What.......just tried to read the thread on the £80M Euromillions jackpot and the web filter in work has blocked it as Gambling........cheers internetz nazi's
Ignore random rant......have found a backdoor way in
Dont click on thread title, but click on one of the links that take you to a thread page......![]()
Blocking is there for a reason, unless it's a mistake.
Have you never encountered the jobsworth who has a little power, and uses that power as often as he can, for the sake of feeling important?
Have you never encountered the jobsworth who has a little power, and uses that power as often as he can, for the sake of feeling important?
To say that all sites are blocked on merit is a pretty incredible statement to make, when you don't even know which organisation the OP works for, or the filter they use.
I don't need to know what filter they use or what company they work for. If the user feels the site should be unblocked they go to the people looking after it to see why, not try to bypass the security.
Have you never encountered the jobsworth who has a little power, and uses that power as often as he can, for the sake of feeling important?
To say that all sites are blocked on merit is a pretty incredible statement to make, when you don't even know which organisation the OP works for, or the filter they use.
How about a jobsworth, who values his job who was asked to enforce the company IT policy. Which was set by IT and Security to ensure that corporate machines are only used for work purposes and not for gambling, amongst other undesirable uses?
Tell me one common vocation that requires employees to purchase their lottery tickets at work for the greater good of the company, and I'll happily rescind that.![]()
Ah I'm not a jobsworth, I feel the pain of people who haven't discovered SSH tunnelling through an HTTP proxy to a machine at home for unfiltered internet access...![]()
I don't need to know what filter they use or what company they work for. If the user feels the site should be unblocked they go to the people looking after it to see why, not try to bypass the security.
Has the OP read the IT Policy as it could be a stackable offence.
I'm sure traffic wardens say the same thing
I actually spoke to one traffic warden who, after giving me a ticket, told me that "we work to provide a necessary and valuable service to the public."