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Beverly Bossler

Fri, Nov 2, 2018 4:16 AM

Dear Colleagues,
I'll be visiting China for the first time in some years, and my
understanding is that email and internet access are far more restricted
than they used to be. My campus has told me I probably won't be able to
access my regular campus account (which is run through gmail), and the
campus VPN is blocked. Any advice about how to stay in communication?
Thanks much,
Beverly

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Beverly Bossler
Professor, History
University of California, Davis

Dear Colleagues, I'll be visiting China for the first time in some years, and my understanding is that email and internet access are far more restricted than they used to be. My campus has told me I probably won't be able to access my regular campus account (which is run through gmail), and the campus VPN is blocked. Any advice about how to stay in communication? Thanks much, Beverly -- Beverly Bossler Professor, History University of California, Davis

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Shinno, Reiko

Fri, Nov 2, 2018 6:13 AM

I would definitely like to know the answer as well since I will be in Beijing next spring. If Beverly just want to stay in touch with her friends and family, I would say signing up on WeChat is a good start? But yes, we want to do a lot more...

Reiko

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On Nov 2, 2018, at 12:18 PM, Beverly Bossler bjbossler@ucdavis.edu wrote:

Dear Colleagues,
I'll be visiting China for the first time in some years, and my understanding is that email and internet access are far more restricted than they used to be. My campus has told me I probably won't be able to access my regular campus account (which is run through gmail), and the campus VPN is blocked. Any advice about how to stay in communication?
Thanks much,
Beverly

--
Beverly Bossler
Professor, History
University of California, Davis

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I would definitely like to know the answer as well since I will be in Beijing next spring. If Beverly just want to stay in touch with her friends and family, I would say signing up on WeChat is a good start? But yes, we want to do a lot more... Reiko Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 2, 2018, at 12:18 PM, Beverly Bossler <bjbossler@ucdavis.edu> wrote: > > Dear Colleagues, > I'll be visiting China for the first time in some years, and my understanding is that email and internet access are far more restricted than they used to be. My campus has told me I probably won't be able to access my regular campus account (which is run through gmail), and the campus VPN is blocked. Any advice about how to stay in communication? > Thanks much, > Beverly > > -- > Beverly Bossler > Professor, History > University of California, Davis > > _______________________________________________ > Listserv mailing list > Listserv@mail.songyuan.org > http://mail.songyuan.org/mailman/listinfo/listserv_mail.songyuan.org

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Daniel Fried

Fri, Nov 2, 2018 6:37 AM

Dear Beverly and Reiko,

I've been in the same boat, since my campus email is also run on gmail.
VPNs are off-and-on; I have been on trips where my campus VPN has not
worked in once city, and then started working in another--so I would say it
is worth installing it and giving it a try; and perhaps also installing a
separate commercial one for good measure. You might also ask your
university tech staff if they have a Gmail alternative; my university
maintains a little-known and little-used way to access one's email without
going through Gmail. But the easiest method is just to set up email
forwarding to a non-Gmail account; I always redirect my university
correspondence to an outlook account and have never had trouble logging
in. That won't help with Facebook or other non-Chinese social media, but
it should at least take care of professional needs.

Best wishes,
Daniel Fried

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Latest publication:
Dao and Sign in History: Daoist Arche-Semiotics in Ancient and Medieval
China http://www.sunypress.edu/p-6614-dao-and-sign-in-history.aspx

Daniel Fried (傅雲博)
Department of East Asian Studies
Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies
University of Alberta

Dear Beverly and Reiko, I've been in the same boat, since my campus email is also run on gmail. VPNs are off-and-on; I have been on trips where my campus VPN has not worked in once city, and then started working in another--so I would say it is worth installing it and giving it a try; and perhaps also installing a separate commercial one for good measure. You might also ask your university tech staff if they have a Gmail alternative; my university maintains a little-known and little-used way to access one's email without going through Gmail. But the easiest method is just to set up email forwarding to a non-Gmail account; I always redirect my university correspondence to an outlook account and have never had trouble logging in. That won't help with Facebook or other non-Chinese social media, but it should at least take care of professional needs. Best wishes, Daniel Fried -- Latest publication: *Dao and Sign in History: Daoist Arche-Semiotics in Ancient and Medieval China <http://www.sunypress.edu/p-6614-dao-and-sign-in-history.aspx>* Daniel Fried (傅雲博) Department of East Asian Studies Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies University of Alberta

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Bol, Peter K.

