Gavin, Thanks very much for this thorough explanation. I appreciate your time.
However, I don't think it will work because they're also blocking all outside ports. Port 80 and the port used for ftp are opened, but I doubt they let any outgoing traffic on any other port. We really feel like in a prison here... Any other idea which would work on port 80? Although, now that I think about it, port 80 is closed by Verizon, so I wouldn't be able to access my PowerMac running OS X at home. I can't access my web site from work because my web server at home uses port 8080. Darn! -Laurent. -- ======================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************ Usual disclaimers apply *********************** On 27/02/04 15:43, "Gavin Tiplady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Laurent, > > If you have a Unix account on any box outside your firewall that CAN > get to the mail server, and to which to you can make an ssh connection, > then you could set up a secure tunnel from your Mac to that box, and > read your mail as if it was served on your Mac. Once you have the > tunnel running you just configure your mail client to get mail from > localhost (127.0.0.1). > > All traffic running across the tunnel is encrypted which is a bonus. > > The command to create the secure tunnel for POP mail (done in Terminal) > takes the form > > sudo ssh -L 110:<m>:110 -L 25:<m>:25 <b> -g -v -l <u> > > where > > <m> is the IP address or domain name of the external mail server > <b> is that outside box that is going to come to your rescue and > <u> is your username on the unix box <b> > > [Pretty sure the command will need to be run via sudo because the ports > in question are privileged] > > e.g. sudo ssh -L 110:mail.myisp.com:110 -L 25:mail.myisp.com:25 > my.friendly.unix.box.com -g -v -l laurent > > What that command is saying is to make a tunnel that creates ports 25 > and 110 locally, and run a connection out via the box > "my.friendly.unix.box.com" into ports 25 and 110 of the external mail > server "mail.myisp.com". You can visualize a duplex cable connecting > the needed ports on the mail server, via the box b, into your Mac, thus > allowing you to send and receive mail using localhost. Leave your mail > account and password details the same as they are now, because of > course in reality it is the external mail server that is validating > them. > > Just create the ports you normally use - e.g. 25,110 for POP and 25 and > either 143 or 993 for IMAP. > > You can of course forward any port this way - e.g. port 80 to get to > blocked web sites. > > All built into Mac OS X, but if you're not using a Mac inside the > firewall, but a Windows box, you can do a similar thing using the > freeware tool 'putty'. > > Gavin Tiplady > > Home/Work/Fax (+61) 2-9412-1931 > Mobile (+61) 412-214-343 > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > AIM/iChat [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype: gavintiplady > > ________________________________________________________ > 'Yes,' said Joseph, 'and I was sitting at home looking for Ephesians, > and says I to myself, "'Tis nothing but Corinthians and Thessalonians > in this danged Testament," when who should come in but Henery > there: "Joseph," he said, "the sheep have blasted theirselves -" ' > On 28/02/2004, at 5:09 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: > >> The security folks here again have strike: I can no longer use >> mail2web to >> read my personal email form behind the firewall. I can not even get my >> mail >> using the Verizon web site, so they're not only blocking some specific >> sites >> (although it could still be possible), but I think they're blocking >> something in the TCP/IP request. >> >> Anybody knows a workaround, besides finding another job? >> >> -Laurent. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
