Uh...wha?

[icepixie]

Finally got an internet connection in my room (hooray!), but it won't let me send e-mail (except through various webmails), access my webserver through an FTP program or use iJournal. Um...eh? I guess they've blocked all uploading, then?

*bangs head against wall*

Argh.

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[icepixie]

Well, I was expecting no P2P; I don't use it at home anyway, and Kenyon blocks it as well except on the LAN. So we can share amongst ourselves, just not with the outside world. But this whole no-information-can-leave-your-computer-except-in-a-web-browser thing they have is absolutely ridiculous. If absolutely nothing else, I want to upload files to my webserver! I'm having a hard time seeing why I should pay ITS £60 to have this kind of limited internet access.

[spockette.livejournal.com]

You had to pay £60 for your net access? Oh, that sucks! Mine cost £2.50 for the network cable, and the rest of it was free, so I can't really complain - I'll just make people send me music/stargate/atlantis over AIM. Heh. If you're using an ftp client, have you tried going to (provided you're still with hostonce) ftp.ice-and-stars.com/htdocs and just copying and pasting? If that doesn't work (which is what you're probably doing already, but never mind), go yell at ITS.

[icepixie]

Yes, £60, which is about $120, which is really annoying when they block all FTP connections. ALL OF THEM. Argh. Do you know of any way to upload files to a server on HostOnce without using an FTP program? I hear that Exeter will let you use an ssh/scp connection (essentially a secure FTP connection; something like the old Telnet), but I don't think HostOnce supports that. Sigh.