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3 Weeks Ago
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| | Source IP addresses in text chat sent to recipient? Is any kind of information like source IP address sent to recipients when a text chat message is sent? If so, how is that information accessible? |
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3 Weeks Ago
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| Windows 7 Ultimate x64/Vista Ultimate x64/XP Pro x86/Fedora 12 X64 | Re: Source IP addresses in text chat sent to recipient? it is available for example in msn - if you choose to save a log of your messages. it will be in the log file |
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3 Weeks Ago
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| | Re: Source IP addresses in text chat sent to recipient? d3aths3rver <guest@newsgroup-email.com> wrote in microsoft.public.windows.live.messenger: Quote: > > it is available for example in msn - if you choose to save a log of your > messages. it will be in the log file > > What does that mean ("msn" mean)? The chat client Windows Live Messenger is installed on the recipient's host machine. Is the IP address and other identifying information kept on that computer in, say, under the "AppData" folders or other such thing? Is it human readable? Or does the person log in through a web page interface to gain access to this information somehow? |
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3 Weeks Ago
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| | Re: Source IP addresses in text chat sent to recipient? d3aths3rver <guest@newsgroup-email.com> wrote in microsoft.public.windows.live.messenger: Quote: > > it is available for example in msn - if you choose to save a log of your > messages. it will be in the log file > > What does that mean ("msn" mean)? The chat client Windows Live Messenger is installed on the recipient's host machine. Is the IP address and other identifying information kept on that computer in, say, under the "AppData" folders or other such thing? Is it human readable? Or does the person log in through a web page interface to gain access to this information somehow? |
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3 Weeks Ago
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| | Re: Source IP addresses in text chat sent to recipient? Greetings, Where are these IP addresses exactly? Are you by chance thinking of the actual file names of the XML files? For instance jonathan1057908650.xml? If so, the number here is not an IP address - it is a hash of the Windows Live ID. -- Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation -- "d3aths3rver" <guest@newsgroup-email.com> wrote in message news:d53885cc3820daa8156ecceb40b0448d@newsgroup-gateway.com... Quote: > > no need to repeat oneself. You try to make a mockery out of my end of > day grammatical error, and you expect a response from me without giving > me any information on your OS, let alone your system specifications. > (AppData is a file within vista - yes, and because I have no idea what > your OS would be, I cannot say that this "log file" would be in your > AppData - nor by default would it be) > Yes, I can say with certainty that if you were to allow windows live > messenger to log all conversations - it would include an IP address of > the person that you were talking to. > > WLM contains an option, were it ticked to record all messages sent from > the recipient also logging their IP - as to where it would be located > would be the file destination of your choice. - MSN had this feature 4 > years ago, Windows live is its successor and should also contain this > feature. > There is no Webmin access that I know of for the WLM program that > contains this feature. > This would also be subject to the "text chat message program". > Think logically. If something were logging all your messages they > should be "human readable" > And any symbol is "human readable" whether its a language we understand > or not > > > -- > d3aths3rver |
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2 Weeks Ago
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| Windows 7 Ultimate x64/Vista Ultimate x64/XP Pro x86/Fedora 12 X64 | Re: Source IP addresses in text chat sent to recipient? When(.. this is a few years ago now) windows live messenger (the predecessor) was msn messenger, a source IP address was logged in an instant message folder when a person was to log their messages. I am unaware if this is the case now, because the interface is similar I assumed this was also the case now. If it is not, I am genuinely sorry for posting false information. |
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