Instant Messenger

Shadowlands · 24-05-2005 11:08pm #1

I was just reading Trinity's list of internet services and it says no instant messengers are allowed. Is this actually enforced? Otherwise, I will never have afforable contact with my family in the U.S once I start in October.

Nietzschean · 24-05-2005 11:11pm

Last i recall you should be able to get msn through the http proxy, i'll double check it tomorrow..

aodh_rua · 24-05-2005 11:11pm

It depends where you are in College. The computer science department makes extensive use of MSN so that postgrads and academics can keep in touch. I imagine that their machines are messenger friendly.

The regular proxy servers used to handle internet traffic don't normally allow IM clients to be run in the default, but I'm sure there's a work around for that too. Perhaps running MSN through a http proxy rather than a socks proxy [apologies if this is gibberish].

24-05-2005 11:11pm

Webmessenger.msn.com is accessible throughout college, as well as certain other Instant Messaging services. As well as that, I think you can get Skype to work within college. Last I heard anyways!

And enforced? Nah...

Kevin_rc_ie · 24-05-2005 11:11pm

yes and no.

there are ways. if you use the force. what course you doing jimbob?

Nietzschean · 24-05-2005 11:12pm

Some of the unix labs have msn setup by default, but i imagine it should work on all machines....

Kevin_rc_ie · 24-05-2005 11:12pm

holy smoke.

Kevin_rc_ie · 24-05-2005 11:13pm

i've never seen 4 ppl post simulataneously like that before.

Nietzschean · 24-05-2005 11:14pm

god arn't we all efficent tonight,

Last time i checked the newest versions of msn and amsn when using a http proxy don't use the connect method and the traffic looks fairly transparent compared to normal http traffic. So unless ISS are actively blocking msn it should work(wouldn't be hard)

Nietzschean · 24-05-2005 11:15pm

Kevin_rc_ie wrote:

i've never seen 4 ppl post simulataneously like that before.

yes we are the model of efficency in dealing with support queries around here.....

24-05-2005 11:16pm

I think credit must go to aodh_rua who posted the most within the timeframe.

And no, I'm not sucking up cos my exam is in 2 days.

aodh_rua · 24-05-2005 11:18pm

Myth wrote:

I think credit must go to aodh_rua who posted the most within the timeframe.

And no, I'm not sucking up cos my exam is in 2 days.

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Nietzschean · 24-05-2005 11:19pm

aodh_rua wrote:

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lol, tell us the exam there

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Ah go on!

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Go on go on go on go on...

24-05-2005 11:21pm

Hmm. I doubt it now Bobo. Maybe, but I'd guess not.

but you never know with these cs types

Nietzschean · 24-05-2005 11:22pm

Myth wrote:

Hmm. I doubt it now Bobo. Maybe, but I'd guess not.

but you never know with these cs types

whats the harm in asking, if he gives it to me, i'll tell u if ur going to fail or not.... how's that?

24-05-2005 11:26pm

Aodh_Rua wrote:

It depends where you are in College. The computer science department makes extensive use of MSN so that postgrads and academics can keep in touch. I imagine that their machines are messenger friendly.

The regular proxy servers used to handle internet traffic don't normally allow IM clients to be run in the default, but I'm sure there's a work around for that too. Perhaps running MSN through a http proxy rather than a socks proxy [apologies if this is gibberish].

Wow. Fantastic use of grammar if you don't mind me saying. I just really...connect with what you're trying to say.

So about that exam...

Shadowlands · 24-05-2005 11:40pm

Kevin_rc_ie wrote:

i've never seen 4 ppl post simulataneously like that before.

I was shocked too.

Thanks for the advice. BTW, nobody in Ireland ever uses Aol Instant Messenger do they?

Time Magazine · 24-05-2005 11:42pm

Myth wrote:

Wow. Fantastic use of grammar if you don't mind me saying. I just really...connect with what you're trying to say.

So about that exam...

Mention the good old FG....

ApeXaviour · 24-05-2005 11:58pm

Shadowlands wrote:

I was shocked too.

Thanks for the advice. BTW, nobody in Ireland ever uses Aol Instant Messenger do they?

Not as far as I've heard n anyway. We use msn, yahoo or those multi ones. Kev is the king of instant messengers. He knows which do what and what put which ones together etc. Will you be using the college computers or connecting your own laptop to the network?

Enigma365 · 24-05-2005 11:58pm

http://www.e-messenger.net
Web versions of MSN Messenger, AOL IM, and Yahoo IM.

There are also web versions of MSN and AOL on their respective sites, I do believe.

There is an ICQ web version on icq.com although I don't think anyone uses ICQ anymore.

Not as good as the actual full version applications(which generally cannot be used in tcd) but they do the job fine. I've been using them for years in college without any hassle from ISS who I doubt even care.

Nietzschean · 25-05-2005 4:18am

Shadowlands wrote:

I was shocked too.

