[TriLUG] Setting up a web proxy for gaim?

[Ryan Leathers]

Running netcat on an external box listening on port 80 and redirecting
to 5190 (or whatever) might be a possibility for you if its an ACL
issue.
 
On Mon, 2003-04-07 at 08:35, B. Evans wrote:
> If you have a linux box on the outside you tunnel the gAIM connection 
> through SSH to the outside machine. (aka local port forwarding)
> 
> If you proxy, Your proxy target should be toc.oscar.aol.com and I 
> believe it uses the same port as the native AIM client, 5190.  (I think)
> 
> http://toc.oscar.aol.com has a cool java client otherwise.
> 
> http://www.aol.com/aim has a more advanced "quick buddy" java applet but 
> I've found the one above friendlier on non-wintel platforms.
> 
> -bp
> "if the sysadmins are really as smart as they think they are they'll 
> shut down this accesses too..."
> Tom Bryan wrote:
> 
> >While I'm travelling, I'd like to use AOL Instant Messenger to keep in touch 
> >with my co-workers back at the office.  I told them that I'd be on AIM when I 
> >was working.  Now, I get into the remote office, and I find that I can't sign 
> >on to AIM.  I suspect that the firewall is blocking whatever port AIM uses.  
> >I noticed that AIM can use an HTTP proxy.  Would it be sane to set up an HTTP 
> >proxy on my laptop and point AIM to that?  What proxy do you recommend?  Note 
> >that recommending a proxy doesn't necessarily require that you answer 
> >questions on how to configure it.  ;-)
> >
> >---Tom
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
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