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macrumors Penryn
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I need help.

I have my own Dell PC and desk at Uni since I'm doing research, but I want to have MSN Messenger working. However, I think the Uni has disabled the use of MSN on computers they buy, or maybe it has something to do with the network but I think they just blocked the port needed by Messenger to work.

Is there a way around this?

I tried installing MSN Messenger 7, but the install didn't finish. So I tried Trillian, which did install, but it won't connect to MSN.

In the settings, it says
Server Host: messenger.hotmail.com
Port: 1863 (I think)

Can I use another port or something?
 
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