cheating...

  • Thread starter Thread starter Guest
  • Start date Start date
G

Guest

i know maybe im cheating but... imustn use msn messenger ( work politics) at
work but im addicted to... so is it possible that my boss knew at what times
i entered and how long i stay?. Can this information beeing kept in any
hidden place that my boss can look for and notice if someone accesesed
without permission?
 
Osa said:
i know maybe im cheating but... imustn use msn messenger ( work politics) at
work but im addicted to... so is it possible that my boss knew at what times
i entered and how long i stay?. Can this information beeing kept in any
hidden place that my boss can look for and notice if someone accesesed
without permission?
Click to expand...

Are you connecting using the company network.....
 
as a rule of thumb, Amcap (see Ingsoc in newspeak dictionary :) can log
anything (including typos :) you do on your machine.
Michael
 
It doesn't even need to be hidden on your computer. Your tech folks can
check the firewall logs to see who and what went where. They can install
hardware and software, such as that from IMLogic, to track what IMs go
through their network, even logging the content of those messages.

Addiction costs people their job from time to time. You just have to decide
if what you are doing is worth your job.

Bob
 
There is a hidden folder called My recieved Files in My Documents. Sometimes
it is a little hit and miss but within it you might find a file called
msmsng.txt (or somthing similar). This was added during the testing period
so that Microsoft could get testers to upload this file so they could see
what was happenning when messenger produced a fault.
As i say the file is a little hit and miss, sometimes it will be on your pc,
another time it won't. Although a hell of a lot of the file is technical
stuff there is also a large proportion of your conversations included. The
advise beta testers were given was to edit the personal data out, if
possible, before uploading the file to microsoft for analysis.
'If' this file is still on your pc, then the boss can see exactly what you
have been saying and to whom you have been talking too. In which case, you
have just lost your job!
If, on the other hand, you have access to this file and it is not covered by
adminstrator privledge, i.e., your boss or someone else maybe the only one
who can access it, then you can actually delete it to partically hide your
tracks. I say partially, because there is plenty of software out there that
can let your boss know exactly what you are doing. But maybe your boss isn't
that clever. Or maybe he is sitting reading this message now, in which case,
he just got cleverer.

--
John Barnett MVP
Associate Expert
http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org

The information in this post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind,
either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy,
reliability or content of this post. The Author shall not be liable for any
direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use
of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this post..
 
Back
Top