Re: MSN Messenger, act as Server?

From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 03/29/04


Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 15:43:20 -0500

Greetings Jens,

I don't know specifically why you're seeing this now, but Messenger does "listen" for
incoming connections for a number of its features, so this is normal.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Jens Müller" <jens_0.no.-spam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eDXIbjXFEHA.2052@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
>
> since the newest MSN version 6.1 my firewall asks always when MSN logs
> in it it may act as a server. Before, it just wanted to connect to the
> internet, but not act as a server itself.
>
> Why is that?
>
> Thank you,
> Jens
>



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