Microsoft Messenger http proxy setup

It seems like MSN Messenger doesn't work with http proxies: It fails when using GlimmerBlocker and it fails when using Apache as proxy server. I've yet to find a http proxy server which Messenger works with.

One possible solution is to upgrade to ​Adium which Just Works.

Another solution is to tell Messenger to not use an http proxy. Select "Preferences" from the "Messenger" menu, and update the proxy settings like this: