MacOSX 10.2.8, Messenger 2.1
Firewall is off in System Prefs.

Cannot log in with my .Net name (and it works fine at MSN.com). I always get
this message: 'Sign in to MSN failed because service not available or you're
not connected to the internet.'

I am connected, using cable. I do not use any Proxies. I do use an SMTP
relay (thru my cable provider) to send email. I don't know if any of this
matters anyway, but I have never been able to get Messenger to work on any
network I've connected to (using an iBook).

Thanks
ux0042

Messenger 2.1 is an outdated version which no longer works - you need
to download the current version (3.5.1) to get onto MSN.

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>MacOSX 10.2.8, Messenger 2.1
>Firewall is off in System Prefs.
>
>Cannot log in with my .Net name (and it works fine at MSN.com). I always get
>this message: 'Sign in to MSN failed because service not available or you're
>not connected to the internet.'
>
>I am connected, using cable. I do not use any Proxies. I do use an SMTP
>relay (thru my cable provider) to send email. I don't know if any of this
>matters anyway, but I have never been able to get Messenger to work on any
>network I've connected to (using an iBook).
>
>Thanks
>ux0042
>
>.


Try an upgrade to Messenger 3.5.1 its free amd compatable with Jaguar
The aditional features are worth the update alone

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/default.aspx?pid=msnmessenge

Sybex