From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Rasmus Subject: Re: [OFF TOPIC] almost giving up on emacs email..looking for advice? Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 11:35:58 +0200 Message-ID: <878u9gzw5d.fsf@gmx.us> References: <87egjgyo09.fsf@gmail.com> <6sw6c7vbcmypwh.fsf@dhcp-6-148.hmco.com> <87pp2tgmcz.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> <87h9o4zyzq.fsf@gmx.us> <87y4hgdgan.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:51532) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZPSSQ-0001Wy-5u for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Aug 2015 05:36:26 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZPSSL-00086x-1o for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Aug 2015 05:36:26 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:58809) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZPSSK-00086I-RK for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Aug 2015 05:36:20 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ZPSSJ-0001l8-4o for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Aug 2015 11:36:19 +0200 Received: from tsn109-201-154-147.dyn.nltelcom.net ([109.201.154.147]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 12 Aug 2015 11:36:19 +0200 Received: from rasmus by tsn109-201-154-147.dyn.nltelcom.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 12 Aug 2015 11:36:19 +0200 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Eric Abrahamsen writes: > It's not trivial when you live in China :) > > I can make it work, between alternate IP addresses and ssh tunnels, but > it involves a lot of cursing and grinding my teeth. In a hostile network > environment any client will face the same problems, but the lack of > threading becomes pretty apparent here. I don't know what the great firewall is like, but for "hostile networks" around here (universities blocking git, airports blocking smtp/imap etc), I use openvpn. Are commercial openvpn provides blocked in China? Rasmus -- Dung makes an excellent fertilizer