I read on the forums that if you cannot access the website and your ISP is Eastlink than theres nothing you can do.

Why is this? are there any mirrors of the website so I can see the plugins?

SYN/ACK

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Originally posted by SYN/ACK
I read on the forums that if you cannot access the website and your ISP is Eastlink than theres nothing you can do.

Why is this? are there any mirrors of the website so I can see the plugins?

SYN/ACK

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the site in question is http://www.msgplus.net

here is the reply from my ISP:

The messenger plus site has actually prevented all 24 IP ranges from accessing its website for some time (this doesn't affect just the Eastlink domain). Our abuse department has already investigated this matter, and tried to get the site to allow access from our network, but the site will not unblock us. We do not block access to any websites from our end, so you are free to go to any website you wish unless the other end has restricted access. This is the way paying for a Internet service works. There would be no point in paying for a service if restrictions were in place regarding where you could surf, but sometimes website and even countries will restrict access from Internet Service Providers and refuse to allow access to them.

You might be interested to know that although the website http://www.msgplus.net is blocking access from our network, and refuses to unblock us, we have found another location you can download the program from, as http://www.msgplus.net is not the only website you can download the program from. You can get the same program add on for Messenger by going to http://www.softpedia.com/public/cat/10/4/5/10-4-5-2.shtml. Make sure that when you download the program, and it asks you where you want to download the program from, that you choose either Softpedia Mirror (US) or Softpedia Mirror (RO), because External Mirror 1 is from http://download.msgplus.net and it is the same site that is blocking us.

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Originally posted by SYN/ACK
here is the reply from my ISP:

The messenger plus site has actually prevented all 24 IP ranges from accessing its website for some time (this doesn't affect just the Eastlink domain). Our abuse department has already investigated this matter, and tried to get the site to allow access from our network, but the site will not unblock us. We do not block access to any websites from our end, so you are free to go to any website you wish unless the other end has restricted access. This is the way paying for a Internet service works. There would be no point in paying for a service if restrictions were in place regarding where you could surf, but sometimes website and even countries will restrict access from Internet Service Providers and refuse to allow access to them.

You might be interested to know that although the website http://www.msgplus.net is blocking access from our network, and refuses to unblock us, we have found another location you can download the program from, as http://www.msgplus.net is not the only website you can download the program from. You can get the same program add on for Messenger by going to http://www.softpedia.com/public/cat/10/4/5/10-4-5-2.shtml. Make sure that when you download the program, and it asks you where you want to download the program from, that you choose either Softpedia Mirror (US) or Softpedia Mirror (RO), because External Mirror 1 is from http://download.msgplus.net and it is the same site that is blocking us.

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I thought taht C2 media owns Patchou's server?? And that they were suppling the new server for the forum?

Thanks alot..

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get the site to allow access from our network, but the site will not unblock us

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thanks Patchou, I have been coming here since the beginning I just want access to this site.  I will forward the info to my ISP in hopes they rectify this issue.  In the meantime I guess I will have to get my friends to download plugins.. 

I do have access to this site, just not plugins or website

It really sucks that I can't access the web site.... brians sad

Normally I wouldn't recommend trying this but its worth a shot. It will be a bit slow but you should be able to access the website.

MsgPlus.net: http://glass.ipe.tsukuba.ac.jp/~s011304/cgi/nph-p.../http/msgplus.net/

Messenger Plus! Plugins: http://glass.ipe.tsukuba.ac.jp/~s011304/cgi/nph-p...et/pluginsdb/down/

What is actually being done here is you are accessing a website then that website pulls off the information of the page and displays it back. This is how I am able to log into the forums at work but shhh.

If you're on Eastlink, can you try again? It may work now (and if it does, it will prove once and for all that Eastlink are the one who were blocking msgplus.net).

I have Eastlink as well and it's working now! yay!

theguy

bha... so the people working at Eastlink really arethe biggest IT morons I've ever heard of.

No no Patch, there are worse, *cough* Rogers *cough*

IHateRogers.ca

hahaha.. thanks for the link

Patchou

It works now! and I have to say what a sweet site you have.. I haven't seen it since the old Montreal site.. I think..

I am a network security engineer with certs coming out the wazoo and Eastlink won't hire me!

Morons? yes.. oh well.. 5mbit uncapped  for 50$ Canadian I can't complain too much

3.2/3.2 avg though..

I'm on Eastlink also, and it's working for me to now. Finally! Thanks, Patchou.

I've e-mailed Eastlink I don't know how many times, and they kept telling me stupid crap.

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Originally posted by Matty
No no Patch, there are worse, *cough* Rogers *cough*

IHateRogers.ca

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