[Serusers] RE: FW: Attached file - sr-users

15 Sep 2003

Microsoft is very realtime on their checking.  I am at 16 minutes, and still
no precense updates.

Scott Morris
Senior Network Engineer
ORAU / ORISE
865-576-4672
'B' Schedule

-----Original Message-----
From: Jan Janak [mailto:jan@iptel.org]
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 9:47 AM
To: Morris, Scott
Cc: serusers(a)lists.iptel.org
Subject: Re: FW: Attached file

Hello,

this is normal. It is caused by the way how Messenger implements
presence.

If you sign in then your Messenger tries to subscribe to the presence
of all users on your buddy list. For users which are currently online the
subscription succeeds and your Messenger will get presence updates in real 
time.

If one of them is offline then the subscription fails and Messenger
tries to resubscribe later. During that period of time you will see your
buddy offline even if it signs up. You will see him online once your
Messenger tries to subscribe again and the subscription succeeds.

  Jan.

On 15-09 08:52, Morris, Scott wrote:
...
  I have SER 8.11 installed on RedHat 8.0. I am also
using MS Windows
 Messenger 5.0.  I am using the latest because I wanted to see if 5.0 fixed
 any of my problems, it got me one step closer, but not close enough.

 Here is the scenario:

 	1) Scott Signs In (ScottSignIn.jpg)
 		shows Terrie is offline
 	2) Terrie Signs In (TerrieSignsIn.jpg)
 		shows Scott is online
 	3) But Scott shows Terrie is still offline
 (ScottAfterTerrieSignsIn.jpg)
 	4) Now, if Scott signs out then Scott shows Offline at Terrie's PC
 (TerrieStillSignedIn)

 So, for some reason Messenger and SER are not sinking up when a contact
 signs in, Scott never sees Terrie. New users siging in don't show up on
 existing users who are signed in.  So, signing out works, updates other's
 screens showing they signed out.

 I have also attached an Ethereal capture (SERWinMess50).		
 	Scott's PC is 198.125.67.153
 	Terrie's PC is 198.125.67.88

 Scott Morris
 Senior Network Engineer
 ORAU / ORISE
 865-576-4672
 'B' Schedule