A VPN could be a stopgap while you figure something else out, but yes I agree they are a pain for patrons. Plus from a security standpoint I wouldn't want patrons VPNing into my network, too many holes.

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> On Jan 28, 2014, at 9:26 PM, "Andreas Orphanides" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> That's simple for the techs, but VPNs can be a royal pain in the keester if
> you're an end-user, for a variety of reasons. It should be incumbent on us
> as information specialists to unburden the user to the extent possible.
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 9:23 PM, Aaron Addison <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
>> Some use Squid, its not hard to set up.  But most vendors publish rules
>> with ezproxy in mind.
>>
>> The other fairly simple solution is to run a VPN for access, and require
>> people to use that.
>>
>> Aaron
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, January 28, 2014, stuart yeates <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> We've just received notification of forth-coming changes to EZProxy,
>> which
>>> will require us to pay an arm and a leg for future versions to install
>>> locally and/or host with OCLC AU with a ~ 10,000km round trip.
>>>
>>> What are the alternatives?
>>>
>>> cheers
>>> stuart
>>> --
>>> Stuart Yeates
>>> Library Technology Services http://www.victoria.ac.nz/library/
>>