rats

[gsh]

I can't access meebo.com from work anymore. Does anyone know of any sites that allow IM traffic over http?

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[(Anonymous)]

AIM used to have a QuickBuddy popup that would do that.

LoRe

[(Anonymous)]

As opposed to AIM Express, which I'm not sure about.

[gsh]

I run linux, not windows. Thanks though.

[sappharia.livejournal.com]

You can try e-messenger.com

[gsh]

.com or .net? The .net one is blocked, and the .com one is very cluttered so I want to be sure I'm at the right place.

[(Anonymous)]

I ignint. Would you explain that to me?

L

[gsh]

The software that AOL produces for AIM only works on a windows machine. I use a linux client from home, and untill recently I used a web based service at work.

[easy-living.livejournal.com]

Google Talk, via your Gmail page? Or are all https: pages blocked? (I know Gmail is accessible via http:, but as that's true only after you've logged in via https, it's not very useful).

ICQ, Yahoo, AIM and MSN all have web-based versions, but they're almost certainly blocked if they've blocked Meebo and e-messenger.

A few other web-based IMs that seem to be semi-operational:

iloveim.com
Let me log in to my Yahoo account happily enough, but insists you turn off popup blockers. Yahoo, AIM and MSN compatible.

CUIM
Appears to be compatible with itself and AIM only, might be better than nothing.

Say You Say Me
Doesn't appear to be compatible with other IM apps, so everyone you wanted to talk to would have to register. Probably too much of a pain to be worth it.


Hum. Doesn't look like there's much out there other than what they've already blocked, sorry. I tried!

[gsh]

gmail.google.com is a blocked page. I'll try some of the others.

[scherzoid.livejournal.com]

I haven't used it in a couple of years, but I'm fairly sure that AIM Quick Buddy works in any Java-enabled browser. I might be misremembering, but I think I even used it on my SGI Indy back in the day.

[gsh]

I'll have to see if I can get java and my web browser to interact on my linux machine.

[nminusone.livejournal.com]

Depending on how seriously they blocked the site you were using before, you might still be able to get there through a public proxy that isn't blocked.

[gsh]

I don't happen to know any public proxies. Do you?

[nminusone.livejournal.com]

No, I don't. Best to find one of the proxy lists on the web. A search like '"proxy list" elite anonymous' should get you started. They go up and down a lot, so there's a bit of work involved.

Another possibility is to run one on a box at home, and secure it properly. I'm blanking on the names of free proxies you can download, but they're out there.