Brett Serkez wrote: > While this is being addressed as a technical issue, the proxy server > is presumably used to implement company policy. While you will likely > succeed in circumventing the proxy server, will this put you in > violation of company policy? What might the consequences be if a > threat entered the company network via this circumvention? What will > you say to management if they question why you circumvented the proxy > server? > > Just food for thought....
Amen! In fact, I've found the IT people where I work will bend over backwards to get you the "unusual" things you need to do your job, especially if both they and your manager agree you don't have a practical alternative. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/