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Offline TomC

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Re: messenger programs
« Reply #25 on: June 18, 2009, 09:09:49 AM »
dont use netsend....chances are all messages pop on the server

go check out pidgin, open source client, supports all accounts.
only problem is it doesnt have video and voice, but its a lot lighter and easier to use.

client is irrelevant if the port is blocked

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Re: messenger programs
« Reply #26 on: June 18, 2009, 08:01:46 PM »
all comes to down to how they are doing the blocking.

If its port based you can perhaps change the IM client to use a non standard port to get around the problem.

If it is application level filtering then it doesnt matter what port you use as the filtering device recognises the packets as certain application types and blocks them no matter what port they use.

I'd be looking for a 3rd party app that lets you change the port and see if that works firstly. If not then it is web based only I would say.