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Firewall help at school

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Lefroy
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hey, i haven't been on here for ages but i do remember some computer smart people used to be on here.

so i just moved into rez and my school blocks msn.. does anyone know how to get around this? i have vista if that helps. and i know how to use online versions.. what i really want is to find a way to sign on to my downloaded version.

anyone have any ideas?

Aug 31 2008 9:00PM
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corona
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use msn to go through a proxy?
Aug 31 2008 9:03PM
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corona
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scratch that..... use pidgin or some other open source IM program
Aug 31 2008 9:03PM
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Lefroy
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i'm not really sure what your second suggestion is.

if a proxy could work and your could walk me thru it that would be helpful.

i need to be able to use the features on the downloadable version of msn such as video calls, because i'm *hopefully* using this instead of the phone since it would be crazy long distance for me to call home
Aug 31 2008 9:09PM
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corona
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well the whole proxy thing could be a bit complicated and you'd probably only be able to use msn2go which kinda sucks..... but if your school only blocks msn, use another program:

this ones good...

http://www.pidgin.im/

it does the exact same things as msn, try using it. thated be the simplest way
Aug 31 2008 9:12PM
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fourhundred
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isnt there like tons of sites where you can sign onto msn
Aug 31 2008 9:36PM
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Lefroy
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yes theres tons of sites, and they are great... for typing.

i need the features. video-calling in particular, i'm a long way from home so long-distance calls all the time would empty my bank account fast.

so basically web versions dont help me
Aug 31 2008 9:56PM
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STREETS
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Get Skype then, much better for video confrencing. http://www.skype.com/
Aug 31 2008 10:01PM
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Mike34113
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all school firewalls are different mines impossible so idk
Aug 31 2008 10:09PM
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Lefroy
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good call, i forgot about this. i'd still like to fix my msn up but your right, way better for that
Aug 31 2008 10:10PM
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Franny
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My school blocks websites like myspace and all the good ones. My solution was to install Firefox on my thumb drive. Works perfectly and i was pretty surprised with it.
Aug 31 2008 10:26PM
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