Indeed OT but interesting. From a technical perspective blocking is easy, but from a human perspective this is more difficult. I created a very bad situation when I first blocked FB in an organisation (on request of the management). Blocking working hours was the solution (interesting to see how many people liked to stay after working hours).
What about blocking hotmail, gmail and other freemail when all people have office mail? I tend to block these as well in office hours. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Kyle Spencer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Joseph, > > This is slightly OT, but I've always been of the opinion that -- in general > -- business networks shouldn't blacklist content. There's a few reasons for > this: > > 1) Blacklisting applications and websites quickly (and inevitably) becomes a > wild goose chase. New sites, services, and workarounds pop up all the time > and your users will find them (unless you white-list). If bandwidth is your > concern, just implement per-host throttling. > > 2) Office Internet connections are many people's only access to the Internet > in Uganda. Therefore, I believe we should ensure they have access to the > full (undiluted) experience. > > 3) People need mental down-time in order to be fully productive. If my > staff are doing their jobs well, why should I care if they browse Facebook > or watch Youtube videos from time-to-time? > > 4) This is ultimately an HR/management issue, not a technical one. If your > staff spend all of their time on Facebook and Youtube, the problem is the > behavior and not the sites themselves. If you simply ban Facebook and > Youtube, your staff will find something else to waste their time on. It's > better to focus your efforts on finding ways to inspire a strong work-ethic > in your staff -- ideally through an atmosphere of trust (see items #1, #2, > and #3). > > Regards, > Kyle Spencer > > > > On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 11:28 AM, KIYINI JOSEPH <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I Dont think we all use these but,...................... >> >> >> http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/the-top-10-apps-being-blacklisted-in-the-enterprise/3228?tag=mantle_skin;content >> -- >> KyaiJoe >> _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> [email protected] >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
