MSN working?

[Desmo]

Trying to log in this morning and it gets to "retrieving address book" and then gets an error. Only reason I'm asking is that I had problems on Friday as well at work but it's been fine at home over the weekend.

[Solari]

No problems here...

[Tak]

It carped out earlier but I just signed in again and its been fine since

[Justsomebloke]

I am signing in to MSN ok but cannot access the mail server, I have to go back door.

[Desmo]

Must just be me then :(

It's just going around in circles. I just tried adding the account again and still no joy.

[Justsomebloke]

Try a proxy.

[Desmo]

Got any details?

[Desmo]

Thing is, from what I can see it's connecting fine. It's just not downloading the address book and so restarts.

[Justsomebloke]

Prob got a Virus/Malware bug from the last time you used it, Or an application you have allowed on facebook is hacking your addy book, Check processes.

[Desmo]

Doubt it mate, working on a Mac here using Adium :)
Don't use the proper Messenger prog at all although I may give it a go to see if that works.

[Justsomebloke]

working on a Mac here using Adium :)
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Why am I even helping you :angry:





;D If I'd known you was all Macced up I would have kept my ignorant mouth shut :p

[loki]

Big update to live this weekend for Messenger, Live Space and Live Email so that might be contributing to the problem

[Burble]

I'm guessing the weekend updates have broken Adium. Mine does the same as yours, Desmo.

[Desmo]

Installed Messenger now and it seems to be working. No doubt they've changed something to try and screw over the third party clients so I guess I'll have to wait until they're updated.

[Burble]

Apparently it's a 'temporary server problem' according to the this bug entry (http://trac.adiumx.com/ticket/11568).

[Desmo]

Apparently Pidgin has the same problem too so I'll probably have the same problem at home now.

[Burble]

I was just about to say that - yeah, Pidgin is buggered too.

[Burble]

Seems it's down to the specific library (LibPurple) that Adium uses - link (in French) (http://www.wikikou.fr/adium-connexion-msn-pidgin-connexion-windows-live-actualite-1176.html).

A quick translation of the link:

Since the evening on Sunday January 11th users of LibPurple used in particular by Adium and Pidgin cannot connect to Windows Live Messenger.

The problem was confirmed on the Adium blog (http://adiumx.com/blog/2009/01/msn-rejecting-adium-132-connections/). The transport does not connect and relates only to version 15 of the protocol, ie, Adium 1.3.2. MAC users will have to downgrade to Adium 1.3.1 in order to continue using Adium.

[Daz]

Emesene (http://emesene.org/) seems to be ok Des. No Mac version but at least you can get on with your lappy at home.

[Desmo]

Cheers, will take a look at it tonight :)

Hopefully it won't take long for Adium and Pidgin to be updated. I'll stick with Messenger for a couple of days and then downgrade if I have to.

[A Place of Light]

I was just about to say that - yeah, Pidgin is buggered too.

Really?
Bugger!

[Burble]

Really?
Bugger!

Yep :(

I've only tried the OS X version though so don't know if other platforms have the same problem.

[Daz]

I just tried it and it's actually working, though it's throwing certificate errors on sign in (host = nexus.passport.com, untrusted CA).

[loki]

Pidgin has been ok for me but I have been unable to use aMSN on eeeBuntu

[Kell_ee001]

I haven't been able to connect at all today or yesterday but it might be my connection.

[Blighter]

You could always use a PC :p

[Mark]

Heathen. Begone. :p

[Desmo]

You could always use a PC :p
I do. It just doesn't run Windows :D

[Burble]

Adium et al will work again. Apparently Microsoft fixed a bug their end late yesterday evening our time.

[Desmo]

Aye, all up and running again :)