cant recive files

[Tracy]

Hi
Why can I send files but not receive them?
Any help appreciated

[Chris]

Are you using it at work?
If so you may have a Firewall or Proxy Server banning incoming transmissions
like this.....similaly Norton Personal Firewall may do the same thing.

Chris - MCP.

"Tracy" > wrote in message
...
> Hi
> Why can I send files but not receive them?
> Any help appreciated
>
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Tracy,

Due to the way Messenger receives files, any problem receiving files is most likely on the
side of the person sending (when you receive, you connect to your contact and download the
file). This is probably due to either the contact sending having a firewall that isn't allow
Messenger to connect to the correct ports, or not using a router with support for Messenger
file transfer, or an UPnP enabled router and MSN Messenger 5.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Tracy" > wrote in message ...
> Hi
> Why can I send files but not receive them?
> Any help appreciated
>
>

[Tracy]

Thanks Jonathan

Think you are right. I was 'chatting to someone else on windows messenger
and they managed to send me a file just fine.
Thanks

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings Tracy,
>
> Due to the way Messenger receives files, any problem receiving files is
most likely on the
> side of the person sending (when you receive, you connect to your contact
and download the
> file). This is probably due to either the contact sending having a
firewall that isn't allow
> Messenger to connect to the correct ports, or not using a router with
support for Messenger
> file transfer, or an UPnP enabled router and MSN Messenger 5.
> ____________________________________________
> Jonathan Kay
> Windows MVP, Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
> "Tracy" > wrote in message
...
> > Hi
> > Why can I send files but not receive them?
> > Any help appreciated
> >
> >
>
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Tracy,

You're very welcome =).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Tracy" > wrote in message ...
> Thanks Jonathan
>
> Think you are right. I was 'chatting to someone else on windows messenger
> and they managed to send me a file just fine.
> Thanks
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Greetings Tracy,
> >
> > Due to the way Messenger receives files, any problem receiving files is
> most likely on the
> > side of the person sending (when you receive, you connect to your contact
> and download the
> > file). This is probably due to either the contact sending having a
> firewall that isn't allow
> > Messenger to connect to the correct ports, or not using a router with
> support for Messenger
> > file transfer, or an UPnP enabled router and MSN Messenger 5.
> > ____________________________________________
> > Jonathan Kay
> > Windows MVP, Messenger
> > Associate Expert
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> > Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >
> > "Tracy" > wrote in message
> ...
> > > Hi
> > > Why can I send files but not receive them?
> > > Any help appreciated
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>