Does Windows Messenger Log Messages

I know that MSN Messenger 6.0 apparently logs chat but
what I want to know is whether Windows Messenger 4.7 does
the same? I can't see any internal options to tell it to
log chat. What happens to the chat when you close a
Windows Messenger conversation? Is it stored on the server
until the conversation is closed down and then deleted? Or
is it stored on the local PC?

Greetings Nikki,

No, Windows Messenger 4.7 does not log conversations. When you are having a conversation the
conversation is actually active within the computers RAM, when you close the conversation
window, turn the computer off (anything within RAM would be lost), or otherwise, the
conversation is gone -- it is not stored on the Messenger servers, nor written to your own
hard disk (yes, from a technical standpoint, 'pieces' of the conversation might be retrieved
using the swap file, but I won't get into that further).

However, you can use a third-party utility like Messenger Plus to automatically log your
Windows Messenger conversations, see http://www.msgplus.net.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Nikki" wrote in message
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I know that MSN Messenger 6.0 apparently logs chat but
what I want to know is whether Windows Messenger 4.7 does
the same? I can't see any internal options to tell it to
log chat. What happens to the chat when you close a
Windows Messenger conversation? Is it stored on the server
until the conversation is closed down and then deleted? Or
is it stored on the local PC?