Messages not sending images via iMessage http 503 error

Hi all,
Just wondering if this is a service issue or if i'm having unique issues.
i'm able to recieve images people have sent me from their iphones, but when i attempt to send out an image from my laptop, it seems to fail.
"The server returned HTTP status code: 503"
(503 Service Unavailable - The server is currently unavailable (because it is overloaded or down for maintenance).Generally, this is a temporary state.)
this would indicate that the server might just be overloaded, but i thought i would check to make sure there's nothing i can do.
cheers.

Hi,
Potentially it could be one of three servers.
1) Your ISP
2) The iMessages server
3) The server that is serving the Contact's iPhone. (I think this is the most likely)
I think the message is a bit of a catchall as I ma not entirely sure iMessages messages are sent using the htttp protocol.
We could be looking at iPhones on carriers that don't have formal agreements with Apple and therefore may not have the ports that iMessages uses open for certain data traffic.
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