Blocking websites

[z1000]

Is it possible for a system administrator to block a particular website , and if so what message would the user get when trying to open that page ?

[agent006]

Depends entirely on what systems they're using to get out onto the internet.

[Plotloss]

If its blocked that firewall you usually get a friendly page saying its been blocked.

If its been blocked on your machine by playing with the hosts file you wont be able to tell the difference, it will just give you a 404 - File not found.

[Podie]

Plotloss said:

If its blocked that firewall you usually get a friendly page saying its been blocked.

Along the lines of …. "stop trying to look at smut at work, you dirty little perv.."

[meeja]

Plotloss said:

If its blocked that firewall you usually get a friendly page saying its been blocked.

We changed ours a week or two ago to say:

Computer says "No"

[z1000]

Plotloss said:

If its been blocked on your machine by playing with the hosts file you wont be able to tell the difference, it will just give you a 404 - File not found.

Sorry , can you elaborate ?

[Plotloss]

meeja said:

Plotloss said: If its blocked that firewall you usually get a friendly page saying its been blocked. We changed ours a week or two ago to say: Computer says "No"

Magnificent!

[Bodo]

z1000 said:

Plotloss said: If its been blocked on your machine by playing with the hosts file you wont be able to tell the difference, it will just give you a 404 - File not found. Sorry , can you elaborate ?

He means that diverting certain domain names and IP addresses to the localhost or somewhere else makes them unreacheable from that computer.