I think its a total waste of time especially with the existence and free use of Bennett Haselton's circumventors such as https://jellykey.info/ and many more others.
On 5/22/12, Victor van Reijswoud <[email protected]> wrote: > Indeed OT but interesting. From a technical perspective blocking is > easy, but from a human perspective this is more difficult. I created a > very bad situation when I first blocked FB in an organisation (on > request of the management). Blocking working hours was the solution > (interesting to see how many people liked to stay after working > hours). > > What about blocking hotmail, gmail and other freemail when all people > have office mail? I tend to block these as well in office hours. > > > > On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Kyle Spencer <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Joseph, >> >> This is slightly OT, but I've always been of the opinion that -- in >> general >> -- business networks shouldn't blacklist content. There's a few reasons >> for >> this: >> >> 1) Blacklisting applications and websites quickly (and inevitably) becomes >> a >> wild goose chase. New sites, services, and workarounds pop up all the >> time >> and your users will find them (unless you white-list). If bandwidth is >> your >> concern, just implement per-host throttling. >> >> 2) Office Internet connections are many people's only access to the >> Internet >> in Uganda. Therefore, I believe we should ensure they have access to the >> full (undiluted) experience. >> >> 3) People need mental down-time in order to be fully productive. If my >> staff are doing their jobs well, why should I care if they browse >> Facebook >> or watch Youtube videos from time-to-time? >> >> 4) This is ultimately an HR/management issue, not a technical one. If >> your >> staff spend all of their time on Facebook and Youtube, the problem is the >> behavior and not the sites themselves. If you simply ban Facebook and >> Youtube, your staff will find something else to waste their time on. >> It's >> better to focus your efforts on finding ways to inspire a strong >> work-ethic >> in your staff -- ideally through an atmosphere of trust (see items #1, >> #2, >> and #3). >> >> Regards, >> Kyle Spencer >> >> >> >> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 11:28 AM, KIYINI JOSEPH <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> I Dont think we all use these but,...................... >>> >>> >>> http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/the-top-10-apps-being-blacklisted-in-the-enterprise/3228?tag=mantle_skin;content >>> -- >>> KyaiJoe >>> _______________________________________________ >>> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >>> >>> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >>> [email protected] >>> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >>> >>> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >>> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>> >>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >>> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them >>> in >>> any way. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> [email protected] >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
