Originally Posted by jwalkabout
Company installed freaking Websense and I can't access any of my internet based e-mail accts because they are filterd. I was able to get around that by using various webaddresses that the filters didn't screen but alas those eventually were blocked. i primarily need to access gmail. Any way around this?
I would even set up another e-mail based acct if it is not on the websense filter and have my mail forwarded to that address.
Suggestions?
First let me say that if your company has installed a filtering product, you place yourself at risk of reprimand or termination for violating the filtering policy. Be it on your head then if you choose to take the following advice:
1. Use pop. Gmail supports pop access and if the only thing the company has deployed is websense, then pop access will remain unblocked.
2. Use a tunnel. Configure an ssh and proxy server on your home machine. Establish an ssh connect from your work machine to your home machine, forwarding all web connections through the tunnel on the port the proxy server is listening.
3. Use an out-of-band network. Depending on the location of your office, or your commitment to access. You might be able to utilize an open wireless network in another building/area that is not websense filtered. Alternatively you can utilize a blackberry device to pop your email (both from the device and via a serial connection to your work machine). Alternative to this would be to buy an EDGE card and plan from one of the cellular provides and access the network through this.