The best thing is to stop using it and use Windows Live Messenger instead. The protocol used
in Windows Messenger is actually 5 years old and has significantly been improved since then
to address this particular problem.
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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger
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