Fri, Nov 2, 2018 10:52 AM

I use my university's VPN in China, which until now has not been blocked, although the connection repeatedly gets broken and automatically restored. I am surprised that your does not work. I know some people in CHina use commercial VPN providers in Japan. Perhaps your IT department can point you towards one? my university asks that when we travel to China we use a loaner laptop which has been wiped clean.

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Sent: Friday, November 2, 2018 2:13 AM
To: Beverly Bossler
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Subject: Re: [Song-Yuan Listserv] internet/email in China?

I would definitely like to know the answer as well since I will be in Beijing next spring. If Beverly just want to stay in touch with her friends and family, I would say signing up on WeChat is a good start? But yes, we want to do a lot more...

Reiko

Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 2, 2018, at 12:18 PM, Beverly Bossler bjbossler@ucdavis.edu wrote:

Dear Colleagues,
I'll be visiting China for the first time in some years, and my understanding is that email and internet access are far more restricted than they used to be. My campus has told me I probably won't be able to access my regular campus account (which is run through gmail), and the campus VPN is blocked. Any advice about how to stay in communication?
Thanks much,
Beverly

--
Beverly Bossler
Professor, History
University of California, Davis

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I use my university's VPN in China, which until now has not been blocked, although the connection repeatedly gets broken and automatically restored. I am surprised that your does not work. I know some people in CHina use commercial VPN providers in Japan. Perhaps your IT department can point you towards one? my university asks that when we travel to China we use a loaner laptop which has been wiped clean. ________________________________ From: Listserv <listserv-bounces@mail.songyuan.org> on behalf of Shinno, Reiko <SHINNOR@uwec.edu> Sent: Friday, November 2, 2018 2:13 AM To: Beverly Bossler Cc: listserv@songyuan.org Subject: Re: [Song-Yuan Listserv] internet/email in China? I would definitely like to know the answer as well since I will be in Beijing next spring. If Beverly just want to stay in touch with her friends and family, I would say signing up on WeChat is a good start? But yes, we want to do a lot more... Reiko Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 2, 2018, at 12:18 PM, Beverly Bossler <bjbossler@ucdavis.edu> wrote: > > Dear Colleagues, > I'll be visiting China for the first time in some years, and my understanding is that email and internet access are far more restricted than they used to be. My campus has told me I probably won't be able to access my regular campus account (which is run through gmail), and the campus VPN is blocked. Any advice about how to stay in communication? > Thanks much, > Beverly > > -- > Beverly Bossler > Professor, History > University of California, Davis > > _______________________________________________ > Listserv mailing list > Listserv@mail.songyuan.org > http://mail.songyuan.org/mailman/listinfo/listserv_mail.songyuan.org Listserv Info Page - mail.songyuan.org<http://mail.songyuan.org/mailman/listinfo/listserv_mail.songyuan.org> mail.songyuan.org To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the Listserv Archives.. Using Listserv: To post a message to all the list members, send email to listserv@mail.songyuan.org. You can subscribe to the list, or change your existing subscription, in the sections below. _______________________________________________ Listserv mailing list Listserv@mail.songyuan.org http://mail.songyuan.org/mailman/listinfo/listserv_mail.songyuan.org

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H Wang

Fri, Nov 2, 2018 1:34 PM

Dear Prof. Bossler and all,
For emails, you could download an app "MyMail" to your cellphone or other
devices, one app for all emails (gmail, hotmail, etc). It's easy to set up.

For VPN, the best one so far is "Express VPN", stable and fast, first month
for free trial, $12.95 a month (price may vary). But for VPN, you never
know when and which would be banned, no logic.

Also, if you have a TMobile cellphone, you could use roaming data in China
to access US sites or emails.

