> I have already tried http_proxy exporting with port 5000, but did not > work. The 'supporter' also told that the connection to play on FICS is > not a web (http) connection, but one to freechess.org, port 5000 or > port 23. Actually it is through some java applet. > > Is there a way out??
Probably is. Port 23 should be open for you. I am not sure of which client you are using but there are some open source ones available which should hopefully allow for specifying web proxies. Again, you need to try experimenting with these things. -- l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
