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1. igor (igor@social.id-libre.org)'s status on Monday, 27-Oct-2014 07:07:20 UTC igor
   The proxy of our beloved university does not allow anymore other ports than the 80 with http. I think that in the future, all Internet connexion will be shutdown, for security reasons. #facepalm
   • kat (boneidol@indy.im)'s status on Monday, 27-Oct-2014 08:43:42 UTC kat

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     They block SSH at my school to, but allow port 587 (MSA) . putting SSH on an alternate port fixes that.
   • kat (boneidol@indy.im)'s status on Monday, 27-Oct-2014 08:51:04 UTC kat

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     And will not stop a malicious actor. Just those who want to stuff done
   • igor (igor@social.id-libre.org)'s status on Monday, 27-Oct-2014 08:58:20 UTC igor

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     • kat
     I still didn’t try ssh today, but usually I have to activate a firewall client to pass through the proxy. But when you do like this, then you can’t load the web pages of the university website anymore, which I often need to load…
   • igor (igor@social.id-libre.org)'s status on Monday, 27-Oct-2014 08:59:44 UTC igor

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     • kat
     Another work around is simply to use your own device, with WiFi. No proxy anymore, everything’s open…
   • kat (boneidol@indy.im)'s status on Monday, 27-Oct-2014 09:35:10 UTC kat

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     yes... in the land of the corporate firewall the owner of the smartphone is king. But you have to pay for your own data then
   • Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer@sn.jonkman.ca)'s status on Monday, 27-Oct-2014 10:09:16 UTC Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca

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     • tor
     @igor Time to tunnel with !Tor. But circumventing the proxy/firewall is grounds for dismissal in some places; do so at your own risk.