[ale] Re: Getting around blocking software

[jdr at xcorps.net]

> Buuuut, in the event it's ok, give her a VNC login into an X desktop 
> so she can at least browse.  The other benefit there is that it even 
> keeps the browsing history on your Linux box rather than on her work 
> machine.

Well I'm fairly sure it's not "OK", but I've beaten this horse before...to 
no avail. Deliberately circumventing security mechanisms is usually against 
policy...but maybe these folks were just kidding. Either way, the solution 
mentioned above would be the most acceptable to me as a security manager. I 
would be likely to look the other way as there is little risk to my network 
from this type of setup. Before anyone jumps to the conclusion that I am one 
of the evil web blocking nazis, let me state for the record that I have 
never advocated nor have I ever implemented any such solution for any client 
or employer. It only leads to situations like this, where you have your 
employees actively trying to find holes in the system just so they can surf 
the Internet. In my experience, the canned rules usually are built around 
political correctness and typically display a certain amount of left wing 
bias as it relates to certain topics. Either your employees are responsible, 
or they're not. Let them have full unfettered access. Regulation of web 
surfing is a supervisory issue, not a technical one. 

My two cents... 

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Jonathan