On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 17:15:26 +1000 Morgan Storey <[email protected]> wrote:
> Tor could be a start; > http://blog.mypapit.net/2007/06/how-to-setup-tor-and-privoxy-in-ubuntu-feisty-fawn.html > There are alternatives out there of course according to > http://alternativeto.net/desktop/hotspot-shield/?platform=linux <Sending again since I forgot the list: sorry!> Yes, I had a look at tor while using Lenny. Very easy to set up and worked well. I haven't tried it yet on Squeeze (the distribution upgrade broke nearly everything - clean install required. I don't think I have *ever* managed an in-place upgrade). Again, though, I am thinking more in terms of a general PR exercise - giving step by step instructions that even my neighbour could follow (she's 101 and using Debian). Cheers, Alan > > > On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Alan L Tyree <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 13:09:42 +1000 > > Mary Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I have been telling ppl hotspot shield for doze and mac simple to > > > install and control (a shield in systray green working red not) I > > > am sure there is a way to use it on Linux ... just have to > > > configure the anchor servers manually > > > > > > it's a free vpn system into the US ... the up shot you can access > > > sites like HULU .. I think it's meant mainly to access open wifi > > > access points safely > > > > > > Mary > > > > As I said to another slugger off-list, my idea was to publish a > > little pamphlet and load it onto various social networking sites and > > publishing sites like lulu.com and others. If we did it soon > > enough, we would not be breaking any laws and it would be almost > > unstoppable by the Conroy Great Wall. > > > > His view (if I understood correctly) was that it was too soon - the > > technology isn't finalised. > > > > I used something with FF sometime back when the Great Wall was first > > mooted, just to learn how to do it, but naturally I have lost my > > notes on it and forgotten the details. *I'm* the one who should be > > attending Nitschke's seminars :-). > > > > > > > > > > On 06/04/2010, at 12:54 PM, Jeremy Visser wrote: > > > > > > > On 06/04/10 07:25, Alan L Tyree wrote: > > > >> I personally think it is something that everyone should know. > > > >> At least according to the Herald article, such advice will be > > > >> illegal (!) after Chancellor Conroy is finished with us. > > > > > > > > The easiest way is with SSH. > > > > > > > > $ ssh -D 9000 some_remote_unfiltered_server > > > > > > > > Then, in your web browser's proxy settings, tick the "SOCKS > > > > proxy" option, and set it to use "localhost" port 9000. > > > > > > > > Done. Browse the web unfiltered. > > > > > > > > __ > > > > Addendum: I could add the (unnecessary) -C flag to enable > > > > compression, which would improve performance, but I wanted to > > > > illustrate the utter simplicity of the above example. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - > > > > http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: > > > > http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > > > > > > -- > > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - > > > http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: > > > http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > > > > > > > > > -- > > Alan L Tyree > > http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan<http://www2.austlii.edu.au/%7Ealan> > > Tel: 04 2748 6206 > > > > -- > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > > -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
