Xiaofan Chen wrote: > On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 10:57 AM, Sergey Dryga wrote: >> To some extent, the filter does exactly what it is supposed to do: >> prevent waste of time surfing internet for personal pleasure (of >> course, these are other ways to waste time...). Inappropriate surfing >> creates liability for both company and employee in many different ways. >> In my past experience I had to fire a person for this, and it is not >> fun for that person, nor it is for me. >> >> Setting up VPN or other ways to defeat the system will just make IT >> upset. If they are smart, they will figure it out and just block it, >> or they can go through administrative route and act through your boss. > > This is the best answer. Previous answers talked only about the > technical aspect. However the company must have some reasons to do that > and the proper procedure is to talk to your boss and IT department to > try to solve the problems no matter how "stupid" you feel the policy is. Did you guys read the OP? It seems you're responding to a different post... :) Gerhard -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist