hmmm..

it wasn't clearly explained just what this admin is doing that seems so bad to so many in this thread.
Are the files you are trying to download have anything to do whatsoever with your actual work?
Is the printer you can't print to the one you are actually supposed to be using?

MSN? seems to me that is not a necessary business application....most businesses I am familiar with use email almost exclusively for communcication with clients, vendors and co-workers...


What this sounds like to me is someone who has gotten used to being allowed to do anything by the previous admin, and is now bristling under the new admins more secure policies.

if this is the case, deal with it....it is perfectly acceptable for you to be highly restricted in what you can and can not do in a business environment.

When it comes to network security, the admin is ALWAYS right.