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That would make way too much sense.

The server hosting the public-facing site is across town (where the sysadmin works). The RDP step is for getting from our network to a non-public-facing machine that is physically right next to the public-facing machine.

Then, at two or three pre-appointed times during the week, the sysadmin transfers the contents of a folder onto a usb hard drive, and then eventually where it needs to go.

I suppose it's time to start reading the "Who is hiring" threads a little more closely.