Anyone know wher i can get TRIANGLE BOY

[newParadigm]

Hello,


My school recently did away with their proxy Internet filtering setup (N2H2's Bess) and implemented an internal solution from 8e6 Tech. I have heard that a program called Triangle Boy can bypass the filter. This program sends the users request for a webpage to a third party host computer, which querys the DATA and then transmits it to a Triangle Boy server, which in turn encrypts the Data and sends it back to you through the host computer.


I only want to bypass the filter because of how rediculous it is. Since when is my Yahoo Mail account so bad? One day I desperately needed to check my e-mail (for one reason or another) and if it hadn't been for a friends cellphone (web enabled of course) I would of been SOL.


Any help finding this program or with other workarounds would be greatly appreciated,
newParadime

 

[mboy]

Read the rules. You should not be asking for this kind of advice in here, nor will you find it. We admins have things in place like that for a reason. If you need help, as IT dept.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Blocking yahoo! mail isn't ridiculous. Do you realize how many viruses pass through there? What about questionable content?

Worry about school work at school, and email at home.

 

[zetter]

A quick Google Search will give heaps of links to information.

 

[spyordie007]

the safeweb and triangleboy sites havent been up for years so even if you got your hands on a copy of the tboy software it wouldnt do you any good...

 

[newParadigm]

Hey Guys,

Sorry anout hruting any admins feelings. THey Yahoo! thing was just an example, i guess i unferstand how thats not rediculus. But some of the other things that are filtered out are. Like this forum can't be accessed, and nearly any website that has a forum, chat system, or shopping cart, or that is deemed "Distracting to academic activities" is blocked. If they would lossen the filtering policies i wouldn't be so apt to want to break them.

newParadime

 

[spyordie007]

Go tell the dean you are leaving the school at the end of the term and site the network restrictions. Get a couple of your buddies to do it also.

They might just re-consider the policy

 

[newParadigm]

I'm a junior in highschool -- can't exactly leave.

But good idea. I wil go to the dean and havetalk with him.

Maybe they can't lighten some of the rules for the highschool (a sfar as I know the entire district is under the same filtering rules).

Thanks for the help,

newParadime

 

[n0cmonkey]

Forget chatting online at school, study grammar.

 

[AFB]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Forget chatting online at school, study grammar.

 

[newParadigm]

I wasn't implying that i want to chat online at school, but IMHO filtering should block offensive and obsene content not "Distracting" content.

THe original purpose that the filter was put in place in most school is b/c of the Child Protection Act.

So why do thos filters block things not under htat act?


THankyou,
newParadime

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: newParadime
I wasn't implying that i want to chat online at school, but IMHO filtering should block offensive and obsene content not "Distracting" content.

THe original purpose that the filter was put in place in most school is b/c of the Child Protection Act.

So why do thos filters block things not under htat act?


THankyou,
newParadime

IIRC, the Child Protection Act has a lot more to deal with than pornography. I believe, since I don't know for sure, that it also tries to protect children by forbidding sites to allow anyone 13 and under to enter personal information. Without the consent of a parent anyway. The easiest way for an educational institution would be to forbid all non-education related sites, especially sites that could lead to trouble, like forums.

 

[spyordie007]

generally signing up for forums and email require that someone gives out some personal information (like name, etc.) so I guess I could see how it would be in the best interest of them to block *most* sites...

newParadime just give it a little while, you'll be on to college before you know it

 

[AFB]

Just a thought. At my HS, if you do this and someone finds out, you will lose all computer access till the end of the year.

 

[newParadigm]

I actually know one of the a few of the Sys-Ops on a first name basis so I wouldn't get into too much trouble . Anyway i guess ill just have to wait for college unless i can convince the one of the Sys-Ops (oine of them lives next door to me) to loosen some of the filtering policies, but i don't think it will work.


newParadime

 

[n0cmonkey]

Try to give him good reasons to loosen some of the restrictions. It's really the best way to go about this.

Over all, it probably isn't worth it.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Most schools have a EULA that you're agreeing to when you use their networks. Break the rules and they'll break you. I wouldn't want to get caught using any kind of proxy or programs that could even be considered malicious on school property, or even on their networks. Most K12 institutions are totally oblivious to what's going on, but here in Higher Ed, we have a guy that doesn't sleep until he seeks out every student running any programs he doesn't like. If you get someone who really knows their stuff with packet analysis, you can get into some real trouble....

 

[newParadigm]

Thanks for the warings, ill proly just sit it out till college.

newParadime