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I would like to export my entire message archive to plain text format so I can search it. Is this doable?

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good question...+1 – studiohack♦ Apr 12 '10 at 20:56
Now at version 10, you would think Yahoo! Messenger would have native archive search functionality, and store the archive in text, xml, or some other readable format. Anyone know why not? Is there some business reason for this? ...cause it makes no technical or usability sense. (Oh, +1. Good question.) – bill weaver Aug 25 '10 at 15:32
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Yahoo! Messenger Archive Viewer can do this for you. Some features need to be paid for, but it exporting to plain text it does for free. It also allows you to search your archive.

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+1. It's got an awkward, clunky interface, but gets the job done. Thanks. – bill weaver Aug 25 '10 at 16:00
@billweaver you're welcome! – BloodPhilia Aug 25 '10 at 16:22
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The only thing I can find resembling what you are asking for is this utility: Yahoo Message Archive Decoder. It seems to work well, although some things like email addresses come up scrambled, and you have to pay to see them.

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