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msn messenger problem (firewall) by tomfletcherman on 08-24-2004 at 05:30 PM
My firewall keeps telling me MSN is trying to connect to sites (www.imgag.com) (rad.msn.com) etc and I don't know why, what is it doing as imgag doesn't sound like a microsoft page and nothign appears when I visit it in internet explorer
RE: msn messenger problem (firewall) by jren207 on 08-24-2004 at 09:31 PM
rad.msn.com is part of msn (msn messenger) i think this is the msn ads page.
Just allow it. It's pnly meant to show in an ad frame.
RE: msn messenger problem (firewall) by tomfletcherman on 08-25-2004 at 08:46 PM
ok, but 'imgag'?
RE: msn messenger problem (firewall) by Millenium_edition on 08-25-2004 at 08:52 PM
it's surely a site that advertises at msn.
RE: msn messenger problem (firewall) by jren207 on 08-25-2004 at 09:30 PM
I am noticing that i'm gettin more graphical ads. I used to only have the plain MSN Messenger banner, then sometimes an ad with text links to msn services but now i'm getting website type ads.
... those crazy people as MSN...
RE: msn messenger problem (firewall) by Black_Forky on 08-26-2004 at 03:07 AM
try a spyware check? My MSN has never opened an ad page in my browser
RE: msn messenger problem (firewall) by tomfletcherman on 08-26-2004 at 06:01 PM
I don't feel this is spyware, although it is fustrating
RE: msn messenger problem (firewall) by Anubis on 08-26-2004 at 07:35 PM
Personally, I believe with MSN experimenting with the current adverts, (it also caused a problem with Plus's hiding them) this could be related...What firewall do you use? If you don't mind exposing that?
RE: msn messenger problem (firewall) by tomfletcherman on 08-26-2004 at 07:45 PM
norton 2002, fully updated
RE: msn messenger problem (firewall) by Anubis on 08-26-2004 at 07:49 PM
Why don't you send an error report e-mail to Symantec?
RE: msn messenger problem (firewall) by Millenium_edition on 08-26-2004 at 07:52 PM
quote:you really doubt they'd make SUCH a bug?
Originally posted by Anubis
Why don't you send an error report e-mail to Symantec?
RE: msn messenger problem (firewall) by tomfletcherman on 08-27-2004 at 08:01 AM
I wont, but only because MSN are probably just playing around with their ads
edit: looks like MSN are changing their protocol a bit, my firewall gave me about 20 warnings which I had to accept. gateway.hotmail.com - I'm sure they havn't used that before.