meh, solution found:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_tunneling
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6120/products_configuration_example09186a0080702999.shtml

just use the cisco vpn client software, and configure it so that 
thunderbird goes through the vpn, and all other programs through the 
"normal" network.
Haven't tried it yet, but it might work i think :/


lieven sterck wrote:
  

Then there are a couple of dead-man walking in the IT room :-L

Kenny Billiau wrote:
    

I'm in for pine too ..

but the next thing they're gonna drop is the ssh access :/

On Wed, 4 Mar 2009, lieven sterck wrote:

  
      

or pine :-D (isn't it Yvan)

lieven sterck wrote:
    
        

 I'm a webmail fan ;-)

 Nathalie Pochet wrote:
      
          

 as I'm already doing VPN across the ocean to Broad, it's impossible for 
 me to do VPN to Ghent as well, and I refuse to use webmail

 Michiel Van Bel wrote:
        
            

 This might not really be a popular opinion here, but it's really not 
 that hard to create a vpn connection, is it? I understand it might be 
 a bit across the ocean, but here in flanders it's not really that much 
 of an issue imho.


 Esther-Kristin Lather wrote:

          
              

 Is this the reason why I couldn't access my mail with Thunderbird 
 yesterday evening from home???
 Hey, that's unfair!
 (Could we throw something at IT?)

 Esther.

 Thomas Abeel wrote:


            
                

 Hi all,

 IT downstairs has a new policy. The IMAP mailserver is only 
 available from within the UGent VPN or from webmail. I asked to 
 make the SMTP server also available outside the VPN, but 
 apparently they misunderstood me.

 Webmail is too much of a hassle and the VPN is too slow over the 
 ocean. As such, I will no longer be checking this e-mail address 
 on a regular basis, maybe just once every few days.

 If you want to reach me more reliable:
 tabeel@broad.mit.edu

 cheers,
 Thomas


              
                  

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