stupid firewall software

leowyatt · 04-04-2007, 09:49

Well just tired to get on www.boat-drinks.co.uk and am greated by this

So have logged into our sonicwall software and checked the rating and apparently we are:

The URL
www.boat-drinks.co.uk
is currently rated as:

Category 9: Criminal Skills/Illegal Skills

So I'm currently accessing it via the ip

not sure what happens when that gets blocked. I don't think there is anything I can actually do about the rating

You can view the rating here yourself so if one of the mods could send a request asking for the rating to change that could work

mejinks · 04-04-2007, 10:00

I wonder if its rated that way because its a closed community.

Will · 04-04-2007, 10:05

You can always use a VPN or some sort of VNC connection to home no?

Wierd, illegal skills/questionable skills - what an odd rating!

leowyatt · 04-04-2007, 10:05

maybe but I'm mighty pissed off!

we have blocked it the stupid firewall people have

EDIT: yeah I could do that Will good idea. I Think I need to stick VNC on the iBook

Will · 04-04-2007, 10:23

Search for online web proxies - there are a lot of anonymous online web browsing services available. I don't know which ones are good - but I have heard a lot of them work really well.

Richard Slater · 05-04-2007, 10:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Le Brain

Search for online web proxies - there are a lot of anonymous online web browsing services available. I don't know which ones are good - but I have heard a lot of them work really well.

Be careful of using "free" web based proxies from work, a fair number of them are vehicles for exploits, malware and viruses. Depending on the terms of use where you work, the use of them could be grounds for gross misconduct.

Matblack · 04-04-2007, 10:31

I've emailed them asking for it to be changed

MB

Daz · 04-04-2007, 10:53

What category did you ask for Matt?

Not sure if they'll re-categorise it without having more access to the site. A lot of services like that tend to put sites like this into a 'better safe than sorry' group, though I've never seen it put so bluntly before. Maybe we should make the most of it and talk about building bombs or something

Will · 04-04-2007, 10:56

Does it categorise it owing to what header information/metatags are listed on the site?

Daz · 04-04-2007, 11:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Le Brain

Does it categorise it owing to what header information/metatags are listed on the site?

No idea what Sonicwall's specific criteria is, but you would think so.

04-04-2007, 09:49	#1
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	stupid firewall software Well just tired to get on www.boat-drinks.co.uk and am greated by this So have logged into our sonicwall software and checked the rating and apparently we are: The URL www.boat-drinks.co.uk is currently rated as: Category 9: Criminal Skills/Illegal Skills So I'm currently accessing it via the ip not sure what happens when that gets blocked. I don't think there is anything I can actually do about the rating You can view the rating here yourself so if one of the mods could send a request asking for the rating to change that could work __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!" Last edited by leowyatt; 04-04-2007 at 09:51.

04-04-2007, 10:05	#3
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	You can always use a VPN or some sort of VNC connection to home no? Wierd, illegal skills/questionable skills - what an odd rating! __________________ *No No!*

04-04-2007, 10:05	#4
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	maybe but I'm mighty pissed off! we have blocked it the stupid firewall people have EDIT: yeah I could do that Will good idea. I Think I need to stick VNC on the iBook __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

04-04-2007, 10:23	#5
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	Search for online web proxies - there are a lot of anonymous online web browsing services available. I don't know which ones are good - but I have heard a lot of them work really well. __________________ *No No!*

04-04-2007, 10:31	#7
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	I've emailed them asking for it to be changed MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

04-04-2007, 10:53	#8
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	What category did you ask for Matt? Not sure if they'll re-categorise it without having more access to the site. A lot of services like that tend to put sites like this into a 'better safe than sorry' group, though I've never seen it put so bluntly before. Maybe we should make the most of it and talk about building bombs or something __________________ apt-get moo

04-04-2007, 10:56	#9
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	Does it categorise it owing to what header information/metatags are listed on the site? __________________ *No No!*

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