Whee

[volksdragon]

Well, thanks to the IT department of my company and their thoroughly MARVELOUS content filtering system, I can no longer:
1: Use Gmail properly in regular mode
2: Log in to LiveJournal
3: Reply to any LJ messages on the site
4: use any buttons in Yahoo Mail (except reading the messages, I can do that)

So, basically, if you need me to REPLY to anything right now, call me, or mail me at me GMAIL account. And if I don't reply to your LJ, it's not you, it's me. Well, it's my IT group, really....

Comments

[technoluddite.livejournal.com]

Can you SSH out?

There's an OpenSSH-Apache hack, where you set up an OpenSSH listener at home (or wherever) with Apache httpd to act as a proxy server. Open an SSH session from work to home, then configure your home server as your browser's proxy server. And voila, you've tunnelled your way to net freedom. (or at least wasting your work time on LJ)

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

SSH works, yeah. Sadly, I don't have a fixed IP at home, so that probably won't work, but thanks for the idea. :)

[technoluddite.livejournal.com]

You don't need a fixed IP address. DynDNS.org comes immediately to mind. Can't recall which (free) service I had subscribed to. Most of the Linksys (WRT54G/GS and equivalent) router firmware hacks include dynamic DNS clients.

Come on...major geek points!

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

I'd tried Dyndns, and it worked OK, but not well enough for me to use. Of course, now, I may try it again.... After this week, I'll give it a try.

[technoluddite.livejournal.com]

No-ip.com

That's the service I used in the past. It was free.

Too bad my roommate's RCN connection is completely suckalicious. Due to my job description, I feel remiss for not running piles of nifty servers at home.

[gingicat]

Can you SSH out? Get a panix shell account and read your LJ on lynx. That's what I do when I'm at work. :)

[halleyscomet.livejournal.com]

I wonder if the filters go both ways?

For example, are they ********* **** ****** **** * *** ***** ***** ***** *** **** **** ****** ***** **** **** *****

Warning: You have accessed a web site containing banned content. Contact your supervisor immediately to submit an explanation for your behavior.

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

You'd better be joking. :)

[halleyscomet.livejournal.com]

Yes. 
Of Course he is joking.  Why would $CompanyName want to scan
incoming information and restrict access to your Internet experience.?



After all, $CompanyName knows you would never steal company resources
by using the Internet for personal purposes at work.  A
trustworthy employee would never steal from a generous, benevolent
employer like $CompanyName

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

Your generous childcare balances out my desire to punch you in your $GenderNeutralSexualOrgans right now. :)

[halleyscomet.livejournal.com]

I submit a disturbing yet work safe link about a new kind of glasses as a peace offering.

Pierced Glasses

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

I've seen those. They're a little extreme for me, but nonetheless very cool. BAD idea for anyone who plays contact sports, however. :)

[kiteflier98.livejournal.com]

I guess this means If I wanted to make up nasty remarks about you and put them on my lj, there wouldn't be a damn way you could defend yourself now, huh? *devious look* Not that I can think of anything at the moment, but you get the idea... ;)

[liddle-oldman.livejournal.com]

How kind of them!

If it's any help, my supervisor tends to appear at my shoulder and then send me brittle chiding emails about time theft and non-company use of company resources.

[rachelmichellek.livejournal.com]

what *is* your gmail address?