msn messenger 6

[Chris]

How do you configure MSN Messenger 6 for a proxy
connection behind a firewall?

open TCP port 1863
IE 6 proxy settings to use port 1080
Set MSN Messenger 6 proxy settings to port 1080

What else am I missing or not doing?

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Chris,

You'll also need port 443 TCP (outgoing) available.
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Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

 

[Chris]

I've looked in the Help file, but it doesn't mentioned
this on opening port 443.

Any thing else I need to do?

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Chris,

I know it's not documented -- but that's it.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

 

[Chris]

I still cannot connect. What about the NT authentication
on all browsers with IIS? Will this effect the
connection? What about Identd Simulation Service on Proxy
servers?

 

[Chris]

I still cannot connect. What about the NT authentication
on all browsers with IIS? Will this effect the
connection? What about Identd Simulation Service on Proxy
servers?

I really need step by step on how to accomplish this and
I haven't seen any good websites that do. Any other
suggestions?

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Chris,

NT authentication isn't required -- Messenger uses Passport, which is a multi-platform
authentication model (not just Windows) -- identd isn't used either.

What type of proxy are you using?
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com