Ulysses
General => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Megiddo on May 26, 2009, 05:59:54 PM
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My work blocks all sites that are related to downloading, anything that has 'mail' on the page, and even this site (for 'gaming'). ARGH!
I wonder how much trouble I'd get in for working around the mail filter...
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With the projects I work near/on, I wouldn't take the risk.
Yours may be similar. Just wait until you get home from a long day.
I understand it can be frustrating though.
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If you find the desire to browse one of aforementioned blocked sites unbearable I would suggest a simple proxy.
http://msn.com/ (http://msn.com/) <- The starting URL
http://msn.com.nyud.net:8090/ <-- The addition to the URL is highlighted
http://msn.com.nyud.net:8090/ (http://msn.com.nyud.net:8090/) <- The URL with the addition
This proxy service will work for most websites, some sites that use flash wont work very well.
It will also work for LongURLs
ie,
http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197987278907 (http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197987278907) <- The starting URL
http://steamcommunity.com.nyud.net:8090/profiles/76561197987278907 <-- The addition to the URL is highlighted
http://steamcommunity.com.nyud.net:8090/profiles/76561197987278907 (http://steamcommunity.com.nyud.net:8090/profiles/76561197987278907) <- The URL with the addition
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My company's firewall blocks outbound non-standard ports. 8090 is a non standard port.
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I'm curious as to what firewall software your company uses, without going into to much detail and spreading of confidential information of course ;)
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Firewall hardware and OS by Cisco.
Web filtering by Websense.
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nyud.net is filtered under proxy avoidance, I'm afraid. I think the Air forces uses their own web filtering software.