Re: [Offtopic?] IRC blocked at school
On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:47:16 -0500, Michael Pobega in gmane.linux.debian.user wrote:
> 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).
Might want to check out sdf.lonestar.org A shell account can be had for
quite cheap. Runs on BSD though.
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Regards,
S. Fishpaste
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