Is there a HUD that enables someone to spy on others' IM chat? Someone I know claims to be spying.

[KarenMichelle Lane]

No, there is not a way to spy on other's private IM chats available to Residents in the SL Grid.

Private IM chats use channels that are assigned at the time the conversation is started and there is no LLfunction / LLcommand to monitor these channels. The viewer code manages these conversation start & stops.

You would need to have access to the messaging traffic between the various SL Servers to do this. Only LL employees have this ability.

However, if a Resident is in possession of or in range of an object with an Local IM Chat listener in it, then that [Local] conversation could be transmitted elsewhere. 

[KarenMichelle Lane]

No, there is not a way to spy on other's private IM chats available to Residents in the SL Grid.

Private IM chats use channels that are assigned at the time the conversation is started and there is no LLfunction / LLcommand to monitor these channels. The viewer code manages these conversation start & stops.

You would need to have access to the messaging traffic between the various SL Servers to do this. Only LL employees have this ability.

However, if a Resident is in possession of or in range of an object with an Local IM Chat listener in it, then that [Local] conversation could be transmitted elsewhere. 

[Lindal Kidd]

Local chat can be spied on by a scripted object that's within local chat range (20 meters).  IMs are private and cannot be spied on.  People who claim to be able to do this are lying.