What operating systems may be used with ComSifter?
ComSifter works at a protocol level (HTTP) and does not need to know or care about the type of OS. The OS does become a concern when CS-8 advanced filtering capabilities such as connecting a user to a filter come into play. To identify the user ComSifter CS-8 relies on secure authentication from the client workstation. Windows NT/2000/XP, Apple Mac OS X and Linux are able to provide this secure authentication. Windows 95/98/ME and MAC OS 7/8/9 are unable to provide secure authentication. As a result Comsift is unable to officially support Windows 95/98/ME or MAC OS 7/8/9. If you have a mixed environment that includes these unsupported Operating Systems Comsift suggests the following best practices. Option 1 Windows 95/98/ME. The identification program Comsift uses, IDENTD, should be executed from a file server or domain controller, that requires proper authentication. Do not load the IDENTD program from a local hard drive. Option 2 Do not use the IDENTD program on Windows 95/98/ME or M
