Research at the University of Canterbury

As a student you have to pay for Internet use — per Megabyte — even for you research. Is this the Kiwi way?

Well who knows. But this is a reason for me to say goodbye to ICQ. If you wish to communicate with me: use Jabber!

Jabber is an open, XML-based protocol for instant messaging and presence. Jabber-based software is deployed on thousands of servers across the internet and is used by over ten million people worldwide, according to the Jabber Software Foundation: Jabber


My account is: XX@jabber.fsinf.org (X == first letter of my name)

4 Responses to “Research at the University of Canterbury”

  1. Jason says:

    Wieviel kostet das Megabyte denn? Und kannst du in poolräume ausweichen?

  2. raffa says:

    oh ya, there are quite many computer labs, probably more than @mzh/bremen. But if you want to use the internet, YOU PAY! Every Megabyte NZ$ 0.03 or so. but still…

  3. Muelli says:

    Hi Raffa :)

    Nice article. I am very curious whether you could hack the accounting system ;-)

    Would you mind to try a DNS tunnel like nstx? Or wiretap other login data? Or Hijack connections of other poeple?

    Cheers,
    Muelli

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