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They archive chat messages so that you can search through them later.

• jacquesm 12y ago
  That alone would be a great reason not to use them.
  • LaurentVB 12y ago
    It's also a great reason to use them, isn't it? Your searchable chat history basically becomes the knowledge base of your company.
    • gaadd33 12y ago
      And a great target for discovery in any sort of lawsuit.
      • brandon272 12y ago
        As is email.
    • ncza 12y ago
      To me, that is something that you should keep internal, on internal systems with vetted free software.
  • deleted 12y ago
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  • brackin 12y ago
    It's why I love Slack. If I remember a conversation about something two months ago I go to the room, search and find exactly what I needed.
  • jsmeaton 12y ago
    https://slack.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/203457187-Setting-up-a-custom-message-retention-policy https://slack.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/203457187-Settin... It's configurable for paid accounts, and can be set as low as one day. However, one of the best features of slack (and products like slack) is message history and search. Otherwise, IRC isn't all that different (WRT messaging).