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| Time: 00:02 EST/05:02 GMT | News Source: ActiveWin.com | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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Thanks Josh and Erik. Microsoft has posted a new version of Windows Messenger. Build 4.6.0077. No word yet on fixes or updates. If you know, please comment! | ||
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| #1 By 1658 (128.255.174.12) at 3/12/2002 12:37:16 AM |
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They've been working on adding new infrastructure to support the ever increasing # of MSN Messenger users as well as some updates to the code to address some annoying issues.
They .NET Service Status web site has had the following text on it for about 2 weeks: "Providing a quality experience to our end users is our top priority. We are working as quickly as possible to update the Messenger Service to resolve issues that some of our users have been experiencing with connectivity. The update will be in place in the near future, and a notice will be placed here when the update has been completed." Some of the annoying issues would be the inability to change status after varying amounts of idle time on some networks. Random disconnects through Linksys routers and others. Poor implementation, practically lack thereof, of Network Address Translation. Adding automated firewall assistance setup for Windows XP users that enable the firewall only to find they've broken MSN Messenger's file transfer, Voice Chat, and Remote Assistance capabilities. As far as build 0077 is concered, I know nothing. :) Was this worthless? I dunno. Just figured I'd post a little since I rarely get the time. |
| #2 By 20 (168.215.253.242) at 3/12/2002 10:17:31 AM |
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#1: What's wrong with NAT? It works fine for me, I've never had a problem with it and I have multiple users on my NAT LAN.
The protocol's design doesn't preclude NAT since the client connects and leaves a socket open. NAT provides for this very well. As far as problems with Linksys routers, that sounds like a Linksys problem, not MSN. MSN just uses TCP/IP sockets like every other application. What I would like to see is MS publish the spec to the new MSNP7 protocol. They published the MSNP2 protocol (which still works, but has limited functionality), but it's not enough. I want more damnit! |
| #3 By 10 (12.221.49.44) at 3/12/2002 12:27:46 PM |
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#6, if you were actually using a NAT on your network, then you would know that the problems over NAT w/ Messenger have to do w/ audio and video. The NAT Gateway device HAS to be UPnP enabled in order for audio and video to work. Currently only a small number of gateway/routers are UPnP enabled, this including a few models from Linksys. If you want to know more about this issue and other problems Messenger users are having, check out the Windows Messenger newsgroup:
http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp?icp=windowsxp&slcid=us&newsgroup=microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger |
| #4 By 1658 (128.255.174.12) at 3/12/2002 4:06:02 PM |
| Well I was going to post more technical details to #6, however, it seems we're off on the good ol' product activation, multiple licenses blah blah theme now. So much for that. :) |
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