Penta2 said:Could we please have a CGI client for IRC?
Right now, Java is blocked by the same firewalls that block regular IRC access.
CGI::IRC apparently gets around that.
LeHah said:Uh, why not download the mIRC program and connect that way? Its how I got around my University firewall, moron.
Bandit LOAF said:... because he specifically said that didn't work in his original post? ("... firewalls that block regular IRC access")
KrisV said:CGI:IRC lets you connect to the server over port 80, just like HTTP traffic (i.e. reading these forums). The proxy then passes your data on to the IRC server, allowing you to circumvent the blocked port.
CGI:IRC is primarily intended to connect to IRC via a web interface for ease of use. Circumventing a blocked port is only a consequence of this. If all you want to do is allow connections on a different port, then there is a far simpler way that doesn't involve proxies. Unfortunately, this is not an option at this time for purely technical reasons.