Re: Determining which sites are blocked at the office

From: Barry Margolin (barmar_at_alum.mit.edu)
Date: 02/12/05

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    In article <6WXOd.69929$0u.5952@fed1read04>,
     "Michael J. Pelletier" <mjpelletier@mjpelletier.com> wrote:

    > icedteasgp wrote:
    >
    > > Sorry, I'm a novice, but is there any way to know in advance which
    > > websites are blocked on the office network before I click on the link?
    > > Frankly, I don't want to access porn sites, but every once in a while I
    > > want to access a humor site which ends up being blocked. I just don't
    > > want the reports made to my employer. Thanks.
    >
    >
    > Take your friendly security administrator out for a nice lunch. We like
    > that!

    You might enjoy the time out, but you're probably not going to get an
    answer to the question. I suspect many, if not most, sites that block
    access make use of third-party services that maintain the access lists.
    The security administrator can probably specify classes of sites that
    are blocked (e.g. porn, gambling, entertainment), but the service
    decides how to classify all the sites. 

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Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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