When Meebo is blocked at your school or work place, you can use a variety of techniques to access the site.

Perhaps one of the simplest methods is to use a proxy website. A proxy website is a web page which allows you to browse your favourite web sites even though your access to those web sites might be blocked by a content filter. You learn more about and find an updated and unblocked list of proxy websites here. Proxies, however, are highly susceptible to phishing attacks and significantly increase the chances of an unknown agent sniffing your conversations or stealing your passwords.

You could also access Meebo by using the Meebo Repeater. The Meebo Repeater is software developed by the Meebo team for people who want to chat securely when their IM access is restricted. Just install the repeater on a computer that can access the Web freely, and then use that computer to bounce the signal to Meebo. Unlike other proxies available, the Meebo Repeater can only be used to access meebo.com. Below are the steps you should follow to set up the repeater.

* Download the repeater. You can find it here.
* Run it.
* Enable Meebo to bypass any firewalls that show up.
* The repeater should automatically configure itself to connect to Meebo.

Another technique to access Meebo would be to type the IP address for meebo.com in to your web browser. (The current IP address for meebo.com is http://208.81.191.110/). However, if your firewall maps the IP address to the Web Server (reverse DNS lookup), the website will continue to remain blocked.

You could also use one of the following URLs to access Meebo:

* http://www2.meebo.com/
* http://www3.meebo.com/
* https://www.meebo.com/