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Q171985: Limiting Access to Internet Content With RSACI Rating System

Article: Q171985
Product(s): The Microsoft Network
Version(s): 2.0,2.5,2.51,2.52,2.6,3.0,3.01,3.02,4.0,4.01,4.01 Service Pack 1,4.01 Service Pack 2,5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbtool
Last Modified: 08-APR-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- The Microsoft Network versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.51, 2.52, 2.6 
- Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.01 Service Pack 2, 5, 5.01, 5.01 Service Pack 1, 5.5, 5.5 Service Pack 1 for Windows 98 
- Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1, 4.01 Service Pack 2, 5, 5.01, 5.01 Service Pack 1, 5.5, 5.5 Service Pack 1 for Windows 95 
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5 Service Pack 1 for Windows Millennium Edition 
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition 
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000 
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 
- Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01, 5.01 Service Pack 1, 5.5, 5.5 Service Pack 1 for Windows 98 Second Edition 
- Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01 Service Pack 1, 5.5, 5.5 Service Pack 1 for Windows 2000 
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SUMMARY
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MSN Internet Access offers the RSACI (Recreational Software Advisory Council)
rating system. You can use the RSACI rating system to decide which MSN
programming is suitable for viewing, just as you would use movie ratings to
decide which movies are suitable for viewing.
NOTE: MSN Internet Access uses Internet Explorer's Content Advisor for managing
ratings. Content Advisor settings apply to all users on the local machine and
cannot be changed by users who are not administrators on the local machine
(Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 only). You cannot create different Content
Advisor settings for different users on the same machine.

MORE INFORMATION
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To limit the content that users of your computer are allowed to view on MSN and
the Internet, follow these steps

1. Click View on the Internet Explorer menu bar, click Internet Options, and
  then click the Content tab.

  NOTE: For Internet Explorer 5.0, click Tools, Internet Options, and then the
  Content tab.

2. In the Content Advisor section, click Enable.

3. Think of a password you will easily remember and type it in the Password box,
  retype it in the Confirm Password box, and then click OK.

4. On the Ratings tab, click Language, and then use the Rating slide bar to
  choose the type of content you want to restrict.

5. Repeat for the other 3 categories, then click OK.

Once you've set your initial ratings, you can change them at any time by simply
clicking the Settings button on the Content tab of Internet Options.

You can turn off Content Advisor at any time by following steps 1-3 above, then
clicking the Disable button. You will need to type in your Supervisor Password
then click OK to complete the process.

Click the following links for more information on RSAC, content ratings, and
online security:

  RSACI Home Page

  Using Ratings

  Parental Controls Press Release

  PICS Home Page

  Cyber Patrol Home Page

If the password has been forgotten or is unknown, please see Q155609 "Cannot
Remove a Forgotten Internet Explorer Ratings Password" for information on
resetting this password.

NOTE: Although all MSN created content is rated, many sites on the Internet have
not yet been rated. To view Internet content that has not been rated, use the
following steps:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Internet Options and click the Content tab.

3. Click Settings, type your supervisor password and click OK.

4. On the General tab, click the Users can see sites which have no ratings check
  box to select it. Otherwise, you need to type your supervisor password each
  time you attempt to view unrated content.

5. Click OK until you return to Control Panel.


Additional query words: rsaci restrict limit 2.50 2.60 5.00

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Version           : :2.0,2.5,2.51,2.52,2.6,3.0,3.01,3.02,4.0,4.01,4.01 Service Pack 1,4.01 Service Pack 2,5,5.01,5.01 Service Pack 1,5.5,5.5 Service Pack 1
Issue type        : kbprb

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