactly the things you did in
your email.
- Dave
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