On Sun, Dec 23, 2001 at 07:41:15PM +1300, Carey Evans wrote: > Matthew Gregan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > And how likely is it that the cybercafe will allow outgoing connections > > on port 21 or 22? > I'd be surprised if many cybercafes even bother filtering outgoing > connections. Well, Vik is after a solution that, presumably, should work in any cybercafe, not just ones that have lax security. Which leaves HTTP/HTTPS as your two main possibilities. > In the event that they do, however, you can just run the ssh daemon on > a port they don't filter, like 443. You can't sign on to Hotmail if > outgoing connections on this port are blocked. Assuming they don't proxy outgoing HTTP/HTTPS protocol connections. I wouldn't be surprised to see HTTP proxied, but HTTPS may not be in many cafes. But, again, the solution should really work in any cybercafe - and the only service they're guaranteed to supply is outgoing HTTP (possibly proxied) access. I can't make any recommendations for webmail tools - I've never set one up. The few I've used (TWiki, MailMan, whatever Orcon use and whatever LinuxStart.com used) were all passable. TWiki is very feature-filled, but would be overkill for what Vik wants...
