Hi,

I'm running version 3.25.106 and, as a parent,  would like to save encrypted log files of my kids conversations in a non-standard location. I've got it set up to do that now but Msg Plus still offers the command in its drop down menu to open the log files. This shows where they are stored and allows my kids to simply delete them. How can I turn off that "open log file" command?

Thanks.

well im not to sure how...but i really think you should respect their privacy and would you like it if they read everything you said?...but hey 'rents are that way so have fun tryin

Yes Dylan I hear what you are saying but some day you may be a parent and you'll understand that sometimes you have to do things to protect your kids. Thanks for replying.

well i want to reply as much as i can without spamming and how is this protecting them...i know if u did this to me just because your doing it i would totally go against it...but thats me and when you were younger didnt you dislike it when your mom or dad watched over your shoulders when you were playing dressup wiht barbies or anything?...but im sure someone on here WILL try and help you and tell you how because plus! is an awesome place to be

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Originally posted by mtluser
Hi,

I'm running version 3.25.106 and, as a parent,  would like to save encrypted log files of my kids conversations in a non-standard location. I've got it set up to do that now but Msg Plus still offers the command in its drop down menu to open the log files. This shows where they are stored and allows my kids to simply delete them. How can I turn off that "open log file" command?

Thanks.

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Thanks for the answer Leo. That's what I was afraid of. It would be a nice feature...

well, you have to put a password in to open the file, is it not feasible to set the file so that it asks for that password when you want to delete/move/etc the file??

Scøtt

If you hide the folder containing the chat logs by right-clicking the folder and choosing hidden, then when the link in the plus menu is clicked the folders will not be visible.
     To view them again you need to choose:
tools>Folder Protection>View>Show hidden files and folders

But his sons can do this again and they will see the files (if they are not stupids, they can think about the folder is hidden if they go to the last folder shown by Msg Plus! and they don't see any file there)

Hiding the folder is a good idea, you can also password protect the preferences of Messenger Plus! to prevent your children from seeing the log path (or changing it).

I wonder if you could tweak the NTFS permissions (in Windows NT/XP) so your kids aren't allowed to delete files in that folder. You'd probably have to allow reading and writing of files so MsgPlus! could access the logs, but deleting/moving shouldn't be necessary unless you have log archiving enabled...