Online chat program that let you chat in the office in "stealth" mode...?

Question

I know, it is lame, I am not allowed to chat in the office, that's the policy...is there any program out there that let me chat without being noticed? e.g. Like it will open up a MS Word "lookalike" window, and I can chat in there using text only?

Answer 1

Hello Dude,

I know that you are probably going to get a whole lotta junk about this.

As a techie, someone who prevents people from doing what you want to do, please don't.

If you get caught, you will probably lose your job. Not only that, if you are hooked on this chat thing, you might want to get some help. If chat is preventing you from being productive at work, time to get some help.

Yes, there are always ways around thing, however, it is not a good idea.

Tom

Answer 2

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Answer 3

The open source clients, such as gaim allow you to apply a template to your instant messaging windows. They would make it look more like a regular window then a instant messaging. I have my running with sounds, icons, and buttons turned off. Just remember if there is anyone monitoring the network traffic or visually monitoring the computer screen it will be very obvious what you are doing.

Also gaim allows you to control the transparency, so it would almost blend into the background for anyone not looking at you carefully.

It is better to do work at work, and play at home. Would you really want a doctor in the ER cutting into you then answering an aim message on his blackberry?

Answer 4

There are a lot of websites that you can use as a proxy, but TRUST ME, that if your network admin is at least a little bit good, they will know all about it, and will most likely flag the violation directly to your manager AND the IT Security Manager. If you signed a computer use policy, you can be fired...ESPECIALLY if you work for a company that does homeland security or dod business.

Dont do it. Everything that you type online is cached in a temporary folder and can easily be read.

Answer 5

We used to use winchat in school. We couldn't install IM programs, and net send was too obvious.

start > run > winchat

Click on Connection > Dial, enter in your buddies IP address, then, if he's got the program open too, he clicks Answer when it rings, and you guys can chat. It's a buggy program though, and tends to work sometimes, and not others..

Answer 6

Seriously, I wouldn't do anything at work. They probably have many programs to monitor your activity in many ways.

Sorry, but these days, even small business have security programs.

Good Luck!