Unable to connect to MSN

[Stephen Brasher]

Get the following error:
Connection error from Notification server: unable to connect

Debug window follows:
(10:46:05) account: Connecting to account stevebrasher at remotian.com
(10:46:05) connection: Connecting. gc = 0x88c71b8
(10:46:05) msn: new httpconn (0x87f8d90)
(10:46:05) dns: DNS query for 'messenger.hotmail.com' queued
(10:46:05) dns: Wait for DNS child 8055 failed: No child processes
(10:46:05) dns: Created new DNS child 8108, there are now 1 children.
(10:46:05) dns: Successfully sent DNS request to child 8108
(10:46:05) dns: Got response for 'messenger.hotmail.com'
(10:46:05) dnsquery: IP resolved for messenger.hotmail.com
(10:46:05) proxy: Attempting connection to 64.4.50.62
(10:46:05) proxy: Connecting to messenger.hotmail.com:1863 with no proxy
(10:46:05) proxy: Connection in progress
(10:46:06) util: Writing file prefs.xml to directory /home/steve/.purple
(10:46:06) util: Writing file /home/steve/.purple/prefs.xml
(10:46:10) util: Writing file accounts.xml to
directory /home/steve/.purple
(10:46:10) util: Writing file /home/steve/.purple/accounts.xml
(10:49:14) proxy: Connecting to messenger.hotmail.com:1863.
(10:49:14) proxy: Error connecting to messenger.hotmail.com:1863
(Connection timed out).
(10:49:14) proxy: Connection attempt failed: Connection timed out
(10:49:14) msn: Connection error: Connection timed out
(10:49:14) msn: Connection error from Notification server
(messenger.hotmail.com): Unable to connect
(10:49:14) account: Disconnecting account 0x8172028
(10:49:14) connection: Disconnecting connection 0x88c71b8
(10:49:14) msn: destroy the OIM 0x88d0498
(10:49:14) msn: destroy httpconn (0x87f8d90)
(10:49:14) connection: Destroying connection 0x88c71b8
(10:49:19) util: Writing file accounts.xml to
directory /home/steve/.purple
(10:49:19) util: Writing file /home/steve/.purple/accounts.xml

Pinging messenger.hotmail.com fails.  

Dig messenger.hotmail.com returns the following:
; <<>> DiG 9.4.2-P2 <<>> messenger.hotmail.com
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 31412
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 3, AUTHORITY: 9, ADDITIONAL: 4

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;messenger.hotmail.com.		IN	A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
messenger.hotmail.com.	464	IN	CNAME
messenger.hotmail.geo.msnmessenger.msn.com.akadns.net.
messenger.hotmail.geo.msnmessenger.msn.com.akadns.net. 61 IN CNAME
messenger.hotmail.msnmessenger.msn.com.akadns.net.
messenger.hotmail.msnmessenger.msn.com.akadns.net. 30 IN A 64.4.50.62

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
akadns.net.		103273	IN	NS	usw2.akadns.net.
akadns.net.		103273	IN	NS	asia9.akadns.net.
akadns.net.		103273	IN	NS	za.akadns.org.
akadns.net.		103273	IN	NS	zb.akadns.org.
akadns.net.		103273	IN	NS	zc.akadns.org.
akadns.net.		103273	IN	NS	zd.akadns.org.
akadns.net.		103273	IN	NS	eur1.akadns.net.
akadns.net.		103273	IN	NS	use3.akadns.net.
akadns.net.		103273	IN	NS	use4.akadns.net.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
za.akadns.org.		10612	IN	A	213.254.204.197
zb.akadns.org.		10612	IN	A	12.183.125.5
zc.akadns.org.		10612	IN	A	124.40.52.133
zd.akadns.org.		10612	IN	A	204.2.178.133

;; Query time: 142 msec
;; SERVER: 192.168.1.2#53(192.168.1.2)
;; WHEN: Fri Aug 14 10:52:53 2009
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 392


Steve

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