[olug] im logging

[Kelly Williams]

DYNATRON tech wrote:
> i have used pidgin (briefly), and i recommend it to customers as an IM
> alternative with low system overhead (compared to the alternatives). many
> features, including the one that you have inquired about.
>
> it used to be called GAIM, and it supports all major IM services.
>
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> On 3/1/08, Jay Swackhamer <Jay at reboottheuser.com> wrote:
>   
>> You could have them use 'Pidgin'(gaim) and turn logging on.
>>
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>> Quoting Luke -Jr <luke at dashjr.org>:
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>>     
>>> On Saturday 01 March 2008, Kelly Williams wrote:
>>>       
>>>> what program is the best for logging msn chats. i have been asked to
>>>> research this for a friend for his kids.
>>>>         
>>> I'd recommend setting up a private, standards-compliant IM server that
>>>       
>> logs
>>     
>>> all conversations and force them to only use that.
>>>
>>> If he annoyingly insists on MSN, however, I have had success with this:
>>>       tcpdump -s0 -w - port 1863 |
>>>        strings |
>>>        while read line
>>>       do
>>>               if grep -q X-MMS-IM-Format: <<<"$line"
>>>               then
>>>                       read chat
>>>                       echo "$chat"
>>>               fi
>>>       done
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that would work but she is using Windoz just looking for a program to 
work in the background because his kids knows how to disable logging in 
msn messager..

Kelly Williams