SniffIM - Yahoo & MSN Chat IM Sniffer:
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SniffIM is an application to sniff various yahoo messenger and MSN messenger
conversation going on in a network. It uses RawNetIo framework to trace all
the network traffic coming to a particular computer. Then it decodes and
extract yahoo and MSN IM conversations. It can decode both yahoo messenger
private conversation and conference conversations. It can also decode most
MSN messenger conversation. SniffIM is developed by IntellectualHeaven.

Updates:
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Please check http://www.intellectualheaven.com to make sure that you have
the latest version of SniffIM.


Installation:
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There is no installation requirements to use this application. You can simply
extracts all the files in the zip distribution to a folder and run SniffIM.exe
to run the sniffer.


Features:
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- Works for both MSN and Yahoo Messenger
- Easy to use interface to trace all the yahoo messenger conversations in a
  network.
- Ability to save the recorded conversations in RTF format.
- Ability to search in the saved conversations by exporting them all to an RTF
  document
- Records both PM conversations and Conference conversations.
- 100% free of cost


Known Limitation:
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- Not all the features of the applications are implemented, hence some menu
  items won't work.
- Does not trace packets if you use an HTTP proxy to connect to yahoo
- Does not trace yahoo chat room conversations (only traces PM and conference
  conversations)
- Does not trace MSN messages sent to a mobile device
- No support for dial-up adapters


Version:
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v0.6 (Alpha) (2005/10/30)
The last version of this application was named as YSniff since it only supported
Yahoo messenger conversation. The current version is renamed to SniffIM since
now we support both Yahoo and MSN conversations. The current version is still
in alpha stage. This means that some features of SniffIM are not yet implemented.
It also means that even though the program is throughly tested, there may be some
unearthed bugs. If you encounter a bug or have a feature request, please drop a mail
to support@intellectualheaven.com or report it in IntellectualHeaven forums.

v0.5 (Alpha) (2005/06/06)
Current version of YSniff is 0.5 which is also declared Alpha. This means
that some features of YSniff are not yet implemented. It also means that even
though the program is throughly tested, there may be some unearthed bugs. If
you encounter a bug or have a feature request, please drop a mail to
support@intellectualheaven.com


Supported platforms:
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Windows 2000
Windows XP (32-bit)
Windows 2003 (32-bit)


License:
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SniffIM is distributed under the terms of "Shared Binary License 1.0" Please
take a look at file binarylicense.txt for details. If this file is missing, you
can get an electronic copy of the same from support@intellectualheaven.com or
visit http://www.intellectualheaven.com


Warning:
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None


Usage:
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Simply double-click to run the SniffIM.exe and all the options are available in
the user interface.


Questions:
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For questions or suggestions, contact support@intellectualheaven.com


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Regards,
IntellectualHeaven Team
www.intellectualheaven.com

