Are these files logs of conversations? If so, are you sure they're encrypted and not just binary files with "YM" format? Not that I agree with what your boss wants to do - he should just deal with the fact that the employee is wasting time and not read his conversations - but perhaps what you could do is install this YM thing on your computer and just copy his files and open them in your instance of YM. Ray at work > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Rance [mailto:Steve.Rance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > He has made pretty heavy use of the Yahoo! Messenger, and > looking at the YM archieves has been having many > communicaions with some interesting users. My boss is very > interested in what these archieves contain. Problem is the > message content is encrypted. > Bit of a long shot but is anyone aware of any methods > available that can decrypt these files so I can read them? > (Asking the user for their password is not an option...they > would lie anyway!! :)). > Thanks again, > > Steve ********************************************************************************************************** The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. Distribution, publication, or retransmission of this message is strictly prohibited. This message may be a bank to client communication and as such is priviliged and confidential. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. The sender of this e-mail specifically "opts-out" of the Electronic Signatures and Global and National Commerce Act (E-Sign) and any and all similar state and federal acts. Accordingly, but without limitation, any and all documents, contracts, and ageements must contain a handwritten signature of the sender to be legal, valid, and enforceable. ********************************************************************************************************** ******************************************************** This Week's Sponsor - RTO Software / TScale What's keeping you from getting more from your terminal servers? Did you know, in most cases, CPU Utilization IS NOT the single biggest constraint to scaling up?! Get this free white paper to understand the real constraints & how to overcome them. SAVE MONEY by scaling-up rather than buying more servers. http://www.rtosoft.com/Enter.asp?ID=148 ********************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm