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Re: AIM
From: Christopher Hicks <chicks () chicks net>
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 06:41:24 -0400 (EDT)
On Mon, 30 Sep 2002, Randy Clemens wrote:
My ISP just started blocking all instant messaging services through their firewall. Is there any way to get around this besides paying for an HTTP tunnel? Please help me. Thanks! (They also block certain webpages that I try to access. Any way around that one?)
Blocking AIM is tough. It tries every port it can including things that are surely 'ok' for most firewalls like 80 110. Since you can't do it via port-blocking they've probably blocked the ip blocks for the AIM servers. (That's what I used to do when our daughter would spend all night on AIM instead of homework.) The only way around the ISP's firewall is to get somebody to tunnel your traffic. That'll require some sort of VPN between your box and somebox outside your ISP. That would solve your other problem as well. What sort of ISP blocks AIM anyway? Switch or get DSL or something. These guys sound a several screws loose of a complete set. -- </chris> The truth is rarely pure, and never simple. -Oscar Wilde, writer (1854-1900) _______________________________________________ firewall-wizards mailing list firewall-wizards () honor icsalabs com http://honor.icsalabs.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards
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- Re: AIM Jim Seymour (Oct 01)
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- Re: AIM Christopher Hicks (Oct 01)
- Re: AIM Paul D. Robertson (Oct 01)
- RE: AIM Noonan, Wesley (Oct 01)
- RE: AIM Nieveler, Juergen (Oct 01)
- RE: AIM Paul D. Robertson (Oct 01)
- RE: AIM Stiennon,Richard (Oct 01)
- RE: AIM Jim Seymour (Oct 01)
- RE: AIM Bill Olah (Oct 02)
- Remote access problem James X (Oct 03)
- RE: AIM kaptain (Oct 03)
- RE: AIM Paul D. Robertson (Oct 03)