For who is interested in Yahoo Message Archive Decoder, there is version 2.0 now. In the website
http://www.ikitek.com/products/Yahoo...e-Decoder.html the description is:
You are using Yahoo! Messenger and you have the Message Archive (Conversation Log), but you can't read it? Or you want to know someone else's Message Archive but you cannot log in to his/her account to view his/her Message Archive? Or you want to view the Message Archive while offline?
Yahoo Message Archive Decoder can decode / decrypt *.dat files that is stored in the disk (usually in C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\Profiles\{Your Yahoo! ID}\Archive\Messages) to readable form, even if you are not logged in. If you have moved the file to another location, such as diskette, CD, etc, it can still be decoded, all you need is this software and the username of the Message Archive owner. Free to try! Just download the small installation file.
Normally, you must be logged in and online to view
the Message Archive of Yahoo! Messenger.
But...
How if:
You forget your password (cannot log in), but something important is in the archive (telephone number, contact address, email address, etc)!
You want to spy other's conversation (your kids, your spouse, your employer, etc).
You feel tired to use Yahoo! Messenger internal archive viewer because it is so slow!
You want to save the archive in an elegant format (not just the plain text file, but save to HTML)
You want to see all the message archive in one big file (so you can search for some text, etc or just for viewing pleasure)
Yahoo Message Archive Decoder is the RIGHT solution for you!
Features:
View the message archive without logging in (in offline mode)
More than 10 times faster than the Yahoo!'s internal message viewer
Processes all files in a directory, but single file decoding is also avaliable
Supports message formatting (bold, italic, underline, font colors, font face, font size)
Outputs HTML file (you can save it), with costumizable template
Supports graphical smileys
Can modify registry to enable message archiving without logging in first
Simple and automated user interface
Improved directory auto-detection
More efficient HTML output resulting in smaller HTML file