I don't care if work blocks my FT access.

I usually access FT only in the evenings from my hotel room when I'm seriously working anyway.

I do have an issue with Hotmail blocking, since I do use that for personal email. It'd be like someone telling you that you can't use the company phone for personal purposes. ya right everyone obeys that rule!

Work is blending into our personal time, and our personal stuff is blending into work. It's the new paradigm of the new world. For employers to ignore that would be pure stupidity.