Instant Messenger logger?

[Mike Olbinski]

Anyone know of a good IM messenger logger, specifically for MSN, that logs office IM's to files or a database for storage?

My boss wants one, if not, we'll just lose the ability to send IM's.

Can't be expensive, and I've looked a bit, can't find anything really.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Anyone know of a good IM messenger logger, specifically for MSN, that logs office IM's to files or a database for storage?

My boss wants one, if not, we'll just lose the ability to send IM's.

Can't be expensive, and I've looked a bit, can't find anything really.

depending on your MSN messenger, MSN does it automatically, and calls it "message history" you may have to turn it on in your preferences. I do not know if it exports it to a file though.

What version of MSN messenger are you using?

 

[Mike Olbinski]

Right, but it stores it locally.

I guess we could maybe go in to everyone's IM and make it log it to a specific location?

Hmmm

 

[abomb]

I know Exchange 2003+ have IM services which basically everyone in the company could use by connecting via MSN Messenger. All that activity is logged in Exchange databases.

Using free MSN Messenger (or any other IM) for business activity is a bad idea IMO.

 

[Mike Olbinski]

I know Exchange 2003+ have IM services which basically everyone in the company could use by connecting via MSN Messenger. All that activity is logged in Exchange databases.

Using free MSN Messenger (or any other IM) for business activity is a bad idea IMO.

What about being out of the office, on the road?

 

[dreamcastrocks]

I know Exchange 2003+ have IM services which basically everyone in the company could use by connecting via MSN Messenger. All that activity is logged in Exchange databases.

Using free MSN Messenger (or any other IM) for business activity is a bad idea IMO.

Yep, you'd have to use a Exchange/Small Office package/whatever depending on how big the business is.

No other way to do it, unless they installed some sort of logging program (keylogger, etc) on each machine.

There are loggers out there that will capture every key typed, periodic screenshots, IM conversations both ways, etc, and FTP/email them somewhere. You would just have to buy/install them.

 

[abomb]

What about being out of the office, on the road?

I think it works over a VPN connection or via a gateway server. It's been years since I've played with it, but it is pretty great and easy to snoop on the backend.

 

[Chaz]

The IM service was in Exchange 2000 I believe. Exchange 2003 doesn't have it.

MS now has Live Communication Server 2003/2005.

 

[Mike Olbinski]

The IM service was in Exchange 2000 I believe. Exchange 2003 doesn't have it.

MS now has Live Communication Server 2003.

How does that work?

 

[Ryanwb]

How does that work?

user the windows live client and just set up the Live Communication option on the Exchange server

http://get.live.com/messenger/overview

 

[Chaz]

Did you see this?

http://www.zemericks.com/products/chatwatchpro/index.asp

 

[bratwurst]

exch 2k3 has IM capabilities still. We use it at my work, but the funny thing is, we do NOT want it logged anywhere. To each...