Re: Can't access website, but no firewall rule against it

From: Leythos (void_at_nowhere.org)
Date: 09/21/04


Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 01:24:41 GMT

In article <omL3d.5857$gG4.70@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
xmp@example.com says...
> If your company is doing the filtering, you can run a tunnel from your
> workstation to your home machine.

And if they see it you are likely to be fired for circumventing company
policy and network security. I'm always amazed at how many people tell
people to violate company rules/policy without also informing them that
they should check with their Boss, IT Manager, etc... so that they don't
get fired for listening to a lame reply about getting around a firewall.

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