Jonathan
Wed Jan 04 12:36:18 CST 2006
Greetings,
This sounds like a problem with the HTTP proxy. Using HTTP, Messenger essentially has to
'check' for messages every few seconds. As such, if the proxy is throttling the connections,
messages could be delayed (although hours seems a bit unlikely).
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"PermaSmirk" <PermaSmirk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Messages coming to me from several of my contacts are being delayed,
> sometimes for hours. The strangest thing is that the message usually appears
> once I begin typing a message to the contact.
>
> I'm using MSN Messenger 7.0.0816 on Windows 2000 Pro. I do have an HTTP
> Proxy, which I have entered into the "Advanced Connection Options", and
> Testing the HTTP Proxy comes back almost immediately, saying the test was a
> success. I have even turned off the other connections (TCP and SOCKS) to see
> if that would help.