[ILUG] Re: linux web -> irc gateway

[o gorman gavin john]

Yea, I'd do that alright 'cept telnet is bloecked off as well :(

Gav

On Mon, 4 Oct 1999, Steffen wrote:

> Maybe a dumb question, but what about telneting outside a f/w
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joe O'Reilly <joreilly at assyst-intl.com>
> To: <ilug at linux.ie>
> Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 12:39 PM
> Subject: RE: [ILUG] Re: linux web -> irc gateway
> 
> 
> > www.symbiosys.org have a little windows program called IRC bounce which
> > works a treat for getting around firewalls (providing some port somewhere
> is
> > unblocked) you need an actual IRC program like www.mirc.co.uk  though -
> can
> > help you on the web site part
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ilug-admin at linux.ie [mailto:ilug-admin at linux.ie]On Behalf Of John
> > P . Looney
> > Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 12:33 PM
> > To: ilug at linux.ie
> > Subject: [ILUG] Re: linux web -> irc gateway
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 04, 1999 at 10:54:32AM +0100, o gorman gavin john mentioned:
> > > I was just wondering if it is possible to get a WEb -> irc gateway. That
> > > is a program that will route packets from an irc server to a java chat
> > > applet on a website. I am stuck behind a firewall and would like to use
> > > irc. If i can find a gateway like this i have an outside computer i can
> > > run it on, thus bouncing off my internal proxy using http to my external
> > > proxy converting http to irc packets and vice versa.
> >
> >  Bad news. Alas, like FTP, RealAudio and Quake, IRC can't be proxied
> easily
> > - you need a special firewall plugin or whatever. If you are behind a
> > firewall that doesn't let IRC out, you are stuck...
> >
> > Kate
> >
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