[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia is being filtered by firewall

[Monahon, Peter B.]

> Earlier: "... my school blocks at the 
> least 95% of all proxies.  I try and 
> browse through wikipedia and it tells 
> me that it is wikipedia is using a 
> proxy server known as 
> http://privacywant.info.  Is this 
> something that has happened to 
> anyone else before, or is it just 
> particular on mine.,,"

See
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=privacywant.info&btnG=Google+Search
for web references to "privacywant.info".
http://proxy.org/proxies_defunct.shtml lists it as defunct.  Perhaps
someone before you hacked into the computer and used that proxy a long
time ago and the computer has never been fixed.  Is it a Windows
computer?  Can anyone here assist in clearing proxy settings (other than
Control Panel > Internet Options > Connections > LAN Settings > uncheck
"...privacywant..." if it's there)?  Alternatively, ask around and see
if other computers at school work, and see if they use a proxy or not,
and either use another computer or copy the working proxy settings.  A
daily Google search for "proxys / proxies that work from school" may
help.  ;-)

Or, I wonder if your school is running software from
http://www.privacyware.com/ and you are seeing messages on your screen
from your school's own software.  I do not believe Wikipedia sends out
messages saying "...privacywa..." anything, so it's probably a message
form your own school.

Back at ya, are you unable to see WikiPedia, or any part of WikiPedia,
or what?  I presume you can't get into Wikipedia, is that right?
English Wikipedia?  Try:

http://www.wikipedia.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/ 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Also, tell us your school's name, address, phone number, email and web
address - and your Principal's name and contact details.  Maybe we can
hack back in and kill that filter for ya' - jus' kiddin'!  ;-)  No,
maybe we can contact them and get them involved in the Wikipedia project
and help them become less afraid of the unknown.  "Fear of the unknown"
is a sad, sad thing for anyone in a position of influence to fester over
kids who are naturally hungry for everything that is unknown! 

Tell us what you'd like us to help you with, and please follow up and
let us know how it goes.