Prevent .ichat files in Recent Items

Hey all...
Just started using iChat over Adium. So far, so good... but I'm noticing in my "recent items" (under Apple menu), it's filled up with .ichat files.
Is there a way to preclude .ichat files from showing up in Recent Items? I rarely need to go back to a particular chat, but often need to reopen a recent application file.
Thanks!
Charlie

Hi,
There is nothing in iChat that controls this.
Where does Adium keep saved Chats ?
iChat keeps them in a folder called iChats in the Users Document folder (Hard Drive/Users/(your account/little house icon)/Documents/iChats) by default.
If Adium does not keep them in Documents (even in a sub folder) then it may pay to change the iChat Location.
I have not tried to change the location in iChat for some time as it did not work that well in iChat 2 and 3.
It is set in iChat Menu > Preferences > Messages and the "Save Chats Automatically To (Drop Down)"
I just tried this in iChat 4 using the "Other" Option in that Drop down that lets you navigate away from the Documents folder and Create a new folder if required.
I created a new one on the Desktop (Called iChatDesktop to prevent naming issues).
However this still put them in the Recent Items list of the Finder
I had thought the Appearance Settings effected apps as well as th Finder > Recent Items lists
But reducing the System Preferences > Appearance to 5 Documents only reduced the Finder's list and not iChat's own list - even with a restart of iChat.
(On Checking I may have done that with Tinker Tool)
Tinker Tool does not offer any exclusion list either under the Finder or General sections/icons/tabs.
7:52 PM Tuesday; February 8, 2011
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