Google blocked by school

[Leprechaun312]

So it would seem that my school deems Google Inappropriate

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This morning this said 'This website has been categorised as "Adult Material".'
Are they being serious, has someone at c2k (the school system admins) made a mistake or is it a major troll

 

[Glanza]

Someone else probably tried looking up something they shouldn't on google and it's autoflagged. Sadly a lot of those systems have a habit of doing that.

 

[Hyburnate]

You're 27? Is this a university? o.O

 

[HecFam]

Has it flagged Https:// also, that sometimes gets round it. Otherwise, tuck your legs into your chest, put your thumb into your mouth and rock back and forward while crying your eyes out.

 

[Leprechaun312]

You're 27? Is this a university? o.O

nah 17, mistyped when i signed up and haven't bothered to change it

 

[Leprechaun312]

Has it flagged Https:// also, that sometimes gets round it. Otherwise, tuck your legs into your chest, put your thumb into your mouth and rock back and forward while crying your eyes out.

https:// works sometimes, you can get into a few websites that support https, but not on google unfortunately

 

[Reaper 392]

if you were in a primary school i could understand that, but in the Irish equivalent of 6th form that is ridiculous.

The favoured way to get around my old schools ridiculous proxys was to use a program called ultrasurf. I cant remember how it worked, but basically as soon as it ran the proxy's were about as useful as a chocolate teapot. Works off of a USB too so it was quite hard for the school to get rid of because there were plenty of legitimate reasons why we could have been running an exe off of a USB

 

[EGuitarStar]

It is because the Chinese have taken over Northern Island and blocked Google.

Use a web proxy to access the filth that is available on the web! http://www.hidemyass.com/proxy/

 

[Leprechaun312]

if you were in a primary school i could understand that, but in the Irish equivalent of 6th form that is ridiculous.

The favoured way to get around my old schools ridiculous proxys was to use a program called ultrasurf. I cant remember how it worked, but basically as soon as it ran the proxy's were about as useful as a chocolate teapot.

unfortunately i can't run programs anymore, used to create an html page with a download link on it, open it in ie7...yes my school uses ie7.... and then it it would download the .exe in to a temporary folder and allow me to run the program. was able to install firefox and such however they patched that this year so i can no longer do it

 

[BoonMonkey]

They are trying to convert you to Bing

 

[Leprechaun312]

It is because the Chinese have taken over Northern Island and blocked Google.

Use a web proxy to access the filth that is available on the web! http://www.hidemyass.com/proxy/

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ALL OF THEM are blocked

 

[neil_g]

you could just ask your lecturer or tech. if its "temporarily unavailable" it suggests they're working on something.

and any good web filter with block proxies.

 

[pitchfork]

Because the IT guys are trolling you into using Bing.

 

[Atlas23]

They are trying to convert you to Bing

 

[Hyburnate]

I use bing everyday come at me bro.

 

[Leprechaun312]

I use bing everyday come at me bro.

i think your sig applies to this

 

[EGuitarStar]

Maybe the Chinese have really taken over!

 

[Narj]

try putting in the IP address instead of the name.

EG: http://173.194.112.142/

Some less smart/misconfigured proxies won't block that.

 

[Leprechaun312]

try putting in the IP address instead of the name.

EG: http://173.194.112.142/

Some less smart/misconfigured proxies won't block that.

....it would seem you've done it, sweet, this doesnt work for other sites though, can't get youtube or antyhing this way

 

[Hyburnate]

i think your sig applies to this