Messenger presently offline

At approximately 15:45 UTC, the Messenger bn2 servers have stopped responding. Investigations are still underway but you will be unable to connect.

You will receive the following possible error codes: 80072efd, 81000306 and 80072efd 81000301.

If you are still signed in, do not sign out or you will not be able to sign in again at the moment.

EDIT: Scanning through IP ranges hasn’t found a suitable replacement, Butterfly Messenger and the Windows 8.0 client do not appear to be working either. Skype is still working.

EDIT 2: Also of note, if Messenger cannot be restored, all focus will shift towards the Escargot server and continuing its development. Visit the forum for discussion and contacts to add.

EDIT 3: After more scanning and hoping, there’s no sign of the public Messenger server. Unfortunately this means, Messenger Reviver 2 support will have to end. If you haven’t already done so, please read my final Reviver 2 post as I’ve tried my best to pay tribute to a great messaging client and service.

Posted on May 18, 2017, in Messenger, News. Bookmark the permalink. 31 Comments.

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Marco Lopes | May 18, 2017 at 1:01 pm

Yes… i confirm. Having the same problem.

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Shane | May 18, 2017 at 2:21 pm

I have the same problem. For me though, ( don’t know if its for others) it doesn’t matter if I was logged on or not at the moment of outrage, because it kicked me out by default when going offline.

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Zack | May 18, 2017 at 7:00 pm

When can it be reused? Do you know if msn 2009 could be used again?

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AB | May 18, 2017 at 7:02 pm

Neither revived MSN or Skype are working for me. On Skype it says “Skype can’t connect”.

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- dordebout3 | October 6, 2017 at 8:18 am
  
  bonjour, pour moi MSN ne fonctionne pas, mes skype lui en échange fonction correctement, ce que je trouve domage, car j’aurais préférer MSN, mes bon, on va faire avec, puisqu’il ne reste plus que sa.
  
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J.C. | May 18, 2017 at 8:14 pm

I was booted off WLM repeatedly this a.m. Thought it was on my end. Unfortunately I use it for work. Do NOT like Skype. Oh, well…

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- Alexis | May 20, 2017 at 9:44 am
  
  you can use and your parteners, the Escargot MSN Server https://escargot.log1p.xyz/
  
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  - dordebout3 | October 6, 2017 at 8:46 am
    
    bonjour, moi je veux bien et je les éssayer mes il ne fonctionne pas non plus.
    
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- dordebout3 | October 6, 2017 at 8:20 am
  
  bonjour, éllasse on va être obliger d’y passer puisque microsoft a suprimé tout les dernier serveur de MSN
  
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Sulphbomb | May 19, 2017 at 8:36 am

I got 80072efd; it started yesterday. 😦

Yo, Jonathon! Can U tell us when our WLMs will be back online?

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- Jonathan | May 20, 2017 at 11:54 pm
  
  Hi Sulphbomb. As I’m sure you’ve already read by now on the other post, Microsoft’s Messenger server is no longer operating so the Messenger software no longer has anything to connect to.
  
  However, there is a new project that lets you sign into a non-Microsoft server with MSN Messenger called Escargot. You can find more about it and how it works at https://escargot.log1p.xyz/.
  
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- dordebout3 | October 6, 2017 at 8:26 am
  
  bonjour, je pensse a la saint jamais, puisque microsoft a suprimé tout les dernier serveur de MSN.
  
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MOHAMED | May 19, 2017 at 10:15 am

Please bro i want Msn messenger 7.5 back

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- dordebout3 | October 6, 2017 at 8:28 am
  
  bonjour, éllasse sa ne cera pas possible, puisque microsoft a suprimé tout les dernier serveur de MSN.
  
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Jim | May 19, 2017 at 10:51 am

Looks like it might finally be dead for good. What a sad day.

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- dordebout3 | October 6, 2017 at 8:33 am
  
  bonjour, éllasse, c’est le k
  
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Toynako | May 19, 2017 at 12:07 pm

Error code: 80072efd.
I love msn do not abandon it
ç.ç ~

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- dordebout3 | October 6, 2017 at 8:35 am
  
  bonjour, éllasse, il n’y a plus rien a faire, puisque microsoft a suprimé tout les dernier serveur de MSN.
  
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Geferson | May 19, 2017 at 1:14 pm

Estou instalando novamente para ver se funciona

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- Harley Quinn | May 19, 2017 at 2:35 pm
  
  Geferson, eu já fiz isso aqui, mas não funcionou, infelizmente…
  Parece que é um problema com o MSN mesmo. Até o Butterfly parou de funcionar. 😦
  
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ohno | May 19, 2017 at 2:01 pm

Oh no… I hope it gets fixed 😦

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- dordebout3 | October 6, 2017 at 8:38 am
  
  bonjour, éllasse non, puisque microsoft a suprimé tout les serveur de MSN.
  
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- dordebout3 | October 6, 2017 at 8:40 am
  
  bonjour, éllasse non, puisque microsoft a suprimé tout les dernier serveur de MSN
  
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BetO | May 20, 2017 at 5:46 pm

esperemos que msn vuelva a conectar pronto….. no m gusta nada el skype

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Eric | May 28, 2017 at 5:51 pm

Como arrumar Windows Live Messenger 2012 para entrar

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ABDULLA | May 29, 2017 at 2:36 pm

Messenger does not work, I can not live without it

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changarnier | June 6, 2017 at 7:04 am

bonjour, je vien de récupérer msn messenger 7.0, mes par contre je n’est plus aucun contacte, car ma liste est vide. et il y a une chose que je voudrais aussi dire, mon deusième compte qui est entreprise.frederic@hotmail.fr, ne fonctionne pas du tout. donc je vous demande de bien vouloir faire le nécéssaire, afin que je puisse récupérer mon deusième conmpte. merci

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shmuelaz | June 13, 2017 at 4:55 pm

Microsoft, all of us hate you!!!!!!
god will revenge you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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dordebout3 | October 6, 2017 at 8:45 am

bonjour, ce qu’il fadrais faire, c’est un MSN sur les nouveaux serveur, tout simplement.

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