# XMLSocket over port 80

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xmlsocket-over-port-80/146675>\
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**Created:** [May 3, 2005, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xmlsocket-over-port-80/146675 "2005-05-03T11:52:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![jasjbow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3e96dc/32.png) [@jasjbow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jasjbow)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xmlsocket-over-port-80/146675/1 "2005-05-03T11:52:48Z")

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On [this](http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/action_scripts/actionscript_dictionary/actionscript_dictionary860.html) page it says “The XMLSocket.connect method can connect only to TCP port numbers greater than or equal to 1024”

This makes it hard to get a chatserver to work through a firewall.

BUT I recently discovered on [this](http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flash/articles/fplayer_security_03.html) page that you can set up “policies” for your flash movie that allow it to run on port 80.

So… I was just wondering if anyone has actually got this to work? I dont have the resources to test it ☹

Anyone got a live app that runs over port 80?

thanks heaps  
Jason