in reply to LWP::* question

LWP and its derivitives, when acting as simple browsers, are client-side, like browsers.


Dave

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Re^2: LWP::* question
by stonecolddevin (Parson) on Mar 28, 2005 at 17:03 UTC
    Hmmm, without sounding once again as if i'm trying to cause trouble, what might one do to bypass that?
    meh.
      Programatically you are pretty much stuck...it's probably a proxy filtering, which means:
      Internet <=> Proxy <=> You
      That when the site gets to the proxy, the proxy says no... and you (more than likely) have no other way to connect.

      There are probably roundabout ways around this, but your best bet (and safest) is to explain your case and try to get things changed.
      --------------
      "But what of all those sweet words you spoke in private?"
      "Oh that's just what we call pillow talk, baby, that's all."

      Beware of trouble - it may be bigger than you want. That said, it is possible to sidestep proxies by viewing the output of an unproxied browser. F'rinstance, I log into my home machine from work via SSH. I forward X traffic via SSH, so I can, from a terminal session on my home machine, open a web browser. I see what my home computer accesses, because that information is sent to me down my SSH tunnel. This is not speedy or particularly trivial.

      The advice I'd give is that conversation is easier and safer than circumvention.