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Get unblocked and surf the 'net freely

Blocked from Unknown News, or any other site you want to view? Here's how to reach a "blocked" website:

First, find a "proxy server." Simply search the internet for "proxy servers". Even a good proxy server might not work later, so you'll need to learn how to find them. For these instructions, we will use an actual proxy server in Taiwan with the technical specs "address 139.223.199.194" and
Ever get this annoying "Weighted phrase limit exceeded" message?
"Access to the page has been denied for the following reason: Weighted phrase limit exceeded. You are seeing this error because what you attempted to access appears to contain, or is labeled as containing, material that has been deemed inappropriate. If you have any queries contact your ICT Co-ordinator or Network Manager."
Well, that message means exactly what you think it means, as explained at the hilariously mis-named "Freedom ISP", where freedom is not available:
"Q: Some pages block because of "weighted phrase limit exceeded". What does this mean?

"A: There are certain words or phrases, which carry a weight or a value. These are generally words or phrases that have sexual or violent connotations. For instance the word sex will carry a weight of 5, while rape has a weight of 20. If the sum of all the weights on a page exceeds 120 then we deem that page to be nonviewable and it gets blocked. Certain phrases may have a weight of 200, so that if that phrase or word is anywhere on the page, even once, we will block the page. Weighted phrasing is just one of a number of methods we use to scan the contents of a page. It is the way we catch pages that have never been seen by our system before. Sometimes this will be too strict and block a site such as a newspaper or church because they discuss these topics. The filter cannot determine why the phrase is on the page, only that it is. In these cases fill in the form on the blocking page and we will remedy the situation."
Even if we had children, we wouldn't pay for such a 'service', but for anyone who would, my message would be ... whatever's vulgar enough to earn 120 points.

On this page, you'll find a way around such prudish filtering systems.

Helen & Harry Highwater (unknownnews at inbox.com)  


Some "anonymous surfing" proxies

If you find a proxy that's not listed here, or you find a broken link or unreliable proxy, please let us know: newsuneed at yahoo.com     Thanks!

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      Work Browse       World Want       Xerohour       Xxx Proxy       Your-proxy       Your Proxy       Yours Domain       Zero Proxy

"port 8080". Proceed as follows:

On your computer, go to SETTINGS.

Go to CONTROL PANEL.

Go to INTERNET OPTIONS. Under CONNECTIONS and LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN), check "proxy server," and write the current address and port settings on a piece of paper. Stick the paper in your pocket, or somewhere you won't lose it.

Then, from your search, enter the new address — (139.223.199.194, in our example) — and port (8080). You should now be free to surf.

If you're on someone else's computer -- at a "filtered" location like work or a public library -- their software might not let you alter the settings, as described above. If so, try a free on-line proxy, like those listed below.

When you use one of these free on-line proxies, many filters will simply see that you're at one of these sites, where there's nothing objectionable. But from these sites you can surf anonymously to 'forbidden' sites.

Of course, if you're using someone else's computer, remember to set the settings back when you're done, so they won't even know you've circumvented "security."

That's it! Fight Censorship!

Warning: Remember, any time you log in with a unique employee or library password, your tracks may still be traceable.

Helen & Harry Highwater  
(unknownnews at inbox.com)  





The Internet community is urged to save and distribute these anti-block instructions.

Webmasters of "vulnerable" websites are invited to put these instructions on their websites AND to urge their visitors to download and save them immediately — BEFORE the website is blocked and it is too late to tell them.

Instructions swiped from http://stargods.org/ UnBlockingWebsites.htm, and slightly modified.

Thanks to John C. and Ethel M.
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