Add external contacts to messenger in SIP?

[stefanlines]

Hi there,

I'd like to know if it is possible to add .NET contacts if your MSN
Messenger is setup for an SIP network?

Thanks!

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

Can you clarify exactly what you mean? There is no SIP server for Messenger if that's what
you're looking for.

Windows Messenger 5.x has the capability to connect to SIP and the .NET Messenger network at
the same time.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger
Associate Expert
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Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
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[stefanlines]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply! Here's my situation: At my job, all computers
have Windows Messenger 5.1 installed but you can only connect to the
SIP network with an email address provided by the company, thus you can
only add contacts within the company network. I was wondering if there
is any way you can sign in and add .NET contacts as well since that
option doesn't seem to exist. Maybe it has been blocked by the
administrators...

I'm not totally sure what SIP is and how it works so sorry for the poor
explanation.

Thanks

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi,

There's actually a policy one can define to stop Windows Messenger from connecting to
anything but SIP, so this is probably how they've set it up. As such, there's no real way to
connect to the .NET Messenger network nor to add contacts (well, not from a client side
anyway.

Although depending on how the network has been deployed, there may be a way of overriding the
policy, but if you want to keep your job, I'd suggest not bothering.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/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) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

 

[Guest]

HI
I have question, I am using only SIP. but my contacts are not being shown
online. so every time i need to call them i have to manually start voice
conversation and select other and then enter the other party's sip address.
is there a way around?