Do you keep the MSN history in your computer?
By youless
@youless (112507)
Guangzhou, China
December 15, 2008 7:21pm CST
If it's my personal computer, then I will keep the MSN history in my computer. If it's the computer in the office, then I will cancel this feature. I have to accept that sometimes it's still better to have the history so that we can find what we want.
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18 responses
@cheongyc (5072)
• Malaysia
16 Dec 08
No, I do not keep the MSN chatting history. To me, it's just a chatting and do not need any record of it. Besides, it's not safe to keep it, as someone might view it accidentally and might create problem, because the conversation might be related to private and confidential issue. However, it's frustrating that while chatting half way, the internet connection was cut off, or the MSN program encounter error, the conversation were cut off. I couldn't trace back the record of the previous dialogue and I need to ask my friend about what they had written.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
16 Dec 08
Good afternoon, youless. I seldom delete the history as I use my own laptop for my personal use. If it is used in the office, then I will not keep it for privacy. It is better to be safe. Good day to you, youless.
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
19 Dec 08
I used to have an MSN account, but as I seldom use it, I forget the account and password. Now I use QQ only.
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@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
16 Dec 08
ha ha ha ha ha... I have been using the online version of the messenger so long, I have forgotten what the individual messengers look like already.
With so many friends on so many different messengers, it is hard to leave all the different messengers on. Takes up so much computer memory just to leave them on.
So I decided to use the online ones instead. Just the browser memory which is not alot for keeping the messengers online.
So, no history is available for me.
@avelinojunior (7)
• Portugal
15 Jan 09
Well some people think is dangerous to keep the MSN history on, well depends what you do with MSN, it's not just a question of personal information and privacy but also a question of hid your chat with other people so no one can read it for some reason.
Well a I'm very disturbed by privacy I use a simple method to record my MSN history with security, bought an external hard drive where i keep all my documents and contents, also where i keep my MSN history, small, secure, encrypted and with a password on it. It's the best way to keep your records and also be secure that no one sees your stuff without your approval :).
@homeshoppers (6166)
• Philippines
2 Mar 10
no i dont coz it will be easy for the others to see my previous chat. unlike in yahoo you can archive previous messages but you must login first. but in msn all history will be save in compute which is not safe. like what if your chatting to the person and yo talk about very secret or private things. then if someone open your computer and browse your whole computer, they will see your previous chat and read all your previous messages.
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@minotaur87 (769)
• Singapore
19 Feb 10
I only keep MSN history in the account that I used to deal trades with people because I sometimes needed proof to support myself. As for my personal MSN account, I don't really bother to keep a history.
@ronaldinu (12422)
• Malta
16 Dec 08
No I do not. I don;t keep it for further reference.I would not like a technician or someone else to read all my chats. i do think that they are private.
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@zabawaus (1730)
• United States
16 Dec 08
No actually i never keep MSN history in the computer, It isn't because i am hiding something from someone :) it is because i don't want to fill my computer with unnecessary info, I try to keep my computer clean most of th time :) Thank you and have a good day!
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@sophialin (2677)
• China
17 Dec 08
Of course yes,it takes much trouble if we don't keep such histories. i ever thought MSN doesn't have such feature as QQ. but it's really happy to find that we can see the history and follow up how everything goes last time.
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@maclanis (2406)
• Belgium
17 Dec 08
Yes! I sometimes re-read conversations if I need to know something, or sometimes I read conversations again just because they were so funny. I also have a look at some conversations when I'm bored. It's just helpful, because you never know when you might need something!
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@janet8893 (283)
• China
16 Dec 08
I have a MSN account, but i seldom use it, cos i don't have any foreign friends, how i desire to have one and i could chat on it. In my country, we always use QQ under Tencent. I will keep the history on it to recall the sweet chat with my friends sometimes.
@gogofashions (64)
• Singapore
19 Dec 08
I will not keep MSN history in my computer. Especially my office system! But heard that there is a way to trace back the MSN history even you did not keep it in the system, is this truth? Is yes, pls let me know how to do it. Can the conversation be removed forever and can not be traced back? Thanks!
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@wet_apple (16)
• Singapore
17 Dec 08
If it is my personnel computer, I will keep history so as refer back to links send by my friend. However, I will not have this features when I am using computer outside.
I will want to have my own privacy. Recently, my friend accessed the school laptop and came across the msn history. The group of them saw open the history of our classmate and reveal some secrets. I feel that this is very bad as anyone can access to the history of the msn as long as they using the log in to the school's laptop.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
16 Dec 08
Absolutely not my dear, and I will delete all of them after I have read them without any hesitation. I would like to copy and paste, those information which I consider that they are really important and worth to keep for further reference, in somewhere in my personal computer only.
For the sake of safety, I will definitely delete everything straight away after using the public computer. You know, very often there are someone who has malicious motive lurking somewhere around in the dark to take his advantage of us. So we must be very careful and try not to leave any personal information on a public computer even those we usually use in our office.
Take care and posting.
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@eagle_f15 (1827)
• Malaysia
16 Dec 08
In my laptop it was automatically set by my husband so I just left it there besides I am the only one using the laptop so it's okay.
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@theembittered (1025)
• United States
16 Dec 08
No i dont because this is a computer for all my family lol!!! no thats no true! but sometimes my brother or sister whats to use the computer (usually just me use it the computer) and i have to give the computer and they are soooooooo.... mmmm i dont know the better word to they and wants to see what i talk with my friend and i dont really like it that!! i dont talk bad things but i dont like when other people read my things!! as well you can see for that thing i dont save my history of msn in my computer.
Well have a nice day and hope you will have a very good week ;) see you soon and bye bye.
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