What does Gnus does to connect

What does Gnus does to connect

[Rafael]

Hello all,

I would like to know the exact steps that Gnus takes in order to
connect, given that at work I cannot use Gnus, apparently due to some
restrictions in both the wired and wireless networks. Over there, I
cannot pass from Gnus "splashscreen", while here at home I have no
problem getting my news from eternal-september and gmane and my mail
from gmail.

OTOH, wanderlust seems to send and receive mail from gmail while at
work, so I'm hoping that there is some alternative way for Gnus to work,
so that I do not have to switch.

Best regards,

Re: What does Gnus does to connect

[ReddyUday]

On Aug 3, 3:00 pm, Rafael <rvf0...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I would like to know the exact steps that Gnus takes in order to
> connect, given that at work I cannot use Gnus, apparently due to some
> restrictions in both the wired and wireless networks.

It might be a better idea to find out what restrictions they are
placing at your work rather than try to figure out how gnus works.

It is most likely that your work people use a firewall that blocks
NNTP connections.  Assuming they are not blocking SSH connections
as well, there is a way to use your home machine as a gateway to
get news.  Configure an SSH connection to your home machine,
tunnelling port 119 to port 119 on some news server reachable from
your home machine.  Then you can use "localhost" or "127.0.0.1" as
the news server at work.

Cheers,
Uday Reddy