Can't connect to MSN via firewall

From Sunday morning I am unable to connect to MSN via
firewall. (Without firewall on ADSL I can connect.)

I notice that Messenger is not reading my Internet
Explorer configuration regarding proxy, but instead is
trying to connect directly on port tcp/1863.

Is this a new bug?

Micha Kushner
micha.kushner@telrad.co.il

Jonathan
Sun Jul 04 07:50:34 CDT 2004

Greetings Micha,

It's not a new bug, but some the ways to connect to the service have been temporarily
disabled (this is part of the "minor difficulties" on the status page:
http://messenger.msn.com/status.aspx

For the time being, you'll have to allow Messenger to connect to 1863 directly.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

"Micha Kushner" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2577801c461a3$7b692b70$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> From Sunday morning I am unable to connect to MSN via
> firewall. (Without firewall on ADSL I can connect.)
>
> I notice that Messenger is not reading my Internet
> Explorer configuration regarding proxy, but instead is
> trying to connect directly on port tcp/1863.
>
> Is this a new bug?
>
> Micha Kushner
> micha.kushner@telrad.co.il

Anonymous
Mon Jul 05 02:38:41 CDT 2004

Jonathan,

Thanks for the reply.

Does "temporarily" disabled, mean "permanently" disabled?

Micha

>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings Micha,
>
>It's not a new bug, but some the ways to connect to the
service have been temporarily
>disabled (this is part of the "minor difficulties" on the
status page:
>http://messenger.msn.com/status.aspx
>
>For the time being, you'll have to allow Messenger to
connect to 1863 directly.
>____________________________________________
>Jonathan Kay
>Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004
Jonathan Kay.
>You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>

Jonathan
Mon Jul 05 14:15:32 CDT 2004

Hi Micha,

Not at all, work is being done to make sure this gets back up ASAP.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

"Anonymous" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:26f3c01c46263$179dfa10$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Jonathan,
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> Does "temporarily" disabled, mean "permanently" disabled?
>
> Micha
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Greetings Micha,
>>
>>It's not a new bug, but some the ways to connect to the
> service have been temporarily
>>disabled (this is part of the "minor difficulties" on the
> status page:
>>http://messenger.msn.com/status.aspx
>>
>>For the time being, you'll have to allow Messenger to
> connect to 1863 directly.
>>____________________________________________
>>Jonathan Kay
>>Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>>Associate Expert
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004
> Jonathan Kay.
>>You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>
>

connie
Mon Jul 05 20:08:02 CDT 2004

can you give us an approx. time? it will really help to settle the frustration.

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Hi Micha,
>
> Not at all, work is being done to make sure this gets back up ASAP.
> ____________________________________________
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>
> "Anonymous" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:26f3c01c46263$179dfa10$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> > Jonathan,
> >
> > Thanks for the reply.
> >
> > Does "temporarily" disabled, mean "permanently" disabled?
> >
> > Micha
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>Greetings Micha,
> >>
> >>It's not a new bug, but some the ways to connect to the
> > service have been temporarily
> >>disabled (this is part of the "minor difficulties" on the
> > status page:
> >>http://messenger.msn.com/status.aspx
> >>
> >>For the time being, you'll have to allow Messenger to
> > connect to 1863 directly.
> >>____________________________________________
> >>Jonathan Kay
> >>Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> >>Associate Expert
> >>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> >>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >>All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004
> > Jonathan Kay.
> >>You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> >>
> >
>
>
>