Thanks for the advice. BTW, nobody in Ireland ever uses Aol Instant Messenger do they?

Umm i do, i've AIM,yahoo, icq accounts that i normally use..........(in college)

Those multiones dec? lol you mean trillian/gaim clients?

John · 25-05-2005 8:57am

Shadowlands wrote:

I was shocked too.

Thanks for the advice. BTW, nobody in Ireland ever uses Aol Instant Messenger do they?

Nah, never known anyone with that at all. MSN all the way.

ApeXaviour · 25-05-2005 12:17pm

Darth Bobo wrote:

Those multiones dec? lol you mean trillian/gaim clients?

Sure... Honestly I don't know what I mean and I don't get why you're laughing at me

Crash · 25-05-2005 12:30pm

Netsoc give you jabber accounts now.

Plunky · 25-05-2005 12:33pm

My jabber client (the one linked on the netsoc site) won't connect - any idea why?

Crash · 25-05-2005 12:37pm

Not the person to ask tbh - i dont ever use it - i just tunnel everything out from my laptop. email em and ask.

Nietzschean · 25-05-2005 12:50pm

crash_000 wrote:

Netsoc give you jabber accounts now.

uh jabber. nuff said. When's that cs soc server comming online again? making netsoc a bit obsolete...

punka · 25-05-2005 12:56pm

Myth wrote:

I think you can get Skype to work within college.

Skype seems to come and go - one of my roommates can get it to work sometimes but the other guy can't use it at all.
You can use MSN and AIM on the network, you just need to mess around with the proxy settings. It's fairly easy to set up. Haven't been able to get Trillian working, though.

Nietzschean · 25-05-2005 1:08pm

punka wrote:

Skype seems to come and go - one of my roommates can get it to work sometimes but the other guy can't use it at all.

I dunno i've had no bother with skype anyhoo

You can use MSN and AIM on the network, you just need to mess around with the proxy settings. It's fairly easy to set up. Haven't been able to get Trillian working, though.

Last time i checked how trillian deals with http proxy's is to attmempt to use the connect method(iirc) which isn't allowed on the tcd proxies so it fails.

aodh_rua · 25-05-2005 1:11pm

Do I know AngryBanana?

Nietzschean · 25-05-2005 1:19pm

aodh_rua wrote:

Do I know AngryBanana?

i don't know, surely u should know that...

Kevin_rc_ie · 25-05-2005 1:57pm

why does darth bobo hate netsoc?

punka · 25-05-2005 2:15pm

on a vaguely-related note:

is anyone else who lives on campus having trouble getting onto netsoc-hosted websites? i can't access the su messageboard from my computer.

sixpack's little hat · 25-05-2005 2:17pm

http://webmessenger.msn.com

Nietzschean · 25-05-2005 2:31pm

Myth wrote:

Webmessenger.msn.com

sixpack's little hat wrote:

http://webmessenger.msn.com

read previous posts?

Crash · 25-05-2005 3:56pm

punka wrote:

on a vaguely-related note:

is anyone else who lives on campus having trouble getting onto netsoc-hosted websites? i can't access the su messageboard from my computer.

Apparently theres a cockup in the lines somewhere within ISS. no ones quite sure whats causing it and ISS arent too arsed about fixing it. for instance to ssh into matrix from certain computer labs, you have to go through another box in college. and you cant reach the cs.tcd.ie servers from the wireless either *boggle*

as for the DUCSS server, its been bought and is gonna be up and running come freshers week.

Possibility of matrix getting replaced too.

Ron DMC · 25-05-2005 4:12pm

crash_000 wrote:

as for the DUCSS server, its been bought and is gonna be up and running come freshers week.

When's that cs soc server comming online again?

Cs soc?
Never knew it existed.
I'm defos joining up.

Nietzschean · 25-05-2005 5:12pm

crash_000 wrote:

Apparently theres a cockup in the lines somewhere within ISS. no ones quite sure whats causing it and ISS arent too arsed about fixing it. for instance to ssh into matrix from certain computer labs, you have to go through another box in college. and you cant reach the cs.tcd.ie servers from the wireless either *boggle*

The problem currently exists with routing between cs/hpc/maths and iss...... iss are looking into the issue... until recently they thought it was likely a result of maths being reconnected away from its fibre link. But focus has shifted elsewhere now....

(having the entire college as one big subnet has its downsides...)

as for the DUCSS server, its been bought and is gonna be up and running come freshers week.

Haven't they had it for ages now? just not brought it into col?

Possibility of matrix getting replaced too.

Proposals i've heard about that seemed a lil dodge

Crash · 25-05-2005 5:27pm

the DUCSS server is in the room now - was bought about a month back or so i think with Joes credit card....thats all i know on that end.

as for Matrix, it all depends on how things go next year with funding and freshers week signups etc.

Kevin_rc_ie · 25-05-2005 6:03pm

how much does a server cost? as in one of those.

i'm aware of 2000 euro, 50,000 euro and 1,000,000 euro servesr.

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