Re: Skype cracked

Surely it is patented, and therefore cannot be used in western
countries...?

On Sat, Jul 15, 2006 at 12:14:43AM +0200, Magnus Eriksson wrote:
> 
> I thought this might be interesting:
> 
> 
> Chinese Company: Skype Protocol Cracked
> http://www.cio.com/blog_view.html?CID=22974
> 
>  "The 10-person Chinese company, which has received venture capital 
> funding, is planning to release in two weeks three software components 
> based on the Skype protocol that would allow developers to create 
> compatible applications ..."
> 
>  "By cracking the Skype protocol, the company claims it can also block 
> Skype voice traffic ..."
> 
> 
> Original source:
> 
> Skype Protocol Has Been Cracked
> http://www.voipwiki.com/blog/?p=16
> 
> 
> So..
> 
>  "Software components that would allow developers to create compatible 
> applications"
> 
> Fantastic!  So we have great stego for Freenet.  And it might even be 
> possible to bounce traffic off Skype nodes (or, Freenet nodes using that 
> "component").
> 
> But...
> 
>  "the company claims it can also block Skype voice traffic"
> 
> We're screwed.  :-)
> 
> 
>   But I suppose it might be useful.  Another option, if nothing else.  And 
> maybe I even can have a client that doesn't automatically report my whole 
> social network to an easily subpoenaed server.
> 
> 
> MAgnus
> 
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