College & Bebo

R0ot

Just found out today that bebo has been blocked on the University of Ulster Network. YAY!!!! I've never been so proud of our computer services guys in our campus at magee, ITS BLOCKED ITS FINALLY BLOCKED

/me cries with joy

But anyway on to my main question, how many uni's have now blocked bebo, and if bebo is being blocked what other sites does your uni restrict? I know for a fact our uni (magee campus) blocks bebo now, but ive never come across any websites that it has blocked although it does block ftp connections.

Basq

"Bebo Las Vegas!"

.. our lab's motto... oh yes, we are a cheerful bunch!

Got full access rights in college myself as i'm a student in the BSc (Higher) In Computing in IT Sligo - we need full access rights to download software for our projects etc.

But in IT Sligo.. i know Hotmail and Miniclip is blocked. And i think they're trying to block Bebo.

Blowfish

UCD unfortunately hasn't yet got around to it, but at a rough guess it shouldn't take too long

Fajitas!

NCAD hasn't gotten to it yet either... Sooner the better.

Agent Smith

its still working in TCD

Sparky

Do any colleges or IT's block boards? Or do they just let boards because of the colleges under the education catagory?

R0ot

Sparky-s wrote:

Do any colleges or IT's block boards? Or do they just let boards because of the colleges under the education catagory?

None of the JANET network block boards which is pretty much every college in the UK

Rb

Last year IT Tallaght had boards blocked, unblocked now though.

Ro: maaan!

Never came across any sites blocked in DCU, but they have got most other ports blocked. Grr...

Our man in Havana

DIE BEBO DIE!

I wonder when the IC guys in work will get round to blocking it. I must remind them

Red Alert

Computer Services in UCD probably wouldn't know how to block it, although the library guys have.

Binomate

No blockage in DIT yet.

Rogueish

Bebo is blocked in I.T. Carlow!!! Much to the students disappointment . I know that there is one computer terminal with access to it in the college. Why? I do not know probably someone found a way to circumnavigate the firewall or whatever the computer technicans use to block sites. But the main user of the computer has absolutely no interest in the cult that is Bebo .

Certain Chat and Online Shopping websites have also been blocked that I've come across. The computer students may be able to tell you about others.

RotalicaV

The nerdy sys admins love blocking things they can't get involved in, IE anything that involves REAL life friends.

Mossy Monk

as i look around work from my seat i can see 5 bebo pages open. if i was to walk around i wonder how many there would be. it is a virus

Ciaran500

Bebo blocked in DIT Bolton street, thought it would be a college wide ban

JohnCleary

I was at the SRC meeting with the SU yesterday, they have confirmed that Bebo will be filtered after easter on the computers.

On a side note, what year/course you in? I'm 1st Networks & Systems

basquille wrote:

"Bebo Las Vegas!"

.. our lab's motto... oh yes, we are a cheerful bunch!

Got full access rights in college myself as i'm a student in the BSc (Higher) In Computing in IT Sligo - we need full access rights to download software for our projects etc.

But in IT Sligo.. i know Hotmail and Miniclip is blocked. And i think they're trying to block Bebo.

Giblet

Bebo was responsible for 10% of network traffic in most colleges. That's an obscene amount of traffic. Of course it was banned.

Atomic Pineapple

its blocked in dkit

spoofilyj

It got blocked in UCC a couple of weeks ago nad no harm either. I had my exams early this year as I'm in 3rd year BIS and am currently working in IBM in Dublin on placement, not blocked here yet though...:mad:

Rhyme

Still works in DCU... no biggy

pyramuid man

I hate it. It has got to be the most pointless way of using webspace.

c - 13

Blocked in waterford IT, thank god.

Although I had to laugh the other day, young Fianna Gael (SP?) or someone or other were trying to sell themselves to the students with the "Bring Back Bebo In WIT !!" tagline.

thelordofcheese

RotalicaV wrote:

The nerdy sys admins love blocking things they can't get involved in, IE anything that involves REAL life friends.

but if you have "REAL life friends" why do you need to clog up the network with traffic to a website so you can interact with them?
Surely you could just go and meet them outside, in "REAL life" instead of hijacking every computer for no good reason.

The_B_Man

ye, blocked here in carlow. i dunno where that single computer is that can access it! its blocked all over the library but ppl like meself still get on it by using other methods. no big deal. it was fun when it wasn't blocked coz it gave a sense of community to the college.

either way, the traffic is gonna be generated. either from many different sites or just one. it was silly to block it.

pat kenny

Blocked in dundalk, but people are using them annomous proxy browers to view it.
Shame on them
Perhaps there is some way to destroy bebo completly? It could be considered a public menace and then it would be ok to destroy it.

thelordofcheese

Nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure..

cmoney

Not blocked in deutchse telekom FHL in Leipzig Germany yet !!

Necronomicon

It's blocked here in CIT in the library and open access forum, but apparently you can still access it in some labs.

Giblet

Giblet wrote:

Bebo was responsible for 10% of network traffic in most colleges. That's an obscene amount of traffic. Of course it was banned.

20% of all statistics are made up on the spot. 47% of people know that.

MiCr0

can some one explain the attraction of it?

Basq

JohnCleary wrote:

On a side note, what year/course you in? I'm 1st Networks & Systems

Ahhh right... how you finding the course?

I'm in BSc. (Higher) In Computing - basically 4th year computing.

You know the lab at the end of the long corridor with "Bsc Computing Students Only" on the door - room B1043? I'm in there practically 12 hours a day!

Atlas_IRL

Nci blocked boards last year, up now though...

Bebo isnt blocked yet though, everyone knows how to bypass the proxy server though

ARGINITE

Well after after a few emails by people in GMIT bebo has been blocked \O/.

Caliden

show www.alienproxy.com some love

Basq

Caliden wrote:

show www.alienproxy.com some love

Or www.hidemyass.com?

memphis

Not blocked in Tipp Inst anyway, and unlikely that it will be... at least in the near future anyway, as the head guy in the Technical/Admin Dept uses it himself.

dundalk cailin

cmoney wrote:

Not blocked in deutchse telekom FHL in Leipzig Germany yet !!

Nor here in France