is there a way to save logs in differente folders for different contacts like:


- main log folder
   |- user1@hotmail.com
     |- user1 LOG FILE1.txt
     |- user1 LOG FILE2.txt
     |- user1 LOG FILE3.txt
   |- user2@hotmail.com
     |- user2 LOG FILE1.txt
     |- user2 LOG FILE2.txt
     |- user2 LOG FILE3.txt
   |- user3@hotmail.com
     |- user3 LOG FILE1.txt
     |- user3 LOG FILE2.txt
     |- user3 LOG FILE3.txt

(thats a treeview...)
and so on....

thanks for ur time

um, i think if you go to Plus>preferences>logging> archiving> "create a different directory  for each file"

or thise could do something completely different lets say if you were naming a folder "people i hardly talk to" you dont have to keep their logs i dont know. carry on...

well i dont think feature is that hard to implement...

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Originally posted by VuDu
well i dont think feature is that hard to implement...

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u dont??

well try immagining 2 or more ppl using the same messenger.
now if those users talk to the same ppl, their logs will get saved on the same file. that isnt very good cause u might want to check some log and find some conversation that u didnt had and u werent supposed to know it existed...

well about dif directory for each file.. it doesnt helps, cause now it creates a diff folder for each contact that we talk to, but the logs of different useres that sign in keep being loged in the same files

after looking again at what you have posted !

messenger plus can already do this.

log into your first account and go to
plus > preferences > logging > logs directory
and change the log directory to ( 1st addy )@hotmail.com


then log onto your 2nd account and go to
plus > preferences > logging > logs directory
and change the log  directory to ( 2nd addy )@hotmail.com


then when you come to your log directory it will be like this

My chat logs:
-(1st addy)@hotmail.com
  - july
     - chatlog1@hotmail.com
     - chatlog2@hotmail.com
  - august
     - chatlog1@hotmail.com
     - chatlog2@hotmail.com

- (2nd addy)@hotmail.com
  - july
     - chatlog1@hotmail.com
     - chatlog2@hotmail.com
  - august
     - chatlog3@hotmail.com
     - chatlog4@hotmai.com

well thanks... didnt thought about that. still, is annoying to change the path, but it's a solution. my idea was to make it automatically with a folder with the user's name

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Originally posted by VuDu
is annoying to change the path,

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Originally posted by VuDu
my idea was to make it automatically with a folder with the user's name

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why dont u just make another folder and copy ur stuff into there?

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Originally posted by Vantage
why dont u just make another folder and copy ur stuff into there?

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i still don't see how it will be usful, it will just create upto 150 folders (one for each contact) and then would creat subfolders for each month !

so i see not point in it !!  it was just creat lots of folders which would be a waste of space, and would be hard to navigate round. and find a certain chat log

You can do this by choosing 'create a different directory for each file' feature under archiving.

And Toddy it makes it a lot easier to find things because instead of one big file for each contact you have it broken down monthly.  its not a lot of extra folders, its your main logs folder and a folder for each contact you talk to and inside those are text files for each month.  a lot nicer as far as organization goes, and speeds up the process if you are looking for something on a specific day from a month or two back.

main log folder
   |- user1@hotmail.com
     |- June 2004.txt
     |- July 2004.txt
     |- August 2004.txt
   |- user2@hotmail.com
     |- June 2004.txt
     |- July 2004.txt
     |- August 2004.txt
   |- user3@hotmail.com
     |- June 2004.txt
     |- July 2004.txt
     |- August 2004.txt

under that format it is a lot easier to find things and the individual files are smaller and less hectic to search through than the alternative....

main log folder
   |- user1@hotmail.com.txt
   |- user2@hotmail.com.txt
   |- user3@hotmail.com.txt

I understand its personal preference, but it is very useful.

no, no, no...
i'm talking about creating a different folder for each user that sings on ur pc.

for example:
u have a sister that uses ur pc.
and the log folder is c:\logs\ and assume u had a convo with one of her friends that she shouldnt know about.
the ideia is to automatically create a c:\logs\you@domain.com\ and c:\logs\yoursis@domain.com\ so that your convs with ur sis's friend dont be saved in the same file of ur sis's convs.
wouldnt be very nice if she opened her (shared) log seaching for a link or something and found your conv.

sorry, i dunno if its my crappy english or if its me that cant find the right words for what i'm trying to say.

well as i have already explained plus can already do this

all you need to do is log into you email address, and change the log directory to c:/logs/youraddy@hotmail.com

then get your sister to log into her email address, and then change for her so that it logs her files to c:/logs/Sister'saddy@hotmail.com

yes but the prob is when u forget to do it... and since mixing up convos aren't that pleasent, i guess it should be a default option. create different folders for each user that signs in.
anyone supporting the idea?

btw toddy, nice avatar

well it wouldn't be much use to many people, as they only have one address. so i don't agree with you that it should be a defualt settings.



however i do agree with this

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Originally posted by VuDu
btw toddy, nice avatar

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As someone already said on this topic, everything you're asking is already possible and except if you reinstall your Windows every week, forgettingto change the log directory once shouldn't be that much of a problem .

One of the reasons this is not done by default is that around 75% of my users use Windows XP and this operating system lets you configure different user accounts for every member of your family When this is done, the "my documents" directory is different for every user so chatlogs are saved in different directories. Many people like to use several Messenger accounts and they seem happy to see that all their logs are saved in the same place by default.

ok lost battle... my bad.
i just brought that here, cause often i get friends that come to my house and use my pc to check emails and chat a bit on msn.
and my log files got all messed up with chats of them, cause msgplus used the same folder for all of them that signed after me.

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Originally posted by VuDu
cause often i get friends that come to my house and use my pc to check emails and chat a bit on msn.

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lol.. ok ok i quit... i already know i have to do something about this lazy attitude

please don't hit me

We won't hit you . Just a suggestion: what I do myself to avoid this problem is creating a guest account on my computer. Friends that come over to my house just use this account, that way, I'm sure they don't messup anything, anywhere in my Windows account.

thanks for the tip and the time wasted