Garr! Websites blocked at work!

Poli · 09-18-2006, 09:15 PM

Garr, last night they blocked just about all my favorite sites...except this one.

They even blocked the GEFL and IHOF!

Cards4ever · 09-18-2006, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ardent enthusiast

Garr, last night they blocked just about all my favorite sites...except this one.

They even blocked the GEFL and IHOF!

Until July I was doing temp work(got laid off last August) and most of the places I temped at blocked this site, I think it was because it's listed as a game site. Though one place blocked discussion/forum sites.

Toddzilla · 09-18-2006, 09:27 PM

Use Google as your proxy. Using the language translation tools, you can translate FOFC from English to.....English! And your proxy server should only see google.com as the domain.

For example, this thread is:

http://translate.google.com/translat...language_tools

Poli · 09-18-2006, 09:28 PM

Yeah, as I went through my favorites links, I was very concerned this one was getting the axe.

About the only other sites that made the cut were the UT sites/message boards. I'm utterly amazed that IHOF's and GEFL's message boards got the chop....games. Meh. I haven't tried Solecismic but I imagine it's dust.

At least I'll have something to look at while I pass my day.

Poli · 09-18-2006, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toddzilla

Use Google as your proxy. Using the language translation tools, you can translate FOFC from English to.....English! And your proxy server should only see google.com as the domain.

For example, this thread is:

http://translate.google.com/translat...language_tools

Tried. Here's what I got:

Forbidden, this page is categorized as Anonymizing Utilities.

Toddzilla · 09-18-2006, 09:30 PM

Dola

You have to actually translate the page from English to another language, then manually make the change in the address bar from the translated language to English.

sterlingice · 09-18-2006, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toddzilla

Use Google as your proxy. Using the language translation tools, you can translate FOFC from English to.....English! And your proxy server should only see google.com as the domain.

For example, this thread is:

http://translate.google.com/translat...language_tools

Witty. I like it

SI

Poli · 09-18-2006, 09:31 PM

Lemme give it another shot.

Toddzilla · 09-18-2006, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ardent enthusiast

Tried. Here's what I got:

Forbidden, this page is categorized as Anonymizing Utilities.

OOF! Sounds like your NetAdmin is on the ball. Sorry.

Poli · 09-18-2006, 09:32 PM

Translating still gives me the same screen. Bastages. I'm going to urinate on all IT help desk personnel's racks.

Poli · 09-18-2006, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toddzilla

OOF! Sounds like your NetAdmin is on the ball. Sorry.

Yeah, this party sucks.

Poli · 09-18-2006, 09:33 PM

I guess I'll be frequenting the MWR shack more often to check on HT. Garr.

Barkeep49 · 09-18-2006, 09:36 PM

Let me say that I am OK with you breaking out in pirate talk assuming it's tomorrow where you are. Otherwise you jumped the gun a little, and I'd expect better out of you AE.

Poli · 09-18-2006, 09:38 PM

September 19, 5:38 am.

Matey.

GEFL forum is okay, hopefully IHOFs forum is okay. The regular site is banned, though.

Poli · 09-18-2006, 10:35 PM

Somehow syrnia.com makes the cut. How, I have no idea. Jag and company are lucky, I guess.

21C · 09-19-2006, 04:06 AM

This is the exact same thing that has happened at my work just recently. This place was blocked since gamespy was a banned site but I managed to get around it by using a proxy server for a long time.

The only problem was that the high school I work at has started cracking down on kids using these anonymizers to get around blocked sites like myspace. The funny thing was, once the proxy server was blocked, this board became unblocked. I thought that someone must have come to their senses but that only lasted a few days. Now every web site with 'game' in its title is gone.

I just hope that they don't start blocking 'sports' as a keyword or I'm totally screwed.

