On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 17:23, Nix [off-list ref] wrote:
telnet. I do not jest, this is our sysadmins' stated reasons for not
opening the git port and for tweaking their (mandatory) HTTP proxy to
block HTTP traffic from git.
I don't know what to say to this :P.
(Telnet over some horrible impossibly slow buggy proprietary VPN.
It takes >5min to bring up a single connection.)
I feel for you man, try and get that guy fired and have them hire some
_real_ sysadmins!
Do not underestimate the stupidity and hideboundedness of undertrained
system administrators, for it is vast.
This is beyond doubt.
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Cheers,
Sverre Rabbelier