Transferring files on MSN Messenger

[Wilson]

Even since I made the switch to mac from pc (about 3 years ago), I've always had problems transferring files. Sometimes I would only be able to accept files and sometimes I can't send or receive. Now, I've just installed MSN Messenger 4.0 on Panther and I'm having problems still.

When I try to send, I get this message "We could not send this file because the connection is blocked. Please contact your network administrator or Internet service provider; they may be able to enable file transfers."

How do you "unblock the connection"? Can somebody please help me out.

Thanks.

[jared_kipe]

I can never get transfers to work reliably between anything but mac ichat to mac ichat.

[rock6079]

Even since I made the switch to mac from pc (about 3 years ago), I've always had problems transferring files. Sometimes I would only be able to accept files and sometimes I can't send or receive. Now, I've just installed MSN Messenger 4.0 on Panther and I'm having problems still.

When I try to send, I get this message "We could not send this file because the connection is blocked. Please contact your network administrator or Internet service provider; they may be able to enable file transfers."

How do you "unblock the connection"? Can somebody please help me out.

Thanks.

i have the exact same problem.., but when i use msn with birtual pc i have abolsutely no problem watsoever either way.. it could b that they use different ports maybe, and the mac one isnt automatically opened, or something to do with osx's firewall if u have it on, but i know that i dont have it on . n e wase i haver the same problem so if n e one knows how to fix it let us know ....

[virividox]

i get this problem a lot when i am in university, but not so much when im on a home or office network without a proxy.

that said msn 4 is a sad excuse for a messenger program.

[Wilson]

Seems like a lot of people are experiencing the same problem. I'm sure there is a solution. :confused:

Using Msn Messenger is just the most convenient way for me to send files to my pc user friends. It gets really annoying when I can't send or receive anything and have to resort to compressing the file small enough to send over email.

Someone please help!!!

[MisterMe]

Even since I made the switch to mac from pc (about 3 years ago), I've always had problems transferring files. Sometimes I would only be able to accept files and sometimes I can't send or receive. Now, I've just installed MSN Messenger 4.0 on Panther and I'm having problems still.

When I try to send, I get this message "We could not send this file because the connection is blocked. Please contact your network administrator or Internet service provider; they may be able to enable file transfers."

How do you "unblock the connection"? Can somebody please help me out.

Thanks.My theory: MSN Messenger 4.0 for MacOS X uses ports that are not open on your router. You are going to have to identify the ports that you need. Then you are going to have to open them.

[Nermal]

It works fine for me, now that I've opened the ports on my router. The only time I run into problems is when the person at the other end has all their ports closed too.

[Wilson]

It works fine for me, now that I've opened the ports on my router. The only time I run into problems is when the person at the other end has all their ports closed too.

How do I open the ports on the router? I have a linksys, and that's about all I know about my router. :confused:

How come PC users never come across this problem? Is it only mac users that have their ports closed?

Thanks.

[adam1185]

msn messenger for the mac is just plain ****ty. Before when I was on the pc I could transfer files just fine. As soon as I got the mac version I could only transfer files to certain people. So now I ditched msn messenger and downloaded adium (http://www.adiumx.com) and now I can send files no problem :D

Just a suggestion

[rock6079]

yeah they must use diffrent pots becuase nowi just use vpc all the time to go on msn. it might seem like a waste, jsut to use a messenger, but msn is alot better o n winowz then on mac. and file transfers or any other type of communication works fine . i also find that on the mac i getg kicked off the network a lot wheres on vpc the connection is always fine