h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Is it possible to telnet over http protocol? My network blocks direct IP connections.

I'm afraid not. Some of the talkers, Surfers for example, provide java connections to the talker on their website (http://surfers.org/) but it's impossible to write a generic one due to java's Applet class having a security restriction that prevents it from making connections outside of the server it was downloaded from.

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..and more to the point, even if you use a java applet to connect,
that applet still needs to make a telnet-style connection to
the talker to work, so if you have a firewall and no socks
proxy, you're stuck I'm afraid.

Good point, Jonathan. I keep forgetting that applets are client-side. Grrrrrrrrrrr!

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Snowplains provides a web interface, which you can access from www.snowplains.org

You need to be a resident first though, as you cant connect via the web interface without residency.

Hello Ruby... I see this is your first ever post on h2g2! Welcome...

Are you a spod? Do I know you?

If you want to put something on your personal space, click here -> <./>UserEdit?masthead=1</.> and within the next couple of days an <./>ACE</.> will formally welcome you to the site.

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Yes im a spod, you can find me on snowplains.org 3456, surfers.org 4242 and elementalworld.net 5555, all as Ruby.

Are you a spod then ?

I think ive seen the name about somewhere.

I do exist on Surfers as OwlofDoom, and also on Gateway (gw.spodzone.org.uk 5252) and ThePub (doughnuts.co.uk 4000) as Owl.

I see you're not on Surfers now, mind.

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Yes i am on surfers now :P

I wasnt a few minutes ago as I had a quick boot into Windows to reasearch something about MSN for my final year project.

Back in linux now and spodding again.

Written.

http://webspod.mopemansions.org

talker connection over HTTP, no port used other than 80, works a treat most of the time - except when it crashes