Poli · 09-19-2006, 04:15 AM

It agitates me because I'm really not doing the job I came here for, and the job I'm doing now is borderline ridiculous. I'm not busy about 95% of the time. I joke that if I receive an award, it's going to be for providing "countless hours of training on the shredder located within the x. His loyal devotion to duty reflected great credit upon himself, the Navy, and combined joint task force horn of Africa."

We joke that the reason the Navy doesn't send me home now is, well, who would take care of the shredder?

I "can" get on the internet, and I will, at the MWR shack. I'm limited to 30 minutes while I'm there, and there's usually about a 15-30 minute wait for that. Before I got my account here at work, that's what I did.

Poli · 09-19-2006, 04:25 AM

Someone made a mock webpage and wrote on it:

Forbidden, this page is categorized as Morale. Get back to work, dirtbag.

09-18-2006, 09:28 PM	#4
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	Yeah, as I went through my favorites links, I was very concerned this one was getting the axe. About the only other sites that made the cut were the UT sites/message boards. I'm utterly amazed that IHOF's and GEFL's message boards got the chop....games. Meh. I haven't tried Solecismic but I imagine it's dust. At least I'll have something to look at while I pass my day. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

09-18-2006, 09:31 PM	#8
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	Lemme give it another shot. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

09-18-2006, 09:32 PM	#10
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	Translating still gives me the same screen. Bastages. I'm going to urinate on all IT help desk personnel's racks. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

09-18-2006, 09:33 PM	#12
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	I guess I'll be frequenting the MWR shack more often to check on HT. Garr. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

09-18-2006, 09:38 PM	#14
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	September 19, 5:38 am. Matey. GEFL forum is okay, hopefully IHOFs forum is okay. The regular site is banned, though. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

09-18-2006, 09:27 PM	#3
Toddzilla Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burke, VA	Use Google as your proxy. Using the language translation tools, you can translate FOFC from English to.....English! And your proxy server should only see google.com as the domain. For example, this thread is: http://translate.google.com/translat...language_tools

09-18-2006, 09:30 PM	#6
Toddzilla Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burke, VA	Dola You have to actually translate the page from English to another language, then manually make the change in the address bar from the translated language to English.

09-18-2006, 09:36 PM	#13
Barkeep49 Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Not too far away	Let me say that I am OK with you breaking out in pirate talk assuming it's tomorrow where you are. Otherwise you jumped the gun a little, and I'd expect better out of you AE.

09-18-2006, 10:35 PM	#15
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	Somehow syrnia.com makes the cut. How, I have no idea. Jag and company are lucky, I guess. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

09-19-2006, 04:06 AM	#16
21C College Prospect Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Newcastle, Australia	This is the exact same thing that has happened at my work just recently. This place was blocked since gamespy was a banned site but I managed to get around it by using a proxy server for a long time. The only problem was that the high school I work at has started cracking down on kids using these anonymizers to get around blocked sites like myspace. The funny thing was, once the proxy server was blocked, this board became unblocked. I thought that someone must have come to their senses but that only lasted a few days. Now every web site with 'game' in its title is gone. I just hope that they don't start blocking 'sports' as a keyword or I'm totally screwed.

09-19-2006, 04:15 AM	#17
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	It agitates me because I'm really not doing the job I came here for, and the job I'm doing now is borderline ridiculous. I'm not busy about 95% of the time. I joke that if I receive an award, it's going to be for providing "countless hours of training on the shredder located within the x. His loyal devotion to duty reflected great credit upon himself, the Navy, and combined joint task force horn of Africa." We joke that the reason the Navy doesn't send me home now is, well, who would take care of the shredder? I "can" get on the internet, and I will, at the MWR shack. I'm limited to 30 minutes while I'm there, and there's usually about a 15-30 minute wait for that. Before I got my account here at work, that's what I did. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum. Last edited by Poli : 09-19-2006 at 04:22 AM.

09-19-2006, 04:25 AM	#18
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	Someone made a mock webpage and wrote on it: Forbidden, this page is categorized as Morale. Get back to work, dirtbag. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

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