Re: skype

Hi
I thought I'd throw my tuppence-worth in
There is another voip system which runs natively on linux and windows 
(and possibly mac - I'm not 100% sure). and it's a totally open protocol 
(unlike skype, which is a closed system - which means the public don't 
have any access to the workings of it, and therefore are plenty of 
open-source products available to make use of it).

The system is called SIP, and is being supported by an already 
successful company called Draytel (http://www.draytel.org) it's worth a 
look at, there are a selection of clients to chose from.

I've tried it and have never gone back - I even use it as my new 
permanent phone number from now on

Matt


Mel Herndon wrote:

>Brian,
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>Did you have to forward packets for MOL to have connectivity? I have
>been considering running it on my Dual G4, and would like to move away
>from dual boot if I can...
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>Zare
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>On 4/6/06, Brian O'Keefe <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>I got MOL running and love it!! I now have Fink on OS X and can run and
>>access my Linux partition and now with MOL I can do the opposite. I am
>>almost exclusively running Linux except for Skype.
>>It seems that the EN(2) connection used to network the Linux (Ubuntu)
>>connection causes some issues? When trying to add services in Mac system
>>preferences in MOL I get a warning that my Internet provider will
>>disconnect me if I enable the EN(2) port.
>> I cannot call with Skype in MOL-I get a connection failure. Any help?
>>
>>Thanks
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