From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: April 9, 2006
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: Reading Yahoo Messenger .dat files
>
> Leo,
> --------------
> i want to read archieve message in yahoo messenger offline. i
> open the folder C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\Profiles
> and look in archieve folder.. the files are in .dat. when i
> open using notepad there are a code that i can't understand.
> how to convert this .dat file to the file that i can read ?
You cannot. You must use Yahoo messenger, and be logged in
as the account that created those files. This is a security
feature of Yahoo messenger.
Thanks for asking,
Leo
Article 1218
| Category:
Instant Messaging
