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Websense blocking Boards.ie

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  • 21-11-2005 11:47pm
    #1
    dubmick
    Registered Users Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭


    All last week in work Websense wasn't blocking Boards, went in this morning and it's blocked again under the category 'web chat'. What a pisser.
    Post edited by Shield on


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    #2
    WizZard
    Registered Users Posts: 6,762 ✭✭✭WizZard


    And this is site-related feedback how?


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    #3
    Thanx 4 The Fish
    Registered Users Posts: 15,399 Mod ✭✭✭✭Thanx 4 The Fish


    dubmick wrote:
    All last week in work Websense wasn't blocking Boards, went in this morning and it's blocked again under the category 'web chat'. What a pisser.

    Use http://www.pie.boards.ie


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    DrIndy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,461 ✭✭✭DrIndy


    I have that constant problem, but what happens is that the "quote" and "reply" buttons for posts remain blocked by the websense as they are linked directly to www.boards.ie. Hence although boards can be viewed, you cannot post, which is quite frustrating.

    If a workaround can be found it would be appreciated. Of note, for a short spell during the upgrade, it WAS possible to post to boards, but subsequently this ability was repealed.


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    dubmick
    Registered Users Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭dubmick


    WizZard wrote:
    And this is site-related feedback how?

    boards.ie is currently being blocked by Websense. I think this is feedback on this site. Let me know if you need me to explain again.


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    dubmick
    Registered Users Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭dubmick


    Thanx 4 The Fish wrote:
    Use http://www.pie.boards.ie

    Cheers, I'll give it a try.


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    #7
    BuffyBot
    Registered Users Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    boards.ie is currently being blocked by Websense. I think this is feedback on this site. Let me know if you need me to explain again.

    Errr no, it's feedback for Websense really..


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    #8
    Orion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    pie doesn't work either through websense.

    Go to www.dyndns.org - set up an account and then set up a dynamic dns name pointing at 82.195.136.250.

    You can use that to get to boards. Images (buttons, smileys, etc) don't work as they use absolute references but that's a minor inconvenience.

    SUGGESTION FOR CLOUD: Don't use absolute references for images? Probably too big a task when you've other problems such as new servers coming etc but maybe someday in the future :)


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    #9
    dubmick
    Registered Users Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭dubmick


    Macro, cheers for that. How you had much success with other sites?
    Ebay is blocked in my place, very unhappy about that :rolleyes:


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    Karoma
    Registered Users Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    eBay and Boards.ie? The monsters! Do they expect you to work or something!?
    You can also try troll.boards.ie..


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    Orion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    dubmick wrote:
    Macro, cheers for that. How you had much success with other sites?
    Ebay is blocked in my place, very unhappy about that :rolleyes:

    I think I tried Ebay before and had a problem with it due to their being multiple servers. Gmail just plain won't work :(

    I'll try Ebay again tomorrow and let you know.


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    #12
    dubmick
    Registered Users Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭dubmick


    Karoma wrote:
    eBay and Boards.ie? The monsters! Do they expect you to work or something!?
    You can also try troll.boards.ie..

    ha,ha working is for losers ;)


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    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    dubmick wrote:
    ha,ha working is for losers ;)
    Or people who want to get paid, buy what they like and live comfortably...


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    #14
    parsi
    Site Banned Posts: 5,904 ✭✭✭parsi


    Surfcontrol classss boards as "usenet news" and a quick look at the logs shows that it ain't that popular in our place...


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    #15
    Stephen
    Registered Users Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Yeah, websense themselves don't block boards.ie, they just categorize it under 'chat' or something along those lines, and your organisation blocks that category.

    Its blocked where i work too, but then I'm one of the websense administrators there ... :)


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    Pacifico
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,115 ✭✭✭Pacifico


    Try the IP address. Works for me ;)


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    #17
    Canis Lupus
    Registered Users Posts: 9,893 ✭✭✭Canis Lupus


    DrIndy wrote:
    I have that constant problem, but what happens is that the "quote" and "reply" buttons for posts remain blocked by the websense as they are linked directly to www.boards.ie. Hence although boards can be viewed, you cannot post, which is quite frustrating.

    If a workaround can be found it would be appreciated. Of note, for a short spell during the upgrade, it WAS possible to post to boards, but subsequently this ability was repealed.

    You can still post using http://pie.boards.ie from work if websense is blocking the main boards.ie site cos I'm currently doing it :)

    Websense seems to make buttons invisible but if you mouse over the bottom right hand of the post you wanna reply to slowly the pointer changes from the arrow to the hand and it will tell you whether you are replying with quote or quick replying. It's a bit finicky when you first start doing it cos your aiming for a point thats about a pixel big but give it practise and you will be fine. There, problem solved.


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