What do you mean you can't proxy Live Messenger?  A word of warning as I am
sure you know there are even older tech articles on the MS web site that
would have you open even more ports.

Jon

On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:04 AM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hey, it was nearly the first hit.
>
> I actually have only had to open one port beyond 80 and 443, though I
> can't remember which it was off the top of my head, but that's one
> port too many, since I can't proxy it.
>
> Kurt
>
> On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 04:25, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > That is SO not current.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 12:55 AM
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
>  > Subject: Re: A new challenge for me...
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927847 - yuck...
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 19:51, Brian Desmond <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >> I'd +1 all the recommendations for OCS. It really is a fantastic product
> (having been a user of it).
> >>
> >> That said I'm not sure why you need to make firewall changes for MSN
> Messenger audio/video? I've used this before through various firewalls.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Brian Desmond
> >> [email protected]
> >>
> >> c – 312.731.3132
> >>
> >>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]]
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 2:58 PM
> >>> To: NT System Admin Issues
> >>> Subject: A new challenge for me...
> >>>
> >>> Our new CEO want her direct reports to use Live Messenger accounts
> >>> for IM/chat, and a couple of them (out of the country) to have web
> >>> cam conferencing.
> >>>
> >>> This, of course, means poking holes in the firewall and installing
> >>> the client, both of which I'm not happy about. Does anyone have some
> >>> arguments as to why this isn't a good idea?
> >>>
> >>> Along with that, does anyone have thoughts on something I could
> >>> install (probably in a DMZ) to provide this service?
> >>>
> >>> Open Source is definitely not out of the question, as far as I'm
> >>> concerned, but commercial is fine too.
> >>>
> >>> Kurt
> >>>
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> >>
> >>
> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~
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> >
> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <
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> >
> >
> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
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>
>

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