All the three mentioned above were tested this past summer when I traveled.
Hope still working.

hongjie

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Georgia Southern University-Armstrong
Savannah GA 31419
Phone: (912) 344-3130

"A superior man must be strong and resolute, for his burden is heavy and
the road is long. He takes benevolence as his burden. Is that not heavy?
Only with death does the road come to an end. Is that not long?" [The
Analects 8.7]

Dear Prof. Bossler and all, For emails, you could download an app "MyMail" to your cellphone or other devices, one app for all emails (gmail, hotmail, etc). It's easy to set up. For VPN, the best one so far is "Express VPN", stable and fast, first month for free trial, $12.95 a month (price may vary). But for VPN, you never know when and which would be banned, no logic. Also, if you have a TMobile cellphone, you could use roaming data in China to access US sites or emails. All the three mentioned above were tested this past summer when I traveled. Hope still working. hongjie > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Listserv mailing list > Listserv@mail.songyuan.org > http://mail.songyuan.org/mailman/listinfo/listserv_mail.songyuan.org > > -- ***************** Hongjie Wang, Ph.D. Georgia Southern University-Armstrong Savannah GA 31419 Phone: (912) 344-3130 *"A superior man must be strong and resolute, for his burden is heavy and the road is long. He takes benevolence as his burden. Is that not heavy? Only with death does the road come to an end. Is that not long?" [The Analects 8.7]*

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Nick Tackett

Fri, Nov 2, 2018 3:35 PM

Dear All: As late as this past June, I was able to access the unrestricted
internet by data roaming with a US cell phone (it stopped working when the
phone was connected to wifi). I use t-mobile, which has free (but very
slow) international data roaming. Best, Nick

On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 9:17 PM Beverly Bossler bjbossler@ucdavis.edu
wrote:

Dear Colleagues,
I'll be visiting China for the first time in some years, and my
understanding is that email and internet access are far more restricted
than they used to be. My campus has told me I probably won't be able to
access my regular campus account (which is run through gmail), and the
campus VPN is blocked. Any advice about how to stay in communication?
Thanks much,
Beverly

--
Beverly Bossler
Professor, History
University of California, Davis

Listserv mailing list
Listserv@mail.songyuan.org
http://mail.songyuan.org/mailman/listinfo/listserv_mail.songyuan.org

Dear All: As late as this past June, I was able to access the unrestricted internet by data roaming with a US cell phone (it stopped working when the phone was connected to wifi). I use t-mobile, which has free (but very slow) international data roaming. Best, Nick On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 9:17 PM Beverly Bossler <bjbossler@ucdavis.edu> wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > I'll be visiting China for the first time in some years, and my > understanding is that email and internet access are far more restricted > than they used to be. My campus has told me I probably won't be able to > access my regular campus account (which is run through gmail), and the > campus VPN is blocked. Any advice about how to stay in communication? > Thanks much, > Beverly > > -- > Beverly Bossler > Professor, History > University of California, Davis > > _______________________________________________ > Listserv mailing list > Listserv@mail.songyuan.org > http://mail.songyuan.org/mailman/listinfo/listserv_mail.songyuan.org >

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Beverly Bossler

Mon, Nov 5, 2018 6:20 AM

Dear Colleagues,
Thanks to all of you who responded to my question about internet access
in China. It looks like there are a number of possibilities--if anyone is
interested, I'll report back on my return!
Best, Beverly

On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 9:16 PM, Beverly Bossler bjbossler@ucdavis.edu
wrote:

Dear Colleagues,
I'll be visiting China for the first time in some years, and my
understanding is that email and internet access are far more restricted
than they used to be. My campus has told me I probably won't be able to
access my regular campus account (which is run through gmail), and the
campus VPN is blocked. Any advice about how to stay in communication?
Thanks much,
Beverly

--
Beverly Bossler
Professor, History
University of California, Davis

Dear Colleagues, Thanks to all of you who responded to my question about internet access in China. It looks like there are a number of possibilities--if anyone is interested, I'll report back on my return! Best, Beverly On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 9:16 PM, Beverly Bossler <bjbossler@ucdavis.edu> wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > I'll be visiting China for the first time in some years, and my > understanding is that email and internet access are far more restricted > than they used to be. My campus has told me I probably won't be able to > access my regular campus account (which is run through gmail), and the > campus VPN is blocked. Any advice about how to stay in communication? > Thanks much, > Beverly > > -- > Beverly Bossler > Professor, History > University of California, Davis > > -- Beverly Bossler Professor, History University of California, Davis