Hi,

Not a problem!
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"CWatters" <colin.watters@pandoraBOX.be> wrote in message
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> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote in message
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>> Greetings,
>>
>> That is correct -- this indicates that Windows Messenger is connected
>> directly on port 1863
>> (an outgoing connection -- your router should have no effect). This
>> indicator will only change if you're behind something blocking that
>> and it needs to use port 80.
>>
>> MSN Messenger on the other hand, will notify you if you're behind a
>> UPnP device however.
>
> Thanks.
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