[QUOTE][Whey! Hey! I can see a size ten boot being applied to said IT blokes sitting area/QUOTE]
That's a surefire way to REALLY piss him off!
The BOFH (look it up on "the register") has the unenviable task of trying to allow the users to access all the official business requirements, whilsy ensuring that malware, spyware, spiders, sniffers , keyboard loggers etc. do not compromise the company's security and well-being.
It's a thankless, uphill task just filtering out the millions of ads for "adult" sites, penis enlargements, erection pills and the like....not to mention the graphic pron, paedophilia and the like.
He draws a narrow line between keeping the "legal" traffic flowing and blocking the unwanted and illegal.
Keep him onside and he'll tell you WHY it's not desirable to allow certain traffic........any employer who has paid his staff to browse "facebook" several hours a week, will understand.