MSN messenger and IT :-(

[michael_jcws]

Hi all,

Our IT department have decided to block messenger anyone any ideas how to get round this ? I assume they have just closed the outgoing port, are there an utils to re-routes this through different ports ?

Cheers

Michael

[m1spw]

I would imagine they'll soon be blocking this site as well if you keep slagging your IT staff on it...

ETA: Look up "Windows Web messenger" on google - online version of MSN, no need to install the programme.


>> Edited by m1spw on Monday 9th January 11:08

[Darth Dave]

If it needs to go through your proxy server then chances are you'll have only one port.

[Jamassey]

You'll have to point your client towards a Proxy, using ports that are open out-bound on your firewall.

Best bet: Use it on their website.

[T5-R]

My company's IT dept has the same policy - ie:can't install instant messaging of any kind. However, I've manageed to get round this by using http://webmessenger.msn.com/.

It may not have all the bells and whistles as the version we all download and install, but it does exactly what it says on the tin.

>> Edited by T5-R on Monday 9th January 11:13

[225]

Yep web messenger bypasses this inconvience! all runs on port 80!

[Plotloss]

Yes but all they need do is disallow the URL webmessenger.msn.com on the proxy.

Which is what my last place did.

[vixpy1]

Yahoo sometimes gets round it

[jitsukadave]

They do this here too. I can get round it by renaming it:
C:Program FilesMSN Messengermsnmsgr.exe
to
C:Program FilesMSN Messengermsnmsgr1.exe

and change your short cut to look for C:Program FilesMSN Messengermsnmsgr1.exe rather than without the 1 before the .exe

However, if IT have put you a firewall and blocked the IP ports messenger uses, you can't do anything about it (without bypassing the firewall).

[Darth Dave]

We can also apply policy settings on all machines that stops MSN from running

[Mr Whippy]

We use MSN internally to communicate!

So bonus

Dave

[tallbloke]

Mr Whippy said:

We use MSN internally to communicate! So bonus Dave

Hope you company doesn't discuss anything you wouldn't want Bill Gates to know then.

[Darth Dave]

Mr Whippy said:

We use MSN internally to communicate! So bonus Dave

We do as well. Rather handy when you're on the phone or too many people listening in to your conversations....

But I'm in IT and we let ourselves use all the good stuff!

[t1grm]

Mr Whippy said:

We use MSN internally to communicate! So bonus Dave

We do to but it´s restricted to users inside the firewall.

[t1grm]

T5-R said:

However, I've manageed to get round this by using http://webmessenger.msn.com/.

Get a control list restirction message come up in my browser when I try to access that site.

[T5-R]

t1grm said:

T5-R said: However, I've manageed to get round this by using http://webmessenger.msn.com/. Get a control list restirction message come up in my browser when I try to access that site.

Looks like the IT bods where you work have discovered this site, then. Mine haven't sussed it......YET!

[egomeister]

Would using alternative IM software like Trillian get round this problem (not that I have that problem but I'm expecting to be pulled up on my PH usage any time now!)

[Shirkin]

Try e-messenger.net

It's the only thing that gets 'round my IT dept.

[Marshy]

At my place we don't object to the concept of instant messaging: that's just fine. The time still goes with text messages or phone calls anyway, even if IM isn't available.

The main problems with client-based IM are twofold: 1) Every now and then, some *really* nasty security flaws crawl out of the woodwork. 2) They all now come with file transfer capabilities as standard which makes teh chances of an accident occurring with a sensitive file that much greater.

If there was an IM program out there that *just* did IM, we'd be less jumpy about it...

[zoom_jones]

Shirkin said:

Try e-messenger.net It's the only thing that gets 'round my IT dept.

super msn workaround! many thanks....!