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[iliketoswim3]

I'm in the military and they will not let us check our non military emails. I was wondering if there was someone out there who has a couple of tips to get around this.

The last one that we used was <snip> until they blocked it. Can anyone help?

[edited by: Webwork at 10:10 pm (utc) on April 5, 2006]
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[Webwork]

Perhaps it's a bad idea for anyone to assist you in violating military rules, don't you think?

This thread is about to disappear unless someone can clarify why this is a good idea, someone who is actually familiar with the core issues of military security, military law, etc.

[jtara]

Well, first of all, this probably isn't the most appropriate forum for this. It really isn't any kind of domain name or DNS issue.

That said, I live in a town with a large military presence (San Diego) so I have some familarity with this issue.

If you are in the U.S., or overseas in a place where you have access to local civilian areas, you have plenty of options without violating the rules.

I sympathize, especially if you are stuck on a ship. But I have to agree with Webwork's comments. there's a reason for the rules, and you agreed to be bound to them. On the other hand, our military personnel have a long history of "workarounds" that are tolerated. :)

- Get a notebook computer, hang out at Starbucks a lot

- If not in the U.S., Internet cafes are often quite prevelant (not so in the U.S. though)

- Use other people's computers, off-base

- If in the U.S. you have a number of options to use a cell phone or dedicated card to connect to the Internet through your cell phone provider

I think it's best that you consider the intent and spirit of the rule and comply with it.

You didn't clearly state whether this applied to all on-base access, or just access at your workplace. I'm sure you can see the security implications of accessing personal mail from any (military or non-military) workplace. It's just too easy for information to walk out the door unnoticed. You will see more and more companies making similar restrictions, for the same reason that many now ban camera phones.

It's a battle that's hard to win, though. Put any computer with sensitive information on the Internet, even if monitored and filtered, and there's a significant risk of a security breach. Personal computers, the Internet, and the two of them used together, have been essential for just about any kind of work today. While we have seperate, (supposedly) secure military networks, the prospect of conducting the bulk of military computer and communication tasks using only those secure networks is... essentially nil.