Comments on: Blog block http://andrewnorton.info/2007/10/blog-block/ Observations from Carlton's Lone Classical Liberal Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:17:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Tom N. http://andrewnorton.info/2007/10/blog-block/#comment-10141 Tom N. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:14:10 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/blog/2007/10/28/blog-block/#comment-10141 What BBCL said. Obviously, I can still access this blog. But if I couldn't, I would argue that a valuable source of work-related information and opinion was being denied me. What BBCL said. Obviously, I can still access this blog. But if I couldn’t, I would argue that a valuable source of work-related information and opinion was being denied me.

]]> By: Sacha http://andrewnorton.info/2007/10/blog-block/#comment-10140 Sacha Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:08:32 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/blog/2007/10/28/blog-block/#comment-10140 Andrew, if it's going to be blocked due to being seen as p0rn, then it should at least contain some! Andrew, if it’s going to be blocked due to being seen as p0rn, then it should at least contain some!

]]> By: Boris http://andrewnorton.info/2007/10/blog-block/#comment-10144 Boris Sun, 28 Oct 2007 03:12:28 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/blog/2007/10/28/blog-block/#comment-10144 I have no problem asking my IT department to investigate. How would they know if I need this for work? Actually, I do not usually try to read Andrew's blog at work. However I do connect to my work computer from home, and then get this message from Websense. I visit various blogs and this is the only one that is blocked. I have no problem asking my IT department to investigate. How would they know if I need this for work?

Actually, I do not usually try to read Andrew’s blog at work. However I do connect to my work computer from home, and then get this message from Websense. I visit various blogs and this is the only one that is blocked.

]]> By: Bring Back CL's blog http://andrewnorton.info/2007/10/blog-block/#comment-10143 Bring Back CL's blog Sun, 28 Oct 2007 03:42:23 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/blog/2007/10/28/blog-block/#comment-10143 Waste time!!!! Hey here we are talking about issues of great moment. In my job I read at least 20 blogs to keep on top of what is happening and what may happening. This is one. This ain't wasting time young Andrew. Waste time!!!!

Hey here we are talking about issues of great moment.

In my job I read at least 20 blogs to keep on top of what is happening and what may happening.

This is one. This ain’t wasting time young Andrew.

]]> By: Tony Healy http://andrewnorton.info/2007/10/blog-block/#comment-10142 Tony Healy Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:42:14 +0000 http://andrewnorton.info/blog/2007/10/28/blog-block/#comment-10142 From reading the Websense site, it seems they've recently upgraded their product to give corporate users the power to target and restrict social networking sites. I suspect your site is caught up in that, and that the reported "sex" tag is a casual mis-labelling by foreign IT staff at the user organisation. If that's so, your options are limited. The problem is with the way this and similar products are being configured by IT departments. For your blog to become accessible again, staff within the organisation would have to request it. On the other hand, if the blocking is centrally managed, then you could contact Websense directly. They usually have processes to manually review blocking lists. From reading the Websense site, it seems they’ve recently upgraded their product to give corporate users the power to target and restrict social networking sites. I suspect your site is caught up in that, and that the reported “sex” tag is a casual mis-labelling by foreign IT staff at the user organisation.

If that’s so, your options are limited. The problem is with the way this and similar products are being configured by IT departments. For your blog to become accessible again, staff within the organisation would have to request it.

On the other hand, if the blocking is centrally managed, then you could contact Websense directly. They usually have processes to manually review blocking lists.

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