How to Get a Proxy for Del.icio.us When Blocked

If you are having problems getting to sites such as MySpace, Delicious, Digg or other social networking and bookmarking sites, chances are you are at work or at a public computer.

You can use free online resources to bypass the proxy of your companies server, as long as they themselves aren't blocked by your I.T. department.

This is a list of several of the free unblocking services that are out there on the internet.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Visit any of these sites and type in the URL (web domain) of the site that you wish to visit.
   
   http://www.vtunnel.com/
   http://kwiq.net/
   http://zelj.com/
   http://qloy.com/
   http://www.proxybypass.org
   http://www.autobypass.com

2. If any of the sites above are blocked by your I.T. department, try a google search for "proxy bypass" and there are numerous other resources.

3. If you have your own blog or server set up, you can download PHProxy from http://sourceforge.net/projects/poxy/ and run it on your own server to act as a go between from your work computer to the site you wish to visit.
   
   Special Note: PHProxy is no longer being supported according to the SourceForge website, just take that into consideration for support options.

Tips & Warnings

• Your I.T. department might have these items blocked as well.
• Never assume that because you are using one of these services, your activity is not being monitored.
• Best practice is to follow your companies policies relating to Internet and Computer usage.