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withamc · 12-12-2003, 07:18 AM

...from work, that is. They're enabling web content filtering Monday. The following types of sites will be filtered:
Gambling
Adult or sexually explicit
Criminal skills and Terrorism
Hate or Racism
Illicit drugs (cocaine, methamphetamine, etc)
Cult / Occult
Recreational chat
Violence
I don't know if PBB qualifies as a "cult" or "recreational chat", but we'll see

Bobzooki · 12-12-2003, 07:20 AM

No, this is a religious forum. If they filter it out, they are depriving you of your religious freedom.

Bastids™

jht3 · 12-12-2003, 07:20 AM

one word: proxy

there are ways around the man's rules

jht3 · 12-12-2003, 07:21 AM

and i'd have to say the PBB fits all those categories.

Mo · 12-12-2003, 07:24 AM

httpproxy kicked ass for getting Napster to run through the firewall...

withamc · 12-12-2003, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mo
httpproxy kicked ass for getting Napster to run through the firewall...

Care to elaborate?

VT_Toy · 12-12-2003, 07:40 AM

http://www.ghostsurf-pro.com/

Free trial, see if it works.

jht3 · 12-12-2003, 07:41 AM

even though my firm is very lax on our computer/internet usage, here's what i do:

1) install AnalogX Proxy on home pc behind router with cable connection
-note: that proxy lacks an security. anyone can use it which is why i also use the steps below
2) bind proxy to local ip of home pc
3) setup VPN on home pc (win2k, winxp all can do this). open port 1723 on firewall
4) connect to home VPN from work computer
5) run all non-work www sites, aim, etc through proxy

you need a pretty good understanding of computers this way, but it makes for a secure way of doing things.

ChiXJeff · 12-12-2003, 07:50 AM

My employer has a boatload of filtering, and so far, PBB hasn't been touched. Some of the posted links ARE.

BTW, they're also filtering out ALL web proxies, so doing the anonymizer thing doesn't necessarily work.

<grin> I've got an sshd process running at home. No filtering on that........(like jht3's process.)

ChiXJeff

Mo · 12-12-2003, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by withamc

Care to elaborate?

it appears to be defunct now... but what you did is put a small client on your desktop that would intercept specific IP packets (by port) and wrap them in http then send them through the firewall to an external server that would pull the wrapper off. External server would re-wrap the stuff for you so the returning data would make it through the firewall.

It was a pay service, but it was only like $2 per month. Apparently they weren't charging enough.

withamc · 12-12-2003, 07:57 AM

Looks like there's hope

landusepbb · 12-12-2003, 08:38 PM

You're screwed, the PBB is really a cult, headed by Rev. Lance.

Haole · 12-12-2003, 09:10 PM

Chris, I wouldn't worry about it too much. They use blocking software at work and it doesn't block PBB and it misses some of the other stuff it's supposed to get. YMMV.

12-12-2003, 07:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
withamc Rock God Join Date: Sep 2000 Member # 1757 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 1,144	Today may be my last day on PBB ...from work, that is. They're enabling web content filtering Monday. The following types of sites will be filtered: Gambling Adult or sexually explicit Criminal skills and Terrorism Hate or Racism Illicit drugs (cocaine, methamphetamine, etc) Cult / Occult Recreational chat Violence I don't know if PBB qualifies as a "cult" or "recreational chat", but we'll see __________________ Usually lost... Eat your spaghetti

12-12-2003, 07:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
Bobzooki Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Member # 9419 Location: Gilpin County, Colorado Posts: 4,923 Blog Entries: 12	No, this is a religious forum. If they filter it out, they are depriving you of your religious freedom. Bastids™ __________________ 2012 Tahoe 24' Fish-N-Fun Tritoon, w/115hp Merc Tow Rig: The Battlestar Galactica

12-12-2003, 07:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
jht3 Wheeler Join Date: Nov 2000 Member # 2163 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 348	one word: proxy there are ways around the man's rules __________________ James

12-12-2003, 07:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
jht3 Wheeler Join Date: Nov 2000 Member # 2163 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 348	and i'd have to say the PBB fits all those categories. __________________ James

12-12-2003, 07:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
jht3 Wheeler Join Date: Nov 2000 Member # 2163 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 348	even though my firm is very lax on our computer/internet usage, here's what i do: 1) install AnalogX Proxy on home pc behind router with cable connection -note: that proxy lacks an security. anyone can use it which is why i also use the steps below 2) bind proxy to local ip of home pc 3) setup VPN on home pc (win2k, winxp all can do this). open port 1723 on firewall 4) connect to home VPN from work computer 5) run all non-work www sites, aim, etc through proxy you need a pretty good understanding of computers this way, but it makes for a secure way of doing things. __________________ James Last edited by jht3; 12-12-2003 at 07:58 AM.

12-12-2003, 07:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
Mo Everyday is Tuesday. Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 47 Location: Lizzy, CO Posts: 15,650	httpproxy kicked ass for getting Napster to run through the firewall...

12-12-2003, 07:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
VT_Toy Zeus of the Sluice Join Date: Mar 2000 Member # 349 Location: Middlebury, VT Posts: 4,023	http://www.ghostsurf-pro.com/ Free trial, see if it works.

12-12-2003, 07:50 AM	#9 (permalink)
ChiXJeff Granite Guru Join Date: Jul 2001 Member # 5943 Location: Southeastern MN. (formerly near Chicago, I've ESCAPED!) Posts: 981	My employer has a boatload of filtering, and so far, PBB hasn't been touched. Some of the posted links ARE. BTW, they're also filtering out ALL web proxies, so doing the anonymizer thing doesn't necessarily work. <grin> I've got an sshd process running at home. No filtering on that........(like jht3's process.) ChiXJeff

12-12-2003, 07:57 AM	#11 (permalink)
withamc Rock God Join Date: Sep 2000 Member # 1757 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 1,144	Looks like there's hope __________________ Usually lost... Eat your spaghetti

12-12-2003, 08:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
landusepbb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Member # 9328 Location: At the Mountains of Madness Posts: 2,793	You're screwed, the PBB is really a cult, headed by Rev. Lance. __________________ "Somewhere. Out there. Is a big ass forest of weed"--Thomas Edison (from Rolling Kansas)

12-12-2003, 09:10 PM	#13 (permalink)
Haole Big Meanie Join Date: Jul 2001 Member # 5859 Location: In a house. Posts: 2,653	Chris, I wouldn't worry about it too much. They use blocking software at work and it doesn't block PBB and it misses some of the other stuff it's supposed to get. YMMV. __________________ Ka 'aina uluwehi, ko kakou kuleana. - The lush life-giving land, our personal responsibility. Ventura County Axle Snappers - Nevada County Chapter

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