[thelist] Trillian software and AOL
Hassan Schroeder
hassan at webtuitive.com
Fri Feb 1 09:30:05 CST 2002
Michael Pemberton wrote:
> - I have configured my firewall to block all incoming traffic unless
> it is the result of a request from ym network.
> - MSN Messenger tries to make a request to port 80 each time you log
> in. (I found this in my security logs)
> - If it cannot connect, it cuts you off and fails the login.
Port 80 is usually blocked on my firewall, and it doesn't seem to
affect use of MSN Messenger ...
FWIW,
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