Need expert help with this.

[Abush]

I hope there is an answer for this. If a government of a country has blocked a certain site, is there a way to go around that blockage to show those sites? I was thinking that the content could be routed to another site and shown through that site or maybe a proxy server can do it? I am not familliar with proxy servers and stuff but could you guys give me expert input in this? Thanks.

[[ih]Demetris]

A proxy should be able to get you around this block in most cases..theres quite a few proxy pages on google have a look around on there..

[raversworld]

I have a proxy up if you want to use it its http://raversworld.com/hideme/index.php

[Abush]

Yours would be my first ever use of proxy sites. Is there a way that proxy sites could be censored? Ex. If your site is blocked it wouldn't be able to show up right? Or would it be 'untouchable' since it's a proxy site?

[Wojtek]

Nothing is untouchable if the gov decides to censor.

[ReyRey]

I use proxies at my school to get on myspace, etc.

They will be filtered if they don't want them to be accessed, so if your gov doesn't like proxies they'll filter proxies ;)

[Abush]

O. that's just wrong. So no solid solution to the problem then?

[[ih]Demetris]

Not really if they take the time to keep blocking access to proxies then eventually you will just be out of luck..that kinda sucks though :(

[Decker]

If a government of a country has blocked a certain site, is there a way to go around that blockage to show those sites?

If it's the site that's blocked then you'd still have an outgoing connection to something to access it - if it's the site being actively blocked then it would be packet scanned for recognisable data/content relating to the site rather than just IP or web address.

Bare in mind that's if the 2 key parts of your post 'government' & 'country' are what it looks like - as in 'entire country bans site' sort of headline.

Otherwise a proxy could get you to it - and now you'll get all the questions - what site & what country :lol:

[utcrazy]

The only country I am aware that does this is China.

[Decker]

The only country I am aware that does this is China.

More than that - most countries have 'people' that do it - in the UK 'Special Branch' (police agency)

[iLucas]

I'm sure America tries to block some sites, but I've never known any to actually be blocked.

- Lucas

[Decker]

I'm sure America tries to block some sites, but I've never known any to actually be blocked.

- Lucas

Be happy in ignorance - not to be offensive but the less you know the better you sleep oldman2

[Matt8]

How true that is....

[jdpugsle]

That depends on what subject you are talking about.. Sometimes knowlege can save you from needless problems.

[brutetal]

Sure they can try to block proxy scripts, what about proxy programs?
I have a proxy program that uses FF2, very useful but still kinda laggy though.
OR sometimes it doesn't even connect to a proxy server.

[m6747]

any https site can't be blocked. So if you need any proxy sites just google https proxy sites and you should come up with a bunch

[Decker]

any https site can't be blocked. So if you need any proxy sites just google https proxy sites and you should come up with a bunch

So how is it that companies can block online banking sites then??? Just as easy to block as any other.

[h0ster]

http://www.google.com/gwt/n

Thats googles proxy ;) Not a lot of people know it exists

[Decker]

Yes they do ;) and it's a WAP proxy, but still won't parse what is blocked, it seems to only parse http going by the form code.