Oct. 19th, 2010
I am a Web Developer by trade. I build web pages. Usually, they work. So this bullshit has me pissed.
The hospital I'm in blocks a lot of sites. Mostly porn, or a few flagged with "nudity" but some are just "banned." One of those banned sites is nflximg.com. It's the site that serves images for netflix.com. Images of box covers and buttons and the like. Now, netflix.com isn't banned, just the image server site. it makes navigating the netflix site almost impossible.
The page that pops up says "This site has been blocked for the following reason: Blocked site" Then it links to the acceptable computer use policy (broken) and has the email address for the helpdesk (bouncing mail) I called the helpdesk number to point out their problems and the lady said that they had to leave certain things blocked for security reasons and to protect from hackers. I told her "Hackers won't break in and steal medical records if I watch 30 Rock episodes online"
The hospital I'm in blocks a lot of sites. Mostly porn, or a few flagged with "nudity" but some are just "banned." One of those banned sites is nflximg.com. It's the site that serves images for netflix.com. Images of box covers and buttons and the like. Now, netflix.com isn't banned, just the image server site. it makes navigating the netflix site almost impossible.
The page that pops up says "This site has been blocked for the following reason: Blocked site" Then it links to the acceptable computer use policy (broken) and has the email address for the helpdesk (bouncing mail) I called the helpdesk number to point out their problems and the lady said that they had to leave certain things blocked for security reasons and to protect from hackers. I told her "Hackers won't break in and steal medical records if I watch 30 Rock episodes online"