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Post by AMonk on Jan 1, 2007 16:12:57 GMT 7
Happy 2007, Everyone!!!
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Post by nolefan on Jan 1, 2007 18:16:25 GMT 7
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Post by teleplayer on Jan 2, 2007 0:08:05 GMT 7
Xinnian kuaile!!
Happy New Year!
AMonk and Noefan, So glad to know I'm not the only one looking in on this place. I always wonder who the "visitors" I see listed below since 12/19 are and if they come to join us at the alternate site.
AM, Thanks for starting this thread. I was too indecisive last night.
Happy New Year to all!
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Post by AMonk on Jan 2, 2007 16:59:20 GMT 7
No problem, Good Buddy.....happy to have obliged. Hope to see you all back in here, soon.
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Post by nolefan on Jan 2, 2007 17:30:50 GMT 7
I make it a point to check in here every so often just in case full access is re-established. So far, no luck.. still gotta use a proxy
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Post by MK on Jan 2, 2007 20:49:26 GMT 7
Happy new year. I've been helping myself to the free Civit wine for ages now...not quite as much fun with no-one around though. By the way I know raoul.chinanewbie.com is at the top of the page in bold letters, but it took me a couple of visits to notice it...couldn't it be in colour or something? |
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Post by teleplayer on Jan 3, 2007 1:37:10 GMT 7
Cool new icon, MK.
Happy New Year!!
Xinnian kuaile
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Post by Dr. Gonzo on Jan 3, 2007 2:34:29 GMT 7
Let's keep the faith.
Now, if only all our members could use a proxy we'd be semi-functional.I relied on them 4-5 years ago when practically everthing was blocked.
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Post by Noodles on Jan 3, 2007 8:28:18 GMT 7
well that is one good thing about the earthquake last week, it forced me into using a proxy, it's a bit slow but nice to stretch my legs in here.
I like the other place but this is HOME.
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Post by teleplayer on Jan 3, 2007 10:35:08 GMT 7
Maybe we need to post a proxy use guide at the other site. I'm in USANIA so don't need the proxy but I sure would want to know how to set up and use if I were in country. If members could just make a once a week log in here, just to "keep the faith alive" and then use the other site for expediency and to keep the quick banter alive.
Comments? Suggestions? Innuendo?
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Post by teleplayer on Jan 3, 2007 10:40:19 GMT 7
Oh, and can we get a fitting pic of exile to post that is located on a photobucket site. Not sure who, Hailesallasse? (SP?), perhaps a picture of the U.N. Bldg or Howabout just a streaming web cam link to Tiannamen Sq.? Better still, a link to the Hong Kong exchange with a caption saying, despite all odds, it's business as usual!. We need to find some "politically acceptable statement of defiance. Yes, I realize that's basically an oxymoron, but look at the source, no, wait......
Oh, as a U.S. Southern matron would say, "bless his heart, he's so smart if you put his brain on the head of a pin it would roll around like a BB on a six lane highway! Bless his heat!"
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Post by nolefan on Jan 3, 2007 15:48:34 GMT 7
it seems like a few of them have started using a proxy already but it's not intuitive and the proxies change all the time. I've gone through 2 of them just today.
Let's wait until Raoul's access is completely restaured and see where his head is at. I think that eventually, the saloon will need its own domain and its own life so maybe this is the time.
relying on proboards means we can always lose this info on day or another with no guarantees to get it back
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Post by MK on Jan 3, 2007 20:10:02 GMT 7
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Post by nolefan on Jan 4, 2007 4:06:10 GMT 7
problem with proxys is you don't know whose proxy you're going through so you must be careful while checking emails and logging into stuff like ebay,paypal and what not. I just usually head over to www.xroxy.com and look at their proxy list. I usually pick one with 8080 port and low latency (below 500 if possible). I plug that into the settings of my firefox at home and Opera at work... I use it mainly for hard to get to sites and that way, I'm sure my info is safe. It's actually pretty easy. |
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Post by Lone Traveller on Jan 14, 2007 17:11:04 GMT 7
That proxy thing sounds confusing!
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Post by Dr. Gonzo on Jan 15, 2007 4:16:46 GMT 7
Not once you've done it a few times. Once you've found a proxy site [see above] and chosen some likely addresses, go to TOOLS then to OPTIONS then CONNECTION SETTINGS. Click MANUAL PROXY CONFIGURATION then type in the HTTP PROXY CONFIGURATION and PORT as per your chosen proxy, eg 66.134.121.204, port 0808, then click OK and your internet will be connecting through the proxy, not your Chinese server. In this way you aren't blocked, though it may be slow, and most proxy addresses don't last long: you have to keep updating.
Only use the proxy for blocked sites: go back to DIRECT CONNECTION TO THE INTERNET for normal use.
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Post by Lone Traveller on Jan 15, 2007 11:33:01 GMT 7
Thanks Dr.G! Maybe I'll give it a shot.
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