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How To Unblock Gmail From Work or School |
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Tuesday, 12 August 2008 |
Many businesses and some schools block access to Google's free Gmail service. Depending on what security measures have been implemented, there may be some ways to work around the restrictions. Here are some suggestions:
Try using https://mail.google.com instead of using http://mail.google.com and instead of clicking the 'Gmail' link from their home page. The use of https:// instead of http:// tells your browser to access Gmail on their secure server which uses encryption. Encryption provides an extra layer of protection by hiding any data which is sent to and received from the Gmail web site. Alternatives are https://www.gmail.com, https://gmail.com, https://www.googlemail.com, https://googlemail.com and https://mail.google.com/mail/x/.
Configure your e-mail program to access Google's mail servers directly and download your mail to your computer. This works with Outlook Express, various version of Outlook, Windows Mail, Apple Mail 3.0, Thunderbird 2.0 and others.
Google has a special mobile version of Gmail. This works on your BlackBerry or iPhone, allowing you to avoid having to use your company's network altogether.
Download Google Desktop to your work machine. This can be used to bypass filters and access Gmail. However, some places block this, too.
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