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Using Adium latest version, I get thousands of 'unknown errors of conversation' when I talk to someone using MSN. They of course don't receive my message and it's so frustrating that I can't use Adium at all anymore. I get it 50% of the time now.

Do this, especially this and see if the problem persists.

Could also be server problems, which MSN is notorious for.

One example among others here: http://trac.adiumx.com/ticket/251

Two friends of mine are experiencing the same problem with Adium btw.

Please try the Adium 0.83 beta and report the lines logged to the Adium Debug Window (Adium menu->Debug Window) concurrent with receiving the "unknown conversation error".

I will, thanks evands

Here it is:

(Libgaim: msn) C: SB 090: MSG 19 D 153
(Libgaim: msn) C: SB 090: MSG 20 D 1351
*** Conversation error type 0 (xxxxx@hotmail.com): Message may have not been sent because a timeout occurred:
objectsBeingReceived: (empty)
*** Conversation error type 0 (xxxxx@hotmail.com): Message may have not been sent because a timeout occurred:
objectsBeingReceived: (empty)
(Libgaim: msn) S: SB 090: BYE xxxxx@hotmail.com
(Libgaim: msn) destroy httpconn (0x69b8e40)
(Libgaim: msn) C: NS 000: PNG

I've been having huge problems - IM's that my buddy is sending in a conversation are at one point (very early on) not being received by me, so I wait . . . for a response and eventually ask if he/she is still there - they can see me, and then copy me the IM's I haven't received - we can resume the conversation for a short time until the problem occurs again.

I was using a hotmail account, then tried another one, now am using my regular e-mail address with a .net passport. I've tried on Adium and MSN Messenger - same problem with each address/account and with each chat facility.

I'm not certain if this is an MSN related issue, or if it's got something to do with my settings, or firewall/other related, or what, but it's driving me friggin' ditsy!

I'm new to Mac, am on Tiger, Adium .82, got a DSL connection.

ANY suggestions would be much appreciated! I've obviously read through related posts on this and other sites, but no success yet.

Thanks, all - for the fab software and this great resource!

Liza wrote:I've been having huge problems - IM's that my buddy is sending in a conversation are at one point (very early on) not being received by me, so I wait . . . for a response and eventually ask if he/she is still there - they can see me, and then copy me the IM's I haven't received - we can resume the conversation for a short time until the problem occurs again.

I was using a hotmail account, then tried another one, now am using my regular e-mail address with a .net passport. I've tried on Adium and MSN Messenger - same problem with each address/account and with each chat facility.

I'm not certain if this is an MSN related issue, or if it's got something to do with my settings, or firewall/other related, or what, but it's driving me friggin' ditsy!

I'm new to Mac, am on Tiger, Adium .82, got a DSL connection.

ANY suggestions would be much appreciated! I've obviously read through related posts on this and other sites, but no success yet.

Thanks, all - for the fab software and this great resource!

Yep, I've had this issue appear as well, only a sign in/out would fix it, but not for long. It may just have been the server being dodgy, as I don't think I'd had the problem in the last week or so.

I wish mine only did it from time to time, but it's all the time!

Having done the following, based on various pieces of advice (thanks, everyone) I'm now able to chat properly on Adium using MSN and Yahoo accounts, and on MSN Messenger for Mac:

open System Preferences
click on Sharing
click on Firewall
click on New
at Port Name, choose MSN Messenger from the drop down list
click OK

click on New
at Port Name, choose Other from the drop down list
at TCP Port Number(s), type in 1863
click OK

click on New
at Port Name, choose Other from the drop down list
at TCP Port Number(s), type in 80
click OK

Close Sharing window.

In Adium:
go to Preferences
click Accounts
click on your MSN account
click Edit at bottom right
click Options
tick the Connect via HTTP box
click OK
close Preferences window.

Hope this helps someone else!

is it safe to open up these ports, i don't want it to leave me exposed

sydoveton wrote:is it safe to open up these ports, i don't want it to leave me exposed

you are allways more exposed when you open ANY ports and therefore it is never safe... if you have troubles with msn and they could be fixed by opening up these ports, you have to decide whether you are willing to take that risk or not...

i, personaly, would take this risk...

You are only insecure if you have anything listening on that port. Now you will have the msn connection listening on that port, but specifically there shouldn't be anything to worry about.