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733SHiFTY

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Hey, to those of us at work right now, is this one of the only forums that you have access to???(with "forum" in the url, i mean). Obviously, alot of companies block forums because it lets me waste time at work, but I was really suprised when the AT forums werent blocked...

interesting?
 
meltdown75

meltdown75

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Nov 17, 2004
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They use the "Websense" filter where I work. It blocks some sites, if they fall under certain categories. Not really sure how the criteria is met. Needless to say if they blocked the AT forums, I'd be twiddling my thumbs 99% more.
 
mcvickj

mcvickj

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Nothing is blocked on the Staff side of the network at work. Public side is a whole different story.

<---works at a public library.
 
scorpmatt

scorpmatt

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Originally posted by: blackdogdeek
Originally posted by: scorpmatt
Originally posted by: blackdogdeek
nothing is blocked where i work.
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parent's basement doesn't count as "work" :p
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i'm powering the house with my road bike hooked up to the generator.
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erm, i'm guessing the energy goes into a battery somewhere, else you'd be fairly screwed when you want to do anything besides nef on atot
 
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733SHiFTY

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Yeah, I just think the GE internet filter is retarded. I can access just about any gamesite, except the forums on them. Obviously pr0n is blocked (damnaht), but still, its kinda random how they block stuff here.

On a funnier note, i just started out here so I'm doing drafting work at a unix workstation, and use a windows emulator to surf the net/check email. But, since its a unix system, anytime I go to a website with sound, it BLASTS the sound so my whole floor could hear. Needless to say, I as quite embarassed when I went to (some site with backround noise) on my first day...
 
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Runes911

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Originally posted by: meltdown75
They use the "Websense" filter where I work. It blocks some sites, if they fall under certain categories. Not really sure how the criteria is met. Needless to say if they blocked the AT forums, I'd be twiddling my thumbs 99% more.
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Same here. They block all game sites but I use a proxy on my own server to get to them. :D
 
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Looney

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Jun 13, 2000
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I get to actually look at pr0n at work. No kidding. One of my function is to go through the FTPs and find anybody that's hosting pr0n. Fun times.
 
Saint Nick

Saint Nick

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Jan 21, 2005
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streaming media, e-mail, and other random websites are blocked here... forums are good2go though. i'm on a military base.
 
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mzkhadir

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Originally posted by: Runes911
Originally posted by: meltdown75
They use the "Websense" filter where I work. It blocks some sites, if they fall under certain categories. Not really sure how the criteria is met. Needless to say if they blocked the AT forums, I'd be twiddling my thumbs 99% more.
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Same here. They block all game sites but I use a proxy on my own server to get to them. :D
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When I used to work at lucent, we had a guy running squid on a linux or a unix box, which one I don't know and he was running it like a proxy. It was awesome. The only problem is that Lucent scans all ports.
 
Joemonkey

Joemonkey

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Originally posted by: meltdown75
They use the "Websense" filter where I work. It blocks some sites, if they fall under certain categories. Not really sure how the criteria is met. Needless to say if they blocked the AT forums, I'd be twiddling my thumbs 99% more.
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We use Websense here (and I am the admin for it) and I'm pretty sure anandtech and it's forums are under the Information Technology category, even if "Message boards and clubs" are blocked

hell, if it was blocked I would add it to the allowed list anyway...
 
meltdown75

meltdown75

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Nov 17, 2004
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Originally posted by: Joemonkey
Originally posted by: meltdown75
They use the "Websense" filter where I work. It blocks some sites, if they fall under certain categories. Not really sure how the criteria is met. Needless to say if they blocked the AT forums, I'd be twiddling my thumbs 99% more.
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We use Websense here (and I am the admin for it) and I'm pretty sure anandtech and it's forums are under the Information Technology category, even if "Message boards and clubs" are blocked

hell, if it was blocked I would add it to the allowed list anyway...
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:) I actually told our IT person that I am on the forums a lot during breaks / lunch just to make sure it was alright. "Helping people with their computer problems" I believe is how I put it. :laugh:
 
theknight571

theknight571

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Mar 23, 2001
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Where I work... all forums / chat / etc are blocked on the standard proxy setting.

We've discovered another set of proxy servers that allow some access to forums...including Anandtech's.

The standard proxies block anything game / adult / chat / forum / fun related. If you hit a site that violates one of the rules an email is automatically sent to your boss and to corporate security.

It's a PITA....espically on slow days.

- TK
 
edro

edro

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Apr 5, 2002
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Originally posted by: meltdown75
They use the "Websense" filter where I work. It blocks some sites, if they fall under certain categories. Not really sure how the criteria is met. Needless to say if they blocked the AT forums, I'd be twiddling my thumbs 99% more.
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Exact same situation. :(
 
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