Cannot Access Chat Rooms Through a Proxy Using Microsoft Chat

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SUMMARY

You may be unable to access Microsoft Chat or Internet Relay Chat (IRC) rooms with Microsoft Chat if you are accessing the Internet from your corporate network through a proxy server (a server on a local area network that lets you connect to the Internet without using a modem).

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If you are accessing the Internet from your corporate network through a proxy server, you can download the Microsoft Chat program, but you may be unable to access chat rooms. Microsoft Chat uses the standard chat port (#6667), but most corporate proxy servers are not configured to allow connections over this port. If you are unable to access chat rooms through a proxy server using Microsoft Chat, contact your system administrator.

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Comic Chat 1.0, when used with:

Microsoft Windows 95

Microsoft Comic Chat 1.1, when used with:

Microsoft Windows 95

Microsoft Chat 2.0
Microsoft Chat 2.5

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