Post by andrew on Jan 4, 2008 6:03:15 GMT -5
Re: Fw: why ?þ
From: Ken Bearman (Ken.Bearman@servicebirmingham.co.uk)
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Sent: 09 November 2007 14:18:03
To: andrewbowater@hotmail.com
www.angelfires.com
Dear Andrew,
Your implication that we are blocking this site because of some religious bias is unfounded. The site is being filtered for "pornography" because what ever content used to be at this site is not there any longer. This web address is now redirected to www.megago.com a link referrer page which contains links to pornographic websites which is why it is filtered.
The only similar URL I can find is www.angelfire.com which is an anonymous web hosting service. As an educational ISP we filter these sites because of the large amounts of inappropriate material that is posted on their subsites, but we will review any individual site on its own merits.
More information can about our filtering policy can be found at www.bgfl.org/filtering.
Regards,
Ken J Bearman
Digital Media Consultant
BGfL Network Services
Link2ICT (a division of Service Birmingham)
Service Birmingham, Unit 2 & 3, B1, 50 Summer Hill Road, Birmingham, B1 3BZ
Tel.: +44 (0) 121 464 1309
Fax.: +44 (0) 121 303 6888
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ken.bearman@servicebirmingham.co.uk
www.link2ict.org
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"BGfL Filtering Service" <filtering@bgfl.org>
05/11/2007 15:59
To <andy.pyper@servicebirmingham.co.uk>, <Ken.Bearman@servicebirmingham.co.uk>
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Subject Fw: why ?
Regards,
BGfL Filtering
Service Desk Link2ICT (a division of Service Birmingham)
Service Birmingham, Unit 2 & 3, B1, Summer Hill Road, Birmingham, B1 3BZ
Link2ICT (formerly Learning and Culture IT), is the new function to support learning and knowledge for Birmingham City Council as well as providing IT support and solutions for other local authorities and organisations.
-----Original Message-----
From: "andy" <andrewbowater@hotmail.com>
Sent 11/2/2007 2:41:01 PM
To: smartfilter@bgfl.org
Subject: why ?
www.angelfires.com as always worked its apart of our prayer and fasting sites in a network link ... I supposed if it was hindu or muslim etc.. it would appear as usaul
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From: Ken Bearman (Ken.Bearman@servicebirmingham.co.uk)
You may not know this sender.Mark as safe|Mark as unsafe
Sent: 09 November 2007 14:18:03
To: andrewbowater@hotmail.com
www.angelfires.com
Dear Andrew,
Your implication that we are blocking this site because of some religious bias is unfounded. The site is being filtered for "pornography" because what ever content used to be at this site is not there any longer. This web address is now redirected to www.megago.com a link referrer page which contains links to pornographic websites which is why it is filtered.
The only similar URL I can find is www.angelfire.com which is an anonymous web hosting service. As an educational ISP we filter these sites because of the large amounts of inappropriate material that is posted on their subsites, but we will review any individual site on its own merits.
More information can about our filtering policy can be found at www.bgfl.org/filtering.
Regards,
Ken J Bearman
Digital Media Consultant
BGfL Network Services
Link2ICT (a division of Service Birmingham)
Service Birmingham, Unit 2 & 3, B1, 50 Summer Hill Road, Birmingham, B1 3BZ
Tel.: +44 (0) 121 464 1309
Fax.: +44 (0) 121 303 6888
Mob.: +44 (0) 7766 924 253
ken.bearman@servicebirmingham.co.uk
www.link2ict.org
Link2ICT is the function that supports learning and knowledge for Birmingham City Council as well as providing IT support and solutions for other local authorities and organisations.
"BGfL Filtering Service" <filtering@bgfl.org>
05/11/2007 15:59
To <andy.pyper@servicebirmingham.co.uk>, <Ken.Bearman@servicebirmingham.co.uk>
cc
Subject Fw: why ?
Regards,
BGfL Filtering
Service Desk Link2ICT (a division of Service Birmingham)
Service Birmingham, Unit 2 & 3, B1, Summer Hill Road, Birmingham, B1 3BZ
Link2ICT (formerly Learning and Culture IT), is the new function to support learning and knowledge for Birmingham City Council as well as providing IT support and solutions for other local authorities and organisations.
-----Original Message-----
From: "andy" <andrewbowater@hotmail.com>
Sent 11/2/2007 2:41:01 PM
To: smartfilter@bgfl.org
Subject: why ?
www.angelfires.com as always worked its apart of our prayer and fasting sites in a network link ... I supposed if it was hindu or muslim etc.. it would appear as usaul
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