text: how can i get around my surf control at work so that i can access instant messenger....? no matter what i do it will not let me access yahoo messenger i can access my yahoo mail but not im.  the surf control says access denied contact your system administrator. please help.... the admin got certainly told from the management to install this feature and block all im transfer on the local intranet and to the internet. i guess, to avoid too much abuse ! hence, there is no way to pass this block. there does exist a java-based yahoo messenger which you can access by a webpage (i saw it recently) but hey, if you don't like to give your boss a reason to fire you, stay away from it !