IRC behind http proxy

[Thomas Beckett]

On 3/15/06, Jason OConnell <jloconne at gmail.com> wrote:
> Does anyone have recommendations on how to join IRC (freenode) from behind a
> proxy server? SSH tunnelling is not an option.
>

You need to talk to your administrator and get port 6667 opened, as
well as 6660 to 6669 for inbound tcp.

If you want to circumvent the proxy without the admin knowing then
dont. They have put it in place to stop certain protocols and they
obviously dont want IRC traffic. Talk to whoever adminsters your proxy
and tell them why you want/need irc. They will likely allow the ports
to be opened if the need is genuine.

Tom