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"°Mike°" <> wrote...
: >Mike what can I say you own a jet, never seem to get snarled in traffic or
:
: I apologise if I was appearing to question your veracity; that certainly
: wasn't my intention. It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that
: my experience is MUCH different than yours -- my remarks were made
: in general disbelief in how long it takes *you*.

I drive like an old lady on diazepam ... I think you drive like a Londoner on
speed

In article <c56sss$554$>,
says...
> "Hywel" <> wrote in message
> news: t...
> : In article <c56mt0$pn7$>,
> : says...
> : > Hi Group
> : >
> : > I work for a firm with rather over zealous IT Nazi's and would like to be
> able
> : > to connect to my home PC from work. This way I can check my e-mail both
> POP
> : > and HTTP, queue p2p and have general access as I live a 9 hour drive from
> : > home.
> :
> : Considering I can get from Hereford to Aberdeen in 8 hours, you live a
> : bloody long way from your house.
>
> I do indeed. That's a pretty good result ... you got a jet?

On December 21 last year I left The Pittodrie House Hotel, just north of
Aberdeen (Chapel Garioch) at 11:30AM and was home, in Ross on Wye,
before 8:00PM. That included one stop at what my brother describes as
the worst service station in the UK. We travelled all the way at 75MPH
or under because my brother's car (that I was following) had a problem
with the wheel bearings. I may have touched 130 on the M50, but then
that's not a real motorway, is it? There was also heavy snow between
Aberdeen and Edinburgh-ish.

We were lucky with the traffic - no jams apart for a 5 minute jam south
of Aberdeen due to a crash. Manchester and Brum were easy. My satnav
shows the distance to be 497.1 miles. Easy.

--
Hywel I do not eat quiche
http://kibo.org.uk/
http://kibo.org.uk/mfaq.php

In article <c56tfu$2ophsn$>, me8
@privacy.net says...
> Usenet-IS-Fun wrote:
>
> > "Hywel" <> wrote in message
> > news: t...
> > : In article <c56mt0$pn7$>,
> > : says...
> > : > Hi Group
> > : >
> > : > I work for a firm with rather over zealous IT Nazi's and would like to be
> > able
> > : > to connect to my home PC from work. This way I can check my e-mail both
> > POP
> > : > and HTTP, queue p2p and have general access as I live a 9 hour drive from
> > : > home.
> > :
> > : Considering I can get from Hereford to Aberdeen in 8 hours, you live a
> > : bloody long way from your house.
> >
> > I do indeed. That's a pretty good result ... you got a jet?
> > I share a pad in Brighton and live in Winchester during the week but my actual
> > house is in Glasgow.
> > Granted I did travel cross country at 5.30pm (this Thursday) to miss the
> > M23/M25 but the best I've managed even from Winchester is 7.5 hrs that said I
> > always end up travelling peak times cos' of my job and have you seen the new
> > cameras on the M6 that calculate your average speed over a distance?
>
> You mean these: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004150977,00.html ?

So that's what hit my windscreen! Made a right mess, too.

--
Hywel I do not eat quiche
http://kibo.org.uk/
http://kibo.org.uk/mfaq.php

"Hywel" <> wrote:
: > : Considering I can get from Hereford to Aberdeen in 8 hours, you live a
: > : bloody long way from your house.
: >
: > I do indeed. That's a pretty good result ... you got a jet?
:
: On December 21 last year I left The Pittodrie House Hotel, just north of
: Aberdeen (Chapel Garioch) at 11:30AM and was home, in Ross on Wye,
: before 8:00PM. That included one stop at what my brother describes as
: the worst service station in the UK. We travelled all the way at 75MPH
: or under because my brother's car (that I was following) had a problem
: with the wheel bearings. I may have touched 130 on the M50, but then
: that's not a real motorway, is it? There was also heavy snow between
: Aberdeen and Edinburgh-ish.
:
: We were lucky with the traffic - no jams apart for a 5 minute jam south
: of Aberdeen due to a crash. Manchester and Brum were easy. My satnav
: shows the distance to be 497.1 miles. Easy.

