Accessing email using Gmail is daily routine for many web users. Usually, work / school places do not like open access to Gmail as it results in people spending more time checking personal stuff on Gmail. Incase IT guys at your place has blocked Gmail access, here are few ways to bypass it.
1. Use different access URL - Get started by using a different URL web address to access Gmail instead of using www.gmail.com. You IT admin might have forgotten to block some URLs.
- http://gmail.com or https://gmail.com
- http://m.gmail.com or https://m.gmail.com
- http://googlemail.com or https://googlemail.com
- http://mail.google.com/mail/x/ or https://mail.google.com/mail/x/
2. Use Proxy websites to get through – There are thousands of proxy websites which can be used to access Gmail blocked in office, school or at work. See lists: here, here and here.
3. Download Gmail messages using Email Client – Instead of web browser access of Gmail, you can configure an Email client to download Gmail messages. You can use Outlook, Apples Mail, Windows Mail, Thunderbird. [See setup details here]
4, Access Gmail via Google Desktop - If you have permission to install software on your work computer that installing Google Desktop might serve the purpose. You can access Gmail using this application without getting into restrictions imposed by IT admin at your place – might just work!
5. Create password free Gmail feed - We have already disccused in detail about web service called ‘FreeMyFeed’. It allows you to generate password free RSS Feed which can be used to access Gmail contents in a web based RSS reader. Note: use discretion while sharing login details.
6. Access through iGoogle - You can try to access Gmail using iGoogle login URL [http://www.google.com/ig]. After login you can see latest Gmail messages on the left sidebar.
7. Use a website with Gmail Lite installed - You can use 3rd party websites (risky thing) which Gmail Lite software installed. Bump into few of them here at Google Search.
8. Access Gmail from Google Talk - If you have Google Talk installed on office computer, click the Gmail icon next to view button on Gtalk window. This might work, if your IT guys were too lazy to block it.
9. Make friends in IT department - If nothing works, how about getting little friendly with IT department staff? They might relax Gmail blocking for sometime so that you can get over Gmail addiction. Give it a shot, might work – we are humans!
10. Over to you - If none of the above work in trying to access blocked Gmail at work, office or school – give credit to your IT guys, they are very smart! Now its over to you, do you know any other way to get over blocked Gmail? Let us know by adding a comment.
P.S.Websites are blocked at office, work, school as they are against their policies and retain employee / student productivity. Even though studies suggest blocking websites result in lack of concentration and productivity – stick to rules and dont jump into blocked zone, ok?
u can access gmail at nobleWebs.com/postbox
goospoos.com/2010/01/gtalk-blocked-in-office/
this link works fine.but there may be a chance of being HACKED !!!!
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Here is trick to use gtalk in office when blocked. Read goospoos.com/2010/01/gtalk-blocked-in-office/
gmail is blocked i have tried all the links it is not opening give me some good proxy sites which are new
Yeah – Try using Opera as your browser (if you can download it) – works for me
try the url it works for me most of the time
One of these worked for me. I’ve been using gmail lite for years since all web mail is blocked by NMCI. Ugh.
Thanks!
WeMail from WeBuzz.IM (webuzz.im/mail/ ) now supports Gmail. It’s in a UI similar to Gmail.
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The first point itself worked here in my office
googlemail.com is not restricted. LOL
Great help.
I was able to get access of Gmail.
I had tried a lot with different url and their suggestions nothing worked out.
But your’s this option “2. Use Proxy websites to get through” it really worked once I started using proxy.
Again Many Thanks.
Regards,
Manoj
Try unblocked-web.co.cc/ to access blocked sites
Mailuno will let you login to Gmail via a Squirrelmail IMAP webmail interface.
oh thank you thank you thank you thank you!!! NOTHING else has worked for me since gmail lite stopped working… but this does. awesome.
Hell YEAH!! This really works!
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Login to Gmail with a Squirrelmail IMAP client at Mailuno.
if you have to login to the computer under your own username can the “IT” people know that you are on a blocked site?
I can use portable firefox at work….
use this site to unblock facebook and any blocked site proxy2me.info
Use http://www.way2sms.com if basic web browsing is allowed. You will need to register your cellphone first though (you must have an Indian cellphone number to register!). But the site is cool… you can access GMail, Yahoo Mail and of course, use Way2SMS own mail portal. You can also use GTalk and Yahoo Messenger if they are blocked in your place. Not to forget, you can also send unlimited SMS to any cellphone in India… which is the main purpose of the site!!
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Blocking sucks!!!!
one of the tips worked for me! thanks a lot for the tips
Thanks for the tips, however all these methods are blocked for me. I can suggest two other options that may work for some people (again, depending on the IT security of your organisation – 1) Bring in your own laptop, and connect to the wireless network – that way, you are not inheriting domain proxy settings; 2) Use a memory stick, with a portable web browser to access the web.) Last option for me would be to get an iPhone to access Gmail over mobile internet… an expensive solution, but there would be added benefits
Cheers
thanks, It worked in one go