Re: Restricting private "webmail" access from government employer network?

[Charles Hardin <fonestorm () gmail com>]

I would say it falls under trying to keep people happy and productive.  
Many people rely on email these days and are happier having access to  
it. I have a side buisness and could not work for a company that  
blocked my webmail.

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On Jul 30, 2008, at 16:03, "evb" <swiver () cox net> wrote:

> It seems some employers decide to block access to personal email/ 
> webmail
> from employer networks, but then later change their mind, in favor of
> allowing private (non-work related) webmail access.
>
> Having researched the issue a bit, supposedly there are very few valid
> reasons to allow private email/webmail access from a corporate  
> network, and
> many reasons in favor of restriction/banning.
>
> If this is true, why do employers nonetheless change their mind mind  
> in
> favor of allowing webmail access?  What is/are the deciding factors?
>
> Thx,
>
> Eric