Question?

I think forums at my school get blocked if you try to post 
But we can access hotmail.

Edited by HannahJ

Author	Message Share Topic Printable Version Delicious Digg Facebook Furl Google MySpace Newsvine reddit StumbleUpon Translate Twitter Windows Live Yahoo Bookmarks Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic
HannahJ Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 23 Jul 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 861	Topic: Question? Posted: 12 Mar 07 at 9:28pm
	I think forums at my school get blocked if you try to post But we can access hotmail. Edited by HannahJ
	MIRROR 64799 "Dolphin" The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist hopes it will change; the realist adjusts the sail

jeffers Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 29 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3048	Posted: 13 Mar 07 at 9:09am
	Being a techie in a school I can throw a bit of light on the whole forums/msn/hotmail thing. The DFES state that students should not be able to access materials from the internet that could put them 'at risk' or materials that could be deemed as inappropriate. So that's 90% of the web out the window for a start.... Most LEA's use a 3rd party filtering system that all schools should route through (or have one that is compliant to the current BECTA standard). These vary from very good to absolutely awful! The one we have is pretty good as it has varying levels of access, staff is access is pretty much free and not a lot gets stopped (luckily for me). Hotmail is a really thorny issue though. A lot of schools who do not wish to have their own mail server get the sudents to sign up for hotmail and then collect the addresses in. Hotmail by its very nature is insecure and very prone to inappropriate content which is why many LEA's block it. It also cuts off 1 avenue for cyber bullying as you cannot easily control what gets sent by hotmail but you can control what goes through an internal mail server (given education pricing this is not difficult or expensive to set up). Anyway....I will go take my geeky work coat off now and put my drysuit back on.... Paul Edited by jeffers
	Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74

radixon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2407	Posted: 13 Mar 07 at 10:33am
	The Lea we use control the websites but we have the facility to either bypass or block for certian websites. All web based email is blocked but some forums are accessible. We do block other sites like Youtube as the content isn't controlable. MSN though isn't installed on the school PC's and they are unable to install it. It is tricky to block the MSN port but fortunately for us we don't have that issue.

Adam.s Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 28 Aug 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 122	Posted: 13 Mar 07 at 11:06am
	At school they block hotmail but all i have to do to get msn up is to install msn on my memory stick at home then plug it in and u can msn!

Ginger_69 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 04 Jun 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 481	Posted: 13 Mar 07 at 11:48am
	Myspace is blocked at my school and when they see FORUM, and XXX it gets blocked but most others are fine. Im posting because i cannot see the pic i wanna know what u2 minxes look like lol we did do the msn memory stick thing but they just stoped the msn accessing the internet so that bummed that idea
	Chew valley lake s c Topper(RED)-29412 I14 1209 lightning-168 Whaam (cherub) Atum bom (cherub)old crew (the 1 in the youtube vids) Will be arup skiff crew aka marmite

craig-m Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Newbie Joined: 28 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 34	Posted: 13 Mar 07 at 12:08pm
	At my school everyone just uses a proxy (www.kproxy.com or www.foxyproxy.com are the most popular) to get on blocked websites. They go on messengerFX to access MSN. As it doesn't require any installation. Edited by craig-m
	RS300 406DERBYSHIRE YOUTH SAILING Burton Sailing CLub Sailing: The only sport that's called off for nice weather

MRJP BUZZ 585 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 05 Mar 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1496	Posted: 13 Mar 07 at 4:31pm
	Will definately have to try the proxy idea
	Josh Preater BUZZING IS FUN

Helz Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 04 Mar 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 96	Posted: 13 Mar 07 at 4:35pm
	A good proxy is www.upsclub.com Buster, if u still wanna sell ur niner how much do u want from it? 1 of the lads at RHS wants 1 Edited by Helz
	luv Helz

olly_love Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 18 Jan 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1145	Posted: 13 Mar 07 at 4:57pm
	just type msn online into google or use e messenger
	TWO FRANK-Hunter Impala

HannahJ Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 23 Jul 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 861	Posted: 13 Mar 07 at 5:13pm
	Wahoo just discovered that one computer at school hasn't got windows messenger blocked here I come... I've tried loads of proxy sites, will try those, thanks
	MIRROR 64799 "Dolphin" The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist hopes it will change; the realist adjusts the sail