Re: MSN connection errors

Greetings Adrien,

Yes, simply connecting to the service has become slightly unreliable -- although two attempts
are usually the norm if there's a problem -- I assume your 20 was exaggeration ;)
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"Adrien Reboisson" <Adrien Reboisson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Well, I'm frustrated. A little bit disappointed.
>
> Since I installed the MSN 7.5 client, beeing connected to the MSN network
> becomes more and more difficult each day... I'm not an "MSN addict" but
> sometimes I *need* to speak with someone, and constantly seeing various
> messages like "MSN Network is currently unavailable" or "Cannot connect to
> the server, click here to test your connection" (approx. translation since I
> use the French version of MSN Messenger) makes me MAD !
>
> My network is very simple, and fully functionnal. Windows internal firewall
> is not activated. The tool bunddled with MSN in order to diagnose connection
> errors is always happy to say to me "No problems detected, you should be
> abble to connect to the MSN network !". Okay, as a result, the problem is on
> YOUR side. I don't know if you've changed the protocol itself or upgraded
> your servers with the 7.5 version but I want you to be aware that *there is a
> problem*.
>
> NB: Well, after 20 tries, I'm now connected ! I'm happy ;-)


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