A LOT of vendors blocked on govt computers

[brexin]

Probably not the most politically correct answer but if you can find a tactical computer they tend to be a little more "webpage friendly"

 

[Guma]

I am new to vaping and I am currently a deployed contractor in Afghan. Every day I find at least 10 different sites blocked on NIPR. I put them in an email to myself, and use SniperHill when I get back to my room to hit all the ones I couldn't hit at work.

They use some strange filtering system out here. I can't even get to Columbia Sportswear website. Its almost random how some stuff is blocked but others are not blocked.

 

[k702]

If the only way you have to get on the internet is a computer that is government property I guess that's one thing..

But the idea that anyone can't get through a day of work without checking out vape gear boggles my mind almost as much as the idea that people can't get through a trip to the store without vaping. I just personally don't understand it at all.

 

[AaronY]

If the only way you have to get on the internet is a computer that is government property I guess that's one thing..

But the idea that anyone can't get through a day of work without checking out vape gear boggles my mind almost as much as the idea that people can't get through a trip to the store without vaping. I just personally don't understand it at all.

I personally can't go more than 1/2 a hour. I think I might have a vape problem

Anyways I think it is wrong for the government to block access to life saving info.

 

[retired1]

Anyways I think it is wrong for the government to block access to life saving info.

Again, government resources are to be used for official business. Just like surfing non-business sites at a regular company can get you fired. Just because a business provides a computer and Internet access for your job doesn't mean it's carte blanche access.

 

[AaronY]

Again, government resources are to be used for official business. Just like surfing non-business sites at a regular company can get you fired. Just because a business provides a computer and Internet access for your job doesn't mean it's carte blanche access.

It is one thing to block the sites during work hours. I am for that. However, during lunch hours or after work I think it is a totally different thing that I am against..

 

[ssgswjohnson]

It boils down to whose computer you are using and who's network its on. If its nipr then be happy you have free web access. Bigger FOBs all had "dirty" internet you could pay for and it was completely unfiltered. That's what I had in my hooch on two of my deployments. The other three I was stuck with going to the mwr, hanging at work late, or going to wherever the USAF had their guys set up to get a connection.

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[retired1]

It is one thing to block the sites during work hours. I am for that. However, during lunch hours or after work I think it is a totally different thing that I am against..

Nope. Government AUPs are rather explicit in what you can and cannot do on government resources. If one can't abide by those rules, one is always welcome to find employment elsewhere.

Acceptable Use Policies that I draft for companies tend to be just as strict as those for the government. The last thing a corporation wants is a lawsuit because someone couldn't stay off an inappropriate site and was caught doing so by a co-worker. Therefore, corporate assets are to be used for business purposes only. Get caught surfing for personal use? Collect your check on the way out, please.

 

[jblindy]

Our NIPR where I'm at right now has Youtube banned. Is this the same for anyone else?

Try using https://www.youtube.com

 

[JackElectra]

I personally can't go more than 1/2 a hour. I think I might have a vape problem

Anyways I think it is wrong for the government to block access to life saving info.

I dont get it, I never went anywhere without my analog smokes, why would I go anywhere without something to vape on. Just my 2 cents

 

[zoiDman]

Been noticing more and more recently when browsing the internet at work for juice or what have you. 90% of it is blocked, any one know why? The whole vape ban thing you think?

This is the message that I get

Access Denied (policy_denied)

Your system policy has denied access to the requested URL.

For assistance, contact your network support team.

Maybe they Don't want you Browsing for e-Liquids while you are Supposed to be Working?

 

[JackElectra]

A trip to the store may involve a car accident, then I really need something to vape on, to each his own, I never went anywhere without cigarettes so I dont go anywhere without something to vape on.

 

[atroph]

Youtube has been blocked for a long time AFAIK. For deployed folks it comes down to bandwidth for streaming sites like youtube and such. The gov doesn't want to pay the money for all of that bandwidth.

I know in Bahrain there was a unit funded "MWR" dirty net that was used for recreational purposes for the folks close to the pier. Might be a good idea to get to know your local IT shop and see what is available in your area.

 

[mac63]

These guys have pretty much covered it. Things get blocked by IP, content, type of site, a word in the URL or description, or somebody just plain screwed up the rules when they updated the server files.
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