Netwotk Monitoring of MSN chats

Hi,

I have just tried a program that allows you to collect chat information
packets from MSN chats on your network. The program is called Messenger
Detect. Although this program does the ob when collecting packets, it
collects them in such a way that the files are not in order of chat sequence
and thus, nothing much can be made of any chat log. Doesn anyone know of
something else that will do a better job? I don't just need a local logger,
but a loger that will collect all MSN activity on the whole network.

Thanks

John Stevens wrote:
> Doesn anyone know of
> something else that will do a better job? I don't just need a local logger,
> but a loger that will collect all MSN activity on the whole network.

Ethereal?

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In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, John Stevens says...
> Hi,
>
> I have just tried a program that allows you to collect chat information
> packets from MSN chats on your network. The program is called Messenger
> Detect. Although this program does the ob when collecting packets, it
> collects them in such a way that the files are not in order of chat sequence
> and thus, nothing much can be made of any chat log. Doesn anyone know of
> something else that will do a better job? I don't just need a local logger,
> but a loger that will collect all MSN activity on the whole network.
>
Are you aware that there are legal issues here?


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Conor wrote:

> Are you aware that there are legal issues here?

Probably company policy being broken too, by using chat
software in company time on company hardware. Peter M.

"Conor" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) t...
> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, John Stevens says...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have just tried a program that allows you to collect chat information
>> packets from MSN chats on your network. The program is called Messenger
>> Detect. Although this program does the ob when collecting packets, it
>> collects them in such a way that the files are not in order of chat
>> sequence
>> and thus, nothing much can be made of any chat log. Doesn anyone know of
>> something else that will do a better job? I don't just need a local
>> logger,
>> but a loger that will collect all MSN activity on the whole network.
>>
> Are you aware that there are legal issues here?

Could be keeping an eye on his kids.
I know I have the option selected that logs all conversations my kids have.

"Dontcha" <no@go> wrote in message
news:43e27a66$0$6972$(E-Mail Removed)...
> "Conor" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) t...
> > In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, John Stevens says...
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I have just tried a program that allows you to collect chat information
> >> packets from MSN chats on your network. The program is called
Messenger
> >> Detect. Although this program does the ob when collecting packets, it
> >> collects them in such a way that the files are not in order of chat
> >> sequence
> >> and thus, nothing much can be made of any chat log. Doesn anyone know
of
> >> something else that will do a better job? I don't just need a local
> >> logger,
> >> but a loger that will collect all MSN activity on the whole network.
> >>
> > Are you aware that there are legal issues here?
>
> Could be keeping an eye on his kids.
> I know I have the option selected that logs all conversations my kids
have.
>
Yes, thats all I want it for, but I need it to capture chats from three
separate PCs connected via wireless. I have a machine that stays on 24/7
that is run as a server so that PC would be able to collectthe chat data.
As I say, Messenger Detect does work, but the log files cannot be read in
the order that they should be in.

Thanks all...