Companies blocking BitTorrent
This BoingBoing entry mentions a new product designed to block BitTorrent packets. Apparently the developer (Akonix) is getting companies to buy and deploy this product by spreading lies about the BitTorrent application and protocol, saying that it causes users to inadvertently share sensitive files.
Sounds like a silly product in the first place, as a few simple firewall rules would accomplish the same feat.
Anyway, I wish I only had to worry about BitTorrent being blocked. My employer is getting so damn paranoid these days that virtually any software is now prohibited, including instant messaging applications like Yahoo Messenger… 
August 23rd, 2004 at 12:09 am
Dood that sucks yeah there doing the same thing at a lot of universitites now. Yet even then there are some ways to get around those firewalls . . .
April 20th, 2005 at 5:02 pm
Hey Man where do you work. I work for an IM security company. We can get your IM back. We just need to show your IT guys it canbe used safely. aka AV for file trans etc
April 24th, 2005 at 7:27 am
Luckily, I have changed jobs since then and no longer have to deal with this issue.