Access Gmail through a proxy ?
This is just a very rough idea. So rough that i decided its best just to paste the code rather that even let you download it, unzip it just to see what it is. Basically if (for whatever reason) are stuck behind a proxy server that will not allow you to access your Gmail acocunt then have the following bit of code set up on your site. It uses the Gmail Atom Feeds, so only the subject line and date posted gets to be displayed - until Google change this.
To be honest i'm not behind a proxy so i can't test if this actually works so ANY feedback is welcome. To see the code click more
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dude, do you realize that your username and password is right there in plain text?
cool idea though!
cool idea though!
I wonder how many people are going through your inbox right now... :)
Old password :o)
If they are blocking access, how is this going to get around that? It's still going to gmail.google.com? Many organizations simply block the gmail.google.com.
I havent tested this so i cannot confirm. But the request from your machine out past the proxy would be to your own site (which shouldnt be blocked), say www.yoursite.com/checkgmail.cfm
It is then the CFMX server the calls Gmail and returns the results. As long as you are not using a CF server within the business level you should be fine - as far as the proxy is aware you just contacted www.yoursite.com/checkgmail.cfm
It is then the CFMX server the calls Gmail and returns the results. As long as you are not using a CF server within the business level you should be fine - as far as the proxy is aware you just contacted www.yoursite.com/checkgmail.cfm
Can you elaborate a little more on which code needs to be modified to meet my personal info? I don't have much experience with code, but want to access my gmail through my own site to avoid blockage. Thanks.
@Bucky, When you say you don't have much experience with Code do you know ColdFusion?? The line you need to change is the one starting with CFHTTP and change where it says "username" and "password here". Though if you server/site isn't running ColdFusion Server this script won't work.
Great work!
Or you can go through a proxy site. I have pulished a list of 15 gmail proxy sites that work as of today.you can see the list at http://binaryday.com/2008/04/25/15-most-useful-gma...
