February 2008 Archives
Sudah lama saya ingin mencoba Mozilla Thunderbird lagi, khususnya untuk digunakan pada account Gmail saya. Alasannya sederhana, saya lama-lama bosan juga menunggu waktu tunggu untuk membuka halaman web-based Gmail.
Kebetulan teman kantor ada yang menggunakan Portable Thunderbird. Aplikasi menarik ini dia gunakan untuk segala keperluan mobilitas e-mail, termasuk di dalamnya, account Gmail miliknya. Menurut sarannya, Thunderbird cocok digunakan untuk menarik e-mail dari Gmail.
Namun, sangat disayangkan… untuk alasan sekuriti, ternyata port pop3 dan smtp Gmail secara default ditutup oleh admin network kantor saya. Teman saya bisa mengakses Gmail karena memang dia minta request khusus kepada sang admin. Bisa saja sih saya merequest kepada sang admin untuk membuka port tersebut, namun saya urung untuk melakukannya dengan alasan bahwa ini merupakan proyek eksperimen saja (hanya untuk coba-coba, biasanya kalau sudah 1-2 bulan saya akan bosan dengan sendirinya).
Tadi malam, setelah pusing menyelesaikan deadline artikel (yang tiba-tiba datang bagaikan air bah), dan tidak tahu mau ngapain lagi (pulang malas, tapi belum ngantuk juga), saya iseng lagi mencoba koneksi Gmail lewat Thunderbird. Saya teringat teknologi SSH tunneling yang dulu sempat saya pelajari dan coba-coba sebentar.
Oke, googling sedikit, riset sedikit, ngoprek-ngoprek sedikit, salah-salah...banyak. Akhirnya! Saya berhasil melakukan koneksi ke Gmail melalui tunneling via SSH. Begini cara sederhananya menurut pengalaman saya:
Kebetulan teman kantor ada yang menggunakan Portable Thunderbird. Aplikasi menarik ini dia gunakan untuk segala keperluan mobilitas e-mail, termasuk di dalamnya, account Gmail miliknya. Menurut sarannya, Thunderbird cocok digunakan untuk menarik e-mail dari Gmail.
Namun, sangat disayangkan… untuk alasan sekuriti, ternyata port pop3 dan smtp Gmail secara default ditutup oleh admin network kantor saya. Teman saya bisa mengakses Gmail karena memang dia minta request khusus kepada sang admin. Bisa saja sih saya merequest kepada sang admin untuk membuka port tersebut, namun saya urung untuk melakukannya dengan alasan bahwa ini merupakan proyek eksperimen saja (hanya untuk coba-coba, biasanya kalau sudah 1-2 bulan saya akan bosan dengan sendirinya).
Tadi malam, setelah pusing menyelesaikan deadline artikel (yang tiba-tiba datang bagaikan air bah), dan tidak tahu mau ngapain lagi (pulang malas, tapi belum ngantuk juga), saya iseng lagi mencoba koneksi Gmail lewat Thunderbird. Saya teringat teknologi SSH tunneling yang dulu sempat saya pelajari dan coba-coba sebentar.
Oke, googling sedikit, riset sedikit, ngoprek-ngoprek sedikit, salah-salah...banyak. Akhirnya! Saya berhasil melakukan koneksi ke Gmail melalui tunneling via SSH. Begini cara sederhananya menurut pengalaman saya:
Continue reading Alternatif Akses POP3/SMTP Gmail Menggunakan SSH Tunneling.
These days, after I got my hands on one of the Vista laptop here in the office I’m trying to maximize its potential. I know I'm now diving and becomng one of the minorities now; some of you may mock me since I use Vista. But actually, I have tried this thing you called beast since its beta releases. Though at first it wouldn't make a promising look, but now I can say that I have safe bet on this OS.
With it's first announcement of the Service Pack 1 release, I think Windows Vista would make a good choice for newly desktop system. I know I had experience one myself. Windows Update improves many things that early Vista release lack of. Still, is it enough to convince user to change their mind about Vista.
Been trying those Windows Live Apps and I can say that so far so good. The Live Mail was okay, the Live Messenger though a bit bulky seems nice too. Unfortunately, I can't connect Live Writer to this weblog. But I think this is a Movable Type problem since I do experience this on other stand-alone blog editor.
Why the sudden change Pat? You know, I still use XP on daily basis, but still, I want to have new perspective on Vista other than what other people think about. It's like giving your ex-girlfriend a second chance in relationship, probably they would do better this time around, and I wrote this with an optimistic feeling around this issue.
With it's first announcement of the Service Pack 1 release, I think Windows Vista would make a good choice for newly desktop system. I know I had experience one myself. Windows Update improves many things that early Vista release lack of. Still, is it enough to convince user to change their mind about Vista.
Been trying those Windows Live Apps and I can say that so far so good. The Live Mail was okay, the Live Messenger though a bit bulky seems nice too. Unfortunately, I can't connect Live Writer to this weblog. But I think this is a Movable Type problem since I do experience this on other stand-alone blog editor.
Why the sudden change Pat? You know, I still use XP on daily basis, but still, I want to have new perspective on Vista other than what other people think about. It's like giving your ex-girlfriend a second chance in relationship, probably they would do better this time around, and I wrote this with an optimistic feeling around this issue.
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Patrick G. van Diest a.k.a "patvandiest" thinks he can fulfill his
"world domination scheme" by writing in this weblog in his spare time.
We'll see about that in the upcoming future. Now, just expect writings
on random geek things that may interest you. More
