File Transfer and AIM, any way to get around the firewall errors?

[theNEOone]

Anyone know if it's a matter of configuring ports or something?

 

[Xazzu]

on aim, you can select the port that it uses for it's funny little file transfer and direct connect stuff. I'd say you can specify it and then have your firewall or router direct that port to you. should work wonders, if it works of course stupid aim...

 

[Superman9534]

i find it works when it feels like it. Somtiems it does, sometimes it doesn't I agree, stupid AIM.

 

[majewski9]

Shoot I dont even have a firewall and it gives me those dumb errors!

 

[KevinMU1]

File transfers seem to be really quirky creatures on all the major IM networks.

If you're having troubles with file tranfers, I'd like to suggest trying BitWise Chat. Not only can it get around one end or the other having a router or firewall, it can send files to users behind a common firewall and also compresses and encrypts your messages.

Just the other day, a user on a 56k modem told me he was sending files at 12.5k/sec. Not too shabby.

Of course, I'm biased. But that doesn't change the fact that it almost always works even when AIM, Y! and MSN fail.

 

[DoNotDisturb]

one word of advice, just dont use AIm to transfer files.

 

[Occifer]

Originally posted by: DoNotDisturb
one word of advice, just dont use AIm to transfer files.

What is a better alternative? Besides ftp.