Re: Signing out



Hi,

Well depending on your scenario, perhaps something has changed on the network.

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"Knightwarrior" <Knightwarrior@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I appreciate that, but why would it start doing this for no apparent reason?
> There have been no software installs or updates of any kind from when it
> worked perfectly to when it started playing up.
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Windows Messenger uses an older version of the Messenger protocol which doesn't keep the
>> connection as active as MSN Messenger does. As such, if you're being connected through
>> any
>> proxy or something similar (common in enterprise environments), it will disconnect on its
>> own. Unfortunately there isn't much you can do about it.
>>
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>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>> "Knightwarrior" <Knightwarrior@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:3B9B7325-095C-4082-8998-38CF417870ED@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I use Win Messenger now and again but the problem is that it signs me out
>> > after approx 5 minutes without any warning.
>> >
>> > MSN messenger works fine so do other applications.
>> >
>> > Why would windows messenger sign me off? It's nothing to do with AV or
>> > firewalls as I've tried uninstalling all of those and the problem remains.
>> > Nothing has changed on my system prior to this happening.
>> >
>> > It's getting annoying
>>
>>
>>


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