As I said a good result. In my experience I'd say an exception rather than a
rule but then how long is a long thing?

On Fri, 9 Apr 2004 18:35:13 +0100, "Usenet-IS-Fun" <>
wrote:

>Hi Group
>
>I work for a firm with rather over zealous IT Nazi's and would like to be able
>to connect to my home PC from work. This way I can check my e-mail both POP
>and HTTP, queue p2p and have general access as I live a 9 hour drive from
>home.
>
>Any ideas on a solution using port 80 which is open for Web (although heavily
>censored). I could change my p2p port for E-Mule web interface to 80 and
>considered running VNC on 80 instead. Ideally would prefer a more secure
>option that also makes it possible to run a stand alone executable on my work
>NT station as installation is not an option.

As for accessing your popmail account, check with the ISP of your
personal email. They mau have a web interface you can access,
provided your employer doesn't feel it will interfere with your work
schedule.

As for the file sharing schemes, your employer has every right to
block this from entering their network. The already have a commercial
exposure and allowing this is an invitation to disaster.

Maybe that deal you mentioned in a later point in this thread is worth
revisiting.

Millimeter

On Fri, 09 Apr 2004 18:41:52 +0100, °Mike° <>
wrote:

>A 9 hour drive? In the UK? Yeah, right!


Live in Kent and work in Midlands. use whatever to get to M25 - park
up on M25 for 3 to 4 hours and then transfer to M1 and walk beside car
to get some exercise.

9 hours in the UK - Oh yes! Very easily.

On 9 Apr 2004 19:29:40 GMT, Blinky the Shark <>
wrote:


>
>Math aside, I'm still trying to figure out how you live 9 hours from
>home.

Flat in Glasgow? Home in wherever?

Serious answer to question (I hope).

Would it not be a lot easier to put an 'out of home' notice on your
e-mail and have it automatically forwarded to your office. My lot are
just as fussy but I am sure I could get away with that!

Joystick

(sorry forgot to sign my laast two posts to this chappy)!


On Fri, 9 Apr 2004 18:35:13 +0100, "Usenet-IS-Fun" <>
wrote:

>Hi Group
>
>I work for a firm with rather over zealous IT Nazi's and would like to be able
>to connect to my home PC from work. This way I can check my e-mail both POP
>and HTTP, queue p2p and have general access as I live a 9 hour drive from
>home.
>
>Any ideas on a solution using port 80 which is open for Web (although heavily
>censored). I could change my p2p port for E-Mule web interface to 80 and
>considered running VNC on 80 instead. Ideally would prefer a more secure
>option that also makes it possible to run a stand alone executable on my work
>NT station as installation is not an option.
>
>Suggestions welcome.
>Thanks
>
>XP Pro, AMD 2200, Cable Modem etc
>

Re: Re: Connect to home PC from work?
By: Joystick <> to 24hoursupport.helpdesk on Sun Apr 11 2004 11:30 pm


> >I work for a firm with rather over zealous IT Nazi's and would like to be a
> >to connect to my home PC from work. This way I can check my e-mail both POP
> >and HTTP, queue p2p and have general access as I live a 9 hour drive from
> >home.
I suppose being greatful you have a job that allows you to **** around
on the internet for non-work related reasons is not enough for you....
Why not take a branding iron and shove it up your boss's ass, then
maybe he'll get the balls to fire you like he should have done before
he even got the notion to hire such a lazy bum!
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"Red Eagle"...
: > >I work for a firm with rather over zealous IT Nazi's and would like to
be a
: > >to connect to my home PC from work. This way I can check my e-mail both
POP
: > >and HTTP, queue p2p and have general access as I live a 9 hour drive
from
: > >home.
: I suppose being greatful you have a job that allows you to **** around
: on the internet for non-work related reasons is not enough for you....

Who kicked your pram Red Eagle.
Grateful and job I'm afraid should never be combined in a sentence.

: Why not take a branding iron and shove it up your boss's ass, then
: maybe he'll get the balls to fire you like he should have done before
: he even got the notion to hire such a lazy bum!

Now I think maybe you are one of those IT nazi's and maybe I've touched a
nerve.