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HI,
I AM HAVING A PROBLEM IN ISA SERVER 2006. I WANT TO DENY THE USERS FOR WATCHING THE ONLINE MOVIES OVER THE INTERNET AND ALSO CANNOT BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD FILES WHICH ARE MORE THAN 10 MB.
( WITHOUT ANY SOFTWARE LIKE BANDWIDTH SPLITTER ETC ETC )
REPLY WILL BE APPRECIATED.

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Short, practical plan for ’s ISA Server 2006 goal (deny online movies / stop downloads >10 MB).

ISA can block HTTP/FTP video by content type and by site, and it can block non‑HTTP streaming protocols with firewall/protocol rules — so start there rather than client GPOs. Use a Site & Content rule that denies a Video content group (create a content group that lists common video MIME types and extensions such as video/mp4, video/quicktime and .mp4, .avi, .wmv, .flv, .mov, .mpg), then apply that rule to your internal network or user group. Content groups and Site & Content rules are configured in the ISA Management console (Toolbox → Content Types / Firewall Policy). (scribd.com)

Also create protocol/port deny rules for streaming protocols so players can’t fall back to native streams: block RTSP (default port 554), RTMP (1935), and MMS (1755) at the protocol element level or by creating custom protocol rules and denying them outbound. Note that many players will attempt RTSP/MMS/RTMP first and then HTTP if blocked — so combine protocol denies with the content‑type rule. (datatracker.ietf.org)

Regarding the “>10 MB” requirement: Group Policy does not provide a universal per‑download size cutoff for arbitrary HTTP/HTTPS traffic (GPO can control BITS jobs or IE policy behaviors but not a generic download‑size deny). ISA 2006 does not offer a built‑in “deny if response > X MB” rule. To enforce absolute per‑user/download quotas you’ll need a quota/plugin or a proxy appliance (examples used with ISA include third‑party add‑ons such as TrafficQuota, or full web‑filter appliances like WebMarshal / Blue Coat). If third‑party installs are not allowed, use a combination of content‑type denies, domain/URL blocks (YouTube, Vimeo, known streaming CDNs), and bandwidth priorities to limit impact. (scribd.com)

Quick troubleshooting tips: enable ISA Web Proxy/firewall logging and test with a small user group, watch which protocol and MIME type each streaming site uses, and iterate rules. Remember content‑type filtering won’t work for HTTPS unless you deploy SSL inspection or block the domains by name. (scribd.com)

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BTW, please stop SHOUTING! Bad netiquete.

Usually, this sort of situation is done via firewall rules. You don't mention what you are using for a firewall - hardware (make/model), server software (what program/service), what? Without more information, there isn't much we can tell you that may work in your environment.

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I think one approach is setting a group policy affecting that user, that will limit user's download to 10MB (there is one, just set it). What server are you using? 2006??? Give details.

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