From: Brian J. Murrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> from the quill of an unamed poster
> > But ultimaltely manager say that we technical ppl should block the
> > sites and
> > dont give access to them...
> > so tell me what do we do..
>
> But "access to sites" is not ultimately the issue is it? Productivity
> and liability are the real issues, no? What does it matter if an
> employee does a little ICQ (or web surfing or a zillion other things
> that people want to block outbound) on company time as long as he is not
> putting the company in jeopardy (the liability part) and he is meeting
> the objectives set by his manager? His manager is setting objectives
> right? The employees "effectiveness" is measurable right? I suspect
> not.
I do some work for a promotions company which uses ICQ to keep in contact
with
various bands, clients and venues -- and me ! In this place, ICQ is a
genuine
part of the work environment, and and the firewall has to be able to deal
with it.
I can sympathise with people who struggle to find out how the beast works, I
never completely managed, just left blocks of ports open - a *far* from
satisfactory
solution, but probably the only one available when tech support don't answer
their
email.
Paul
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