I believe AIM uses ports other than 5190 and yahoo messenger also use port 80. You might as well want to open ports that you need and close everything else.
Happy New Year To ALL !!! ~ROMMELL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tonton Rabena" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 11:35 AM Subject: Re: [plug] internet chat port > Yahoo: cs.yahoo.com port: 5050 > AIM: login.oscar.aol.com port: 5190 > ICQ: login.icq.com port: 5190 > icq.mirabilis.com port: 4000 > icq1.mirabilis.com port: 4000 > MSN: messenger.hotmail.com port: 1863 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris G Haravata" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PLUG Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 9:09 AM > Subject: [plug] internet chat port > > > > what is normally the port used by internet chats like yahoo and/or msn > > messenger? and what is the port used by ICQ? you see, i have a layer 3 > > switch capable of blocking ports, and i've thought of blocking the port > eing > > used by chatting. hirap k'se sa college setting, hirap pagbawalan ang > > lahat, kahit, may klase, nakuuu... :) > > > > ----------------------- > > Spawn - The Scourge of the Damned > > > > Chris G Haravata > > IT Resource Officer-Magallanes > > Asia Pacific College (http://www.apc.edu.ph) > > #3 Humabon Place, Magallanes Subd., > > Makati City > > Tel No 8529232 loc 402 > > Cell No 0916.3500465 > > http://www.dynamicsms.com.au/intro.asp?ref=09163500465&refc=382 > > > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.310 / Virus Database: 171 - Release Date: 12/19/2001 > > > > _ > > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at > http://plug.linux.org.ph > > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > _ > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
