I try to do it, and it says, Your connectiong blah blah blah, you are not part of this conversation anymore. or something, wtf?

I don't understand what you mean, please may  you explain a bit more in depth?

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Originally posted by traxor
I don't understand what you mean, please may  you explain a bit more in depth?

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What do you mean, by doing a .pif? Trying to send a .pif? It is probably because .pif files are associated with the bropia worm and msn won't allow you to send it because of the block it has put on certain files now.

no, typing .pif

Maybe the block on it goes to the extent of you not even being able to type .pif in the instant messaging window, possibly because of urls sending with the file type .pif in.

just try typing .pif in a group convo, and it will tell you You are expiriencing internet problems. You are no longer part of this conversation. or something

I can type it fine, but I am able to send any files that I want through MSN Messenger, so I doubt I will experience any problems, what version of MSN Messenger & Messenger Plus! are you using?

7.5.0303(msnmsgr) - 3.54(Msg plus)

why are u using illegal version of messenger and plus?

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Originally posted by dylan!
why are u using illegal version of messenger and plus?

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.pif has been blocked from being sent in MSN, you may see it when you send it, but your contact will not, that may be messing up a group conversation

yep yep yepp there illegal...

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Originally posted by dylan!
yep yep yepp there illegal...

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the plus! u have isnt illegal but msn is...and yes bill gates is very secure he will send people after u

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Originally posted by dylan!
the plus! u have isnt illegal but msn is...and yes bill gates is very secure he will send people after u

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Originally posted by dylan!
the plus! u have isnt illegal but msn is...and yes bill gates is very secure he will send people after u

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This is a very well known bug;
Originally this was designed so that as soon as anyone shared a file with ".pif" in the name that person would be kicked from the conversation. However instead of just kicking the one person who does it, everyone will be kicked. Microsoft are aware of this bug and will likely fix it at some point in the future.

hope they dont, i love ending group convos.

haha, finaly, i have a way to get back at all theose peopl ethat throw me in to group conversations, when i'm trying to do something, then jam up my computer

Actually this is old news, see this post from messenger-blog.com by TB:

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When sending malicious links in group conversations, like .pif, the MSN server will not just discard the message, nor will it boot you off the conversation. Instead, it will end the conversation, kicking everyone off, not just you! Using this method, anyone can easily disband a group conversation by just typing “.pif”. And this is not all, the best part of this all is that noone will be able to tell who disrupted the conversation!

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just to clarify.

1) this .PIF thing has always been working like this for the reasons above and is not illegal WHATSOEVER
2) using a leaked BETA is not illegal, but leaking a beta while you're a beta tester is (it's a contact breach). you will not be prosecuted if you have any beta software on your pc which you aren't supposed to have.
3) dylan, please don't spread info you don't know a crap about   especially since it is about serious issues and can scare the one who asks a question. not to mention the "illegal" is offtopic and probably not correct because he might be a beta tester (which is unlikely because he got it from mess.be, but that doesn't always mean he's not)
4) indeed this is old news, and without wanting to sound rude, i'm pretty sure a search could have given better results than the questions in this thread.

Entered by  Microsoft  on  7/20/2005
Helllo, thank you for info. The product team is considering this bug for the next release. Thanks for using the Beta.

And they havent done anything 'bout it so far.