My office blocks webmail sites - bypass?

[daytona63]

I'm trying to access Mac.com webmail, but my office blocks access to it, along with Yahoo!, Hotmail, etc. Is there some way to bypass this? If I could ssh or something to my Mac at home, would that help at all? Thanks, this is driving me nuts.

[edesignuk]

If it is blocked it is blocked for a reason, they do the same at my work. Accessing external e-mail is a serious security risk. I would advise that you DO NOT attempt to get around it, allthough I doubt you will be able to anyway if your network people are any good.

[Giaguara]

install Mutt to your home mac. ( www.mutt.org ) and then ssh to your home mac - it will enable you to read your mails with whichever editor you want; vi, vim, emacs, pico etc. all you need is a sssh :)

if you need any help with that, pm.

[saabmp3]

Along with the previous post, I would be careful with trying to by pass network regulations. I used to work as a network admin and I have had to give severe penalities to people for by-passing regulations (basically at first I made them lax because 99% of the people were trust worthy, when a new employee came in she ruined it all). This resuleted in a 3 day downtime on the network as the T-1 was shut down, the WAN got shut down etc...

Although you may be able to read your email, do you want to be the person resonsible for everyone else's losses?

BEN

PS. There is a REALLY easy way to get around it, just use a Proxy. There are lots of free ones floating around, you just need to look for them.

[Les Kern]

Did you actually ask the IT dept to open it? If not, do so. If they say no, then get back to work. Not much else will get you sacked quicker than trying to bypass security. Hell, I'd can you in a heartbeat. Tough love, man.

[daniel77]

amegaproxy.com, it works great

[daytona63]

Hey, thanks everybody for the info and the advice. Solutions such as proxies are good to know for emergency-type situations, and the info about being able to dial on my home machine to get my e-mail is a great option as well (and as far as I know, it's not against any rules at my work). It's always good to know this kind of stuff. I just wanted to know my options - thanks for the help!

[steeleclipse]

correct me if im wrong, but can't most network protcol detect hacks?

[Nipsy]

Get this:
http://www.t-mobile.com/products/overview.asp?phoneid=165302
I use it when I'm on secure networks, and it has saved my ass umpteen times.