Re: [Pan-users] Port 119 blocked - no newsgroup access!

[Jim Henderson]

On Thu, 21 May 2015 12:51:17 +0000, Maurice wrote:

> Last week I was in a French (Aix-en-Provence) hotel whose WiFi access
> was blocking Port 119, so could not use Pan to access newsgroups.
> 
> Is there an alternative port I could have used, or any other workaround?

Only if the NNTP server you're connecting to uses an alternate port - the 
port is defined by the server, not the client.

You might google "firewall piercing" for other possible options (usually 
involving access to a system outside the firewall you're behind) - but be 
aware that some admins will consider this a TOS violation and may take 
further punitive action against you for doing that.  Generally, it's best 
to ask permission before trying something like that (though IME, a hotel 
network generally isn't going to be concerned about something like that).

Another alternative would be to use a VPN service that provides full 
access - you just need the hotel network to actually support that.

Jim

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 Jim Henderson
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