>Michel, unless you have already done so, I ask that you reconsider the block against the client’s network. They are also a part-time client of mine, even though I no longer work on the premises. I don’t see how this action is justified. This potentially creates a uncomfortable and negative situation between John and John’s client, one that needn’t exist.

So John's tendency to provoke and anatagonize from his office has created a situation at his office?

For some reason I am unmoved by your appeal to pity.

Perhaps there is a lesson to be learned from this. It might be that seeking civilized and pleasant interactions and relationships may do one a bit of good before they cause problems, not after.