Why does file transfer is so slow in adium, amsn and msn messenger?

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I tried to send/receive files under my msn account in all these three applications. They are too slow, its like 1kb/s.
I tried to open the port in my router. But it doesnt help at all.
It helps when i open port in aMSN, but only when the file is transfer near my area.. when my friends from other countries send to me, its ridiculously slow..

However, when I try to use windows under mac os in vmfusion, the file transfer in windows live messenger is better.

Im using Leopard if that matters..
Please give me some guide!!

 

[Mydel]

Sometimes is very very slow. Hard to tell me why though. But there are the times that Im getting >1MB/sek which is not too shabby.
But on the other hand sometimes it takes forever to initiate than than is moving file excruciatingly slow

 

[Spanky Deluxe]

I'm afraid the only real solution is to send files via email instead.

 

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For sure its not MSN's network problem. Because I tried to use adium/aMSN. Its too slow.
Then I switch to use WLM in vmfusion immediately. And the speed is much faster!

 

[Warchest]

Does this to me too. I use amsn and sometimes files won't send at all. Really pisses me off

 

[GSMiller]

It must be something in the program, because I can send an .mp3 file to a friend on Yahoo Messenger and it sends in under a minute, it'd probably take about 20 on MSN.

 

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The only drawback that I doesnt like Mac OS is there is no WLM, and the other multi-IM client sux

 

[Catfish_Man]

There are two ways for an IM client to send files over MSN. One is rather reliable, but very slow (it goes through Microsoft's servers). It's intended as a fallback mechanism for the other method, which uses a direct connection. Unfortunately, most (all?) non-Microsoft clients have not yet succeeded in reverse engineering the direct method.

Personally, as an Adium developer, I'd say switch away from MSN. Note: I may be a little biased by the enormous amounts of trouble they've caused me and other IM developers.

 

[YogY11]

There are two ways for an IM client to send files over MSN. One is rather reliable, but very slow (it goes through Microsoft's servers). It's intended as a fallback mechanism for the other method, which uses a direct connection. Unfortunately, most (all?) non-Microsoft clients have not yet succeeded in reverse engineering the direct method.

Personally, as an Adium developer, I'd say switch away from MSN. Note: I may be a little biased by the enormous amounts of trouble they've caused me and other IM developers.

He is right. Check the adium trac thread here: http://trac.adium.im/wiki/FileTransfer