AnyBody know How I can Check my Email from Work?

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KC5AV

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As an IT professional, I can tell you that any place blocking webmail is doing it because THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO CHECK YOUR PERSONAL MAIL AT WORK. They probably have it blocked to prevent users from opening virus-infected emails.

It's also a good way to get in trouble with the higher-ups.
 

MrNutz

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Originally posted by: MrMaster
My old company blocked everything mail related as well!!!! Total assholes. I hated them.

Anyways the only way around it would be to do it through proxies but that probably would get you fired in a heartbeat.
I'm cool with all the network guys... So I'm not worried about that. How can I do it through proxies?
Originally posted by: Yossarian
my company blocked all those sites too. I guess too many idiots were downloading viruses from their home email.
I understand that completely and don't have a problem with it. Most of the ppl I work with still have spyware infested PCs and they have been dense enough to bring programs from home on floppies... with viruses laced within the floppies... :roll:
Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
all the university accounts i have had allowed for telnet or ssh access
Hmm.. I know the mail server is running on a Unix-based OS... I just need to figure out how to telnet in...
 

Jzero

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Originally posted by: MrNutz
I'm cool with all the network guys... So I'm not worried about that. How can I do it through proxies?
If you're THAT cool with all of the network guys, why don't you get them to hook you up?
:confused:
 

MrNutz

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Originally posted by: RossMAN
It is FREE, I think it's the last option.

I repeat IT IS FREE!
It says it's advertiser supported... i'm sure that means banners, but do you get any spam too?

 

MrNutz

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Originally posted by: Jzero
If you're THAT cool with all of the network guys, why don't you get them to hook you up?
:confused:
It's not that simple... they still have lay down a general rule for all accounts. but they wouldn't give me too much of a problem if i could outsmart it... as long as I don't pass the wealth of knowledge. ;)
 

RossMAN

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Originally posted by: MrNutz
Originally posted by: RossMAN
It is FREE, I think it's the last option.

I repeat IT IS FREE!
It says it's advertiser supported... i'm sure that means banners, but do you get any spam too?

I get maybe 2 SPAM a week and I doubt it's from them.
 

MrMaster

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Originally posted by: KC5AV
As an IT professional, I can tell you that any place blocking webmail is doing it because THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO CHECK YOUR PERSONAL MAIL AT WORK. They probably have it blocked to prevent users from opening virus-infected emails.

It's also a good way to get in trouble with the higher-ups.

to block virus infected emails makes sense. But when you have things like mail2web you can't download anything. You can only look which means you can't get a virus. I use to walk past the hotel next our building with my pda to get my email. Very frustrating when you want to keep your work related separate from your personal stuff.
 

kranky

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Originally posted by: MrNutz
I'm cool with all the network guys... So I'm not worried about that. How can I do it through proxies?

I predict in the near future an exit interview where the OP is saying, "But I was cool with all the network guys! Wait! This isn't fair!"
 

zixxer

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FYI

they more than likely are monitoring your websites, and that's why tese sites are getting 'mysteriously' blocked.


At least.. that's what I do to people at my work.
 

NikPreviousAcct

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Originally posted by: MrNutz
They are just blocking all webmail interfaces. I got by for a while b/c that wasn't a key word in my university's mail scheme, but eventually they caught on. It uses mailweb in the url instead..

The obviously don't want you checking your mail at work.

Don't.