On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 10:25:04AM -0600, Stackpole, Chris wrote: > > From: Michael Pobega [mailto:pobega@gmail.com] > > Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 4:47 PM > > Subject: Re: [Offtopic?] IRC blocked at school > > > > On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 05:11:44PM -0500, Paul Gupta wrote: > > > Michael Pobega wrote: > > >> I just got into my new dorm room, only to find out that they block > all > > >> IRC clients. I find this pretty disheartening since I often lurk on > > >> #debian and #debian-eeepc > > >> > > >> Is there any good way to tunnel or encrypt my data, or something > > >> similar? I am looking for something feasible, considering I can't > > afford > > >> to run my own tunnel or proxy. > > >> > > > > > > Do you have access to an SSH server somewhere? > > > > > > > Nope. I wish I had a blinkenshell account, but I can't actually get > into > > IRC to get two members to vouch for me. Does anyone know of any good > > free/cheap shell services that offer IRC? (I wouldn't mind paying say > > $1/month for it, but it'd be preferable not to since I don't have my > own > > PayPal). > > I know I am late to the party, but thought I would chime in anyway. It > has been a few years, but when I had the same issues at my school I used > SDF ( http://sdf.lonestar.org ). I am not sure about pricing now, but > back then they only required 1$ to sign up and that was just to prevent > people from using their services as spam/attacks/ect. It was a good when > I needed it. > > Have fun! > ~Stack~ > Thanks for the tipoff, perhaps I'll pay their price to use IRC, but do they have irssi as an IRC client? Perhaps I'll give it a spin this Sunday, as IRC access is free on Sundays. -- http://identica/mpobega
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