Comments on: The best advice you’ve been given in your life http://blog.xcski.com/2008/03/03/the-best-advice-youve-been-given-in-your-life Everything I used to bore people on newsgroups and mailing lists with, now in one inconvenient place. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:45:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Bill http://blog.xcski.com/2008/03/03/the-best-advice-youve-been-given-in-your-life#comment-79944 Bill Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:30:11 +0000 http://blog.xcski.com/2008/03/03/the-best-advice-youve-been-given-in-your-life#comment-79944 I symapthise with you having to deal with non-instruction-reading idiots. I follow some immigration forums, and the same issue turns up regularly. New poster: "I just received a Request For Evidence! They want me to send them X, Y, and Z! What should I do?" Umm... how about sending them what they want? "But I already sent them A, B, and C! Why should I have to send them more things!?" Numerous variations on the theme... asking what to do even in the face of clear directions and/or instructions. Sigh. I symapthise with you having to deal with non-instruction-reading idiots. I follow some immigration forums, and the same issue turns up regularly. New poster: “I just received a Request For Evidence! They want me to send them X, Y, and Z! What should I do?” Umm… how about sending them what they want? “But I already sent them A, B, and C! Why should I have to send them more things!?”

Numerous variations on the theme… asking what to do even in the face of clear directions and/or instructions. Sigh.

]]> By: Barry Price http://blog.xcski.com/2008/03/03/the-best-advice-youve-been-given-in-your-life#comment-79744 Barry Price Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:57:09 +0000 http://blog.xcski.com/2008/03/03/the-best-advice-youve-been-given-in-your-life#comment-79744 4) Set up a box that has an ssh server running on port 443 (SSL). This is assuming that you're allowed to browse secure websites at your workplace. I've never had to resort to this myself, but I'm told the traffic's virtually indistinguishable from genuine HTTPS traffic. I haven't confirmed this, so caveat emptor, obviously. 4) Set up a box that has an ssh server running on port 443 (SSL). This is assuming that you’re allowed to browse secure websites at your workplace.

I’ve never had to resort to this myself, but I’m told the traffic’s virtually indistinguishable from genuine HTTPS traffic. I haven’t confirmed this, so caveat emptor, obviously.

]]> By: Jessica http://blog.xcski.com/2008/03/03/the-best-advice-youve-been-given-in-your-life#comment-79678 Jessica Mon, 03 Mar 2008 03:34:47 +0000 http://blog.xcski.com/2008/03/03/the-best-advice-youve-been-given-in-your-life#comment-79678 Speaking of ranting: What do you think my best tactic is for getting a nasty-gram from the security folk in my workplace telling me not to ssh to an external server and to only stick to tools that are part of the standard environment (which does include telnet and ftp). 1) Beg my web/mail/unix-shell host to turn a blind eye to me switching to telnet 2) Set my personal mail (my main non-work reason for checking connecting during the day) to forward to my work account 3) Setup a box I can telnet to and ssh from there instead Speaking of ranting:

What do you think my best tactic is for getting a nasty-gram from the security folk in my workplace telling me not to ssh to an external server and to only stick to tools that are part of the standard environment (which does include telnet and ftp).

1) Beg my web/mail/unix-shell host to turn a blind eye to me switching to telnet
2) Set my personal mail (my main non-work reason for checking connecting during the day) to forward to my work account
3) Setup a box I can telnet to and ssh from there instead

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