From: Barbara Weimann <bweimann@wallnet.com>
Subject: Re: Blocked out! Left out!
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 08:57:54 -0400 (EDT)
Dear Marilyn, Is that why I was unable to watch the progress of the shuttle when I logged on to the world map for tracking yesterday. My class could watch the shuttle's progress on our tv from NASA, but I wanted to show my kids how you could follow the shuttle from your home computer and the little devil didn't move on the computer screen. I thought they just weren't putting it out for the public at that time. Would that be one of the firewalls? Barb At 07:50 PM 9/26/97 -0400, you wrote: >Perhaps the collective expertise and experience of this awesome group can >solve the problem of "firewalls"...... > >This year, all computers in our country are linked to a proxy server in the >"central office" and the proxy server has its "cyber patrol" etc in full >force. > >As a result, links that make the Internet come alive are blocked. No longer >can we get the " realaudio" transmission of a shuttle mission, I was unable >to link up to this week's "ask a scientist" videoconference which happened >to be on Mars! > >I do have people in our central office sympathetic to my pleas and they are >working on the problem and I have sent out email to CuSeeMe Help ><cu-help@gsn.org> and the common reply I have had is "we have the same >problem here at our school, let me know if you have found the solution. > >As more schools hook up and get connected, the issues of firewalls will >become more visible. I understand the purpose they serve but what a shame >it would be if they block out presence of "real world " connections. > >Does any one have that magic wand to make those walls come tumbling down?? > >Marilyn Wall >John Wayland Elem >Bridgewater, VA > > > >