messages delayed

I am having a problem with my messages being delayed for a few seconds where
as they are usually delivered right away. is this a glitch or is it
something else because I know others are having that same problem.

Greetings,

Just to clarify, do you mean all messages or just the initial message when you start a
conversation? The latter is known and expected but otherwise it should be relatively
instant.

However, Messenger supports two different modes of operation. One of these is called HTTP
mode which works much diffidently than the normal mode, especially in how it checks for
messages and you might see this few seconds delay behavior. You can check to see if you've
been pushed into this mode by opening any Messenger window, pressing the Alt key on the
keyboard to open up the menu bar, choosing Tools, then Options, then the Connection category.
After a few more seconds to allow it to collect the data, it should should whether you are in
HTTP mode or direct mode.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
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"Rage Skywolfe" <> wrote in message
news:0934CE68-F28F-4A11-8925-...
> I am having a problem with my messages being delayed for a few seconds where
> as they are usually delivered right away. is this a glitch or is it
> something else because I know others are having that same problem.

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> Just to clarify, do you mean all messages or just the initial message when you start a
> conversation? The latter is known and expected but otherwise it should be relatively
> instant.
>
> However, Messenger supports two different modes of operation. One of these is called HTTP
> mode which works much diffidently than the normal mode, especially in how it checks for
> messages and you might see this few seconds delay behavior. You can check to see if you've
> been pushed into this mode by opening any Messenger window, pressing the Alt key on the
> keyboard to open up the menu bar, choosing Tools, then Options, then the Connection category.
> After a few more seconds to allow it to collect the data, it should should whether you are in
> HTTP mode or direct mode.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
> --
>
> "Rage Skywolfe" <> wrote in message
> news:0934CE68-F28F-4A11-8925-...
> > I am having a problem with my messages being delayed for a few seconds where
> > as they are usually delivered right away. is this a glitch or is it
> > something else because I know others are having that same problem.
>
>
> intresting. never heard of that before. and it was delaying them usualy on every message that was sent through to my end, on theirs it went through fine.