SDN Blocked on government computers?

[umkcdds]

I tried to log into SDN today and was given a message saying that it was blocked because it was labeled as a bulletin board/message board.
This has just happened in the last day or two. Anyone else have this happen? It happened when I tried to open this page from the computer in my office at the dental clinic.

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[dheav005]

i was on SDN earlier this week at my clinic but not since wednesday...ill check monday morning.

 

[Deep Impact]

Haven't had any issues in my clinic. I think it's base dependent though since I couldn't access any forum sites on another base.

 

[BQuad]

Over here in Iraq all forums/message boards are blocked on government computers. I think it has to do both with security and the use of bandwidth since it's limited.

 

[dheav005]

currently posting from my clinic, as my tech preps for an endo access fill. woot for crazy foreign dentistry!

 

[Midoc]

As far as I know, each installation maintains its own blocked sites list. I could access all kinds of things up at Ft Lewis, but down at Ft Hood I can't check hardly any sites. I particularly like the blocked message for www.wikipedia.org - "educational/reference". What kind of ***** would make a listing of eductional and reference sites that should be blocked? Thankfully the ***** who thinks education and references are bad doesn't realize that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page works just as well and that address isn't blocked.

 

[MaximusD]

Use a web-based proxy server. They're wonderful

 

[dheav005]

they're also a violation of the terms of use agreement you have to go through everytime you log onto a DoD computer. will IT catch you? probably not. does that make it allowable for an officer to engage in such an activity? heck no.

 

[MaximusD]

they're also a violation of the terms of use agreement you have to go through everytime you log onto a DoD computer. will IT catch you? probably not. does that make it allowable for an officer to engage in such an activity? heck no.

Ha did not know that.

 

[dheav005]

Ha did not know that.

as GI Joe taught us: 'knowing is half the battle.'

 

[Midoc]

as GI Joe taught us: 'knowing is half the battle.'

Haha, I still quote that line on occasion. =)