Hi,
I would bet that the Gaim? (game?) requires certain access ports that are
being blocked by NIS. You need to a) find out which ports the game needs
opened and b) open those ports in NIS's settings. the best source for the
first part is the program vendor, and for the second try NIS's support.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
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