Does anyone know of a decent program that allows you to monitor email and IM chatting (MSN Messenger)?

I know this is immoral but when you have kids you will see just how scary it can be not knowing what they are up to online.

Ideally, I'd like to find a free one but am willing to buy one if I can find it available locally.

wiretap pro 6 is suppose to be a good program for keeping an eye on those programs you mentioned . just google the above and see if it does what you are looking for . It does cost money . Maybe somebody knows of a free version of that type of software available on the net .