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Fixes for Instant Messenger Related Problems

One of the most common problems seen on the Web boards and mailing lists are Instant Messenger related issues. How do you get them to work? How do you make them stop working? My solution is to remove the dreaded IM'ers from the users machines :-)

However, if you want more information on how to get these things to work, check out:

Microsoft ISA Server Message Boards: Tips for msn,yahoo,kazaa: http://forums.isaserver.org/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=14;t=000096

Lots of very useful tips and tricks there.

HTH,
Tom


Posted Apr 27 2004, 01:12 AM by shinder
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shinder wrote msn messenger login
on 06-19-2004 7:56
send me
shinder wrote msn messenger login
on 06-19-2004 7:57
send me why msn messenger not login and msn and yahoo password are not changed
shinder wrote re: Fixes for Instant Messenger Related Problems
on 06-19-2004 7:59
why msn is not log in and yahoo and msn password not changed
shinder wrote re: Fixes for Instant Messenger Related Problems
on 06-19-2004 10:37
Hi Shahzad,

You need to configure the Hotmail and MSN sites for Direct Access. If you use the search feature at www.isaserver.org, and enter "Direct Access" in the Search box, you'll find an article I did on the subject.

HTH,
Tom
shinder wrote re: Fixes for Instant Messenger Related Problems
on 08-06-2004 20:26
Whenever I try to use iChat it asks for Aol Instant Messenger Login. Where do I get password?

When I use iphoto it says I have no email account - how do I get one and why is it different from my aol or sbc email address?

thanks Shahzad

tom
shinder wrote re: Fixes for Instant Messenger Related Problems
on 08-06-2004 20:26
Whenever I try to use iChat it asks for Aol Instant Messenger Login. Where do I get password?

When I use iphoto it says I have no email account - how do I get one and why is it different from my aol or sbc email address?

thanks Shahzad

tom
shinder wrote re: Fixes for Instant Messenger Related Problems
on 11-13-2004 6:03
I have an imac and since about a week agao have not been able to sign into MSN. I have tried reinstalling the programme but it has made no diffenence. A pop up states: "MSN messenger service is unavailable or you may not be connected to the internet." My internet connected is in working order. Is there anything I can do?

Thanks, Hannah
shinder wrote re: Fixes for Instant Messenger Related Problems
on 12-06-2004 16:29
When I try to talk on msn , it cancels and goes away
shinder wrote When I try to logon to aim, gaim or aol, i am unable to get a connection for any of these instant messanger services
on 02-08-2005 23:07
I have been having problems logging onto Aim, Gaim. I am able to connect to AOL but when i do logon i am unable to access my buddy list or send an instant message. I am also able to connect to internet explorer and access my web mail via my IP service provider. When i try to access AIm it says: Connection lost. Check your internet connection. My internet connection is at excellent right now and has not gone below good all evening and like i said i am able to access the internet. Any suggestions?
shinder wrote re: Fixes for Instant Messenger Related Problems
on 02-28-2005 7:28
all of my emoticons have stopped working
shinder wrote re: Fixes for Instant Messenger Related Problems
on 03-06-2005 2:53
Dear Sir,

I am using isa server but through isa server i can not login to msn and yahoo messanger.
So please advise me what i have to do.

Thanking you

Nadeem
shinder wrote re: Fixes for Instant Messenger Related Problems
on 03-28-2005 5:53
hello

whenever i try to talk on msn messenger in an instant message box the person tryin 2 recieve what i say cannot see what i am typin
TrackBack wrote re:Fixes for Instant Messenger Related Problems
on 04-12-2005 23:32
^_^,Pretty Good!
shinder wrote re: Fixes for Instant Messenger Related Problems
on 04-28-2005 13:00
I upgraded to Norton Internet Security 2005 last week. Ever since, MSN Messenger only periodically logs in and only then when I go to Tools/Options/Connections/Advanced Settings and click on the Test TCP Connections button.

Every time that test says it successfully connected, but Messenger may not actually sign in.

I see this on both computers I own.

Messenger is now the only app I have this frustrating problem with. Ameritrade's quote streamer was also acting up (they acknowledged the problem to me), but they may have finally fixed it because it seems to be working fine as of today.

I was not having this problem with NIS 2004, so it only cropped up in the new version. I have explicitly granted a range of IP addresses in the firewall settings to coincide with those used by Messenger, but to no avail.

Any ideas?
TrackBack wrote re:Fixes for Instant Messenger Related Problems
on 07-22-2005 10:14
Fixes for Instant Messenger Related Problemsooeess
TrackBack wrote MSN Messenger Audio / Video through ISA Server 2004
on 08-03-2005 7:32
I received a question via email this morning.  An attendee of one of my on-demand webcasts had a...
TrackBack wrote re:Fixes for Instant Messenger Related Problems
on 08-03-2005 20:32
Fixes for Instant Messenger Related Problemsooeess
shinder wrote re: Fixes for Instant Messenger Related Problems
on 09-24-2005 16:06
hi, my AIM doesn't direct connect or file transfer for some reason. i dont know what is the problem. Help me please.
shinder wrote re: Fixes for Instant Messenger Related Problems
on 11-16-2005 8:42
I have been having problems with my instant messenger signing off and back on again all the time. There seems to be nothing wrong with the internet connection.

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