Zennie 0 #1 April 12, 2002 Welp. It had to happen sooner or later.I'm hitting the boards in-between things I'm working on when out of the blue, I get a "Web Sense" screen telling me this is an "Entertainment" site and that I could use quota time to view it. So it appears that work has added some net screening software to the firewall and I musta used up all my good net Karma. Dunno if my boss will find out. Man that would suck, being a newbie & already getting in trouble for excessive surfage. In any event, looks like I won't be hitting dz.com during the day anymore. I'll still come in in the evenings and check things out. But from now on, I'll be doing what I'm doing now, post from home.To all the rest of you... Big Brother is watching."Zero Tolerance: the politically correct term for zero thought, zero common sense." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #2 April 12, 2002 QuoteBig Brother is watching.Yeah....but he seems to have pretty poor eyesight here at Bellsouth....."It's all about the BOOBIES!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rgoper 0 #3 April 12, 2002 Zennie:yeah, that's ugly. the insurance network business office my wife works at has what i call an "internet nazi" up there, no personal e-mails, no surfing, no nothing, they even made her sign a pre-employment form stating that she agreed to all of that H.S. yep, only in the U.S. Of A. land of the free home of the "monitored"Richard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #4 April 12, 2002 Hehehe.... this is funny since I'm the Websence Administrator in addition to my other job duties at work. I know of so many holes in the software that its basiclly worthless to try and stop me anymore... I'll be happy to share info to those that are trapped behind the software....The best part of my job is hard to say... either reading peoples emails that are flagged by my email server as questionable or reading IM's that are unautherized... (Found out one of the computers geeks is pregnant by her coworker - bigger geek- and her husband dont know yet a few weeks ago... Read your employment policies closely and follow them if you want to remain private..."Hey.. Its my camera, and my remote... I'll rewind if I want to!" ~ Goat #2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #5 April 12, 2002 Phree...thats horrible!!!! Worth hours of entertainment though I'm sure....."It's all about the BOOBIES!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rgoper 0 #6 April 13, 2002 Phree:what a schmuck! hell, i guess somebody's gotta do it! i bet you got the "low down on the get down" don't ya?Richard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pammi 0 #7 April 13, 2002 Oh Zennie be careful! It ended up being an excuse for them to use when they let Merrick go :/New pin jewelry! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #8 April 13, 2002 QuoteI'll be happy to share info to those that are trapped behind the software....Hehehe. Do tell. Actually, in addition to any loopholes (obviously), I'm really interested in how it works from a technical perspective.What was weird was that I was hitting the boards fairly heavy at that moment and then the block came up. Does the software monitor hits to a given site, and/or activity by a user and then try and make a decision as to whether it's something to be blocked? Or does it go strictly by a database, sort of like antivirus software? I guess I'm just trying to figure out if they had just installed the stuff and I was blocked when the flipped the switch or if the software had likely been "watching" me and my activity for a while and made a decision that I had exceeded some sort of allotment.That and I'm trying to figure out how much hot water I'm likely in. Bloos!------------Zennie"Zero Tolerance: the politically correct term for zero thought, zero common sense." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #9 April 13, 2002 QuoteOh Zennie be careful!Yeah well, I don't really surf much besides here (other than clearly work-related stuff). So they're gonna see a huge drop in web activity from me. "Zero Tolerance: the politically correct term for zero thought, zero common sense." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pammi 0 #10 April 13, 2002 Yeah, him too. They actually named Dz.com as the main source of the 'problem'. He really didn't even surf on it that much, he just left it open while he did other stuff and flipped back and forth sometimes. I kinda wonder if they thought he was viewing it that whole time ;) Shit :)New pin jewelry! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyberskydive 0 #11 April 13, 2002 QuoteYeah....but he seems to have pretty poor eyesight here at Bellsouth.....famous last words clay?.....there is no spoon--------------------My website Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #12 April 13, 2002 The software works on multi levels.1) The proxy server is plugged into the main router tieing the internet connection to the Lan.2) The software detects any traffic over port 80 an deciphers the out going request. It does a simple URL lookup. Then it does an IP look up if it sees an IP. If it detects a malformed url it terms the session.3) Then it does a Keyword lookup in the requested URL to see if you are searching for content.4) It logs the connection in a data base. Any ad that gets pulled up from off the main site gets logged as a seperate connection.5) The software can use quotas to limit surfing. Time limiting (it can only pull up sites between like 11-1). Time usage (only 4 hours from the first click of the day). Bandwidth usage (ie only 25 megs a day), or the bitch of them all combos of all the above. It can also say only X number of sites per 24 hour peroid...6) Sites can be added or deleted to the database on the fly. And it auto updates it database from a master DBase every night.Simple workarounds: link to a Proxy thats not on port 80. 8080 is a real popular one. Log in uder a coworkers name and surf under their account (Sysadmin accounts tend to be unfiltered ) Other then those.... I'll talk about the rest in PM's only....."Hey.. Its my camera, and my remote... I'll rewind if I want to!" ~ Goat #2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iflyme 0 #13 April 13, 2002 Quotelooks like I won't be hitting dz.com during the day anymore. I'll still come in in the evenings and check things out. But from now on, I'll be doing what I'm doing now, post from home.That's like me these days, Zennie -- withmy new duties at work, Ijust don't have the time to come and play... so I drop by on lunch break sometimes, but otherwise I get on a bit in the evening at home... oh well "There's nothing new under the sun" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base698 20 #14 April 13, 2002 *cough*http://www.anonymizer.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #15 April 13, 2002 Quotehttp://www.anonymizer.comThis looks like just another proxy server... Why stop there? find a free onehttp://srch.overture.com/d/search/p/go/?Partner=go_home&Keywords=anonymous+proxy&Go=SearchConjunction Junction, what's your function? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ramon 0 #16 April 13, 2002 Yeah. do CBTs or somehting when your not busy.I've been busted before too. but everyone at my work is such a fucking loser I don't care.I need a new job.ramon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
