Couple of notes on the 167 posts in this thread:
1) The standalone server code, to my knowledge, has not been touched. So, it will be as stable as retail, which means, expect it to die after every 3rd or 4th game.
2) Cripes, maybe IM for about 90% of these messages?

3) Before posting a problem, make sure you understand how you are currently connected to the internet (software FW, routers, hardware firewalls, dsl versus cable versus dialup) and be complete in you postings and not too quick to blame it on the master server

4) To the one post suggesting that since there were no games, they would stick with IP games: That's chicken and egg, people won't play if there aren't any games, and if people don't play, there won;'t be any games. For this to work, people have to use it

Thousands of games won;t magically appear for your perusal
