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Re:DNS over HTTPS–What Is It and Why Do People Care? [pdf] by throw0101a on Monday October 21, 2019 @08:13AM (#21311323)
> But the problem began decades ago when sysadmins started using firewalls to control what employees could access.

If the sysadmins were told "We don't want people doing X on company time: stop it.", that is hardly the sysadmins' fault.

Do you think IT / Helpdesk wants the drama of extra calls because certain things are blocked? That they're sitting in their cubicles twirling their sinister mustaches thinking of ways to make people's lives more difficult?

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Re:DNS over HTTPS–What Is It and Why Do People Care? [pdf] by mrfredward on Monday October 21, 2019 @11:18AM (#21313263)
Honestly, I've met a handful of IT bureaucrats who enjoyed the power trip of holding up dozens of people on a multimillion dollar project over an outdated policy.

These people are the exception, not the norm, but it only takes one.

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Re:DNS over HTTPS–What Is It and Why Do People Care? [pdf] by pdkl95 on Monday October 21, 2019 @11:26AM (#21313353)
> holding up ... over an outdated policy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slowdown#Rule-book_slowdown

When used carefully, it can be a very effective tactic.

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Re:DNS over HTTPS–What Is It and Why Do People Care? [pdf] by aduitsis on Monday October 21, 2019 @10:10AM (#21312429)
The Bastard Operator From Hell! :-)
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