On Thursday, 23 February 2006 at 0:43:22 +0000, Alec Berryman wrote: > Peter on 2006-02-22 18:55:34 -0500: > >> >> --- Alec Berryman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> I'm using Skype from ports with an analog headset and it works >>> fantastically well. >> >> I installed skype from ports. Without a man page it was difficult to >> begin. I decided to execute the binary and it just sat there without any >> output whatsover. Do you have any notes? > > It just started up for me. It's a Linux binary; have you properly > enabled Linux compatibility as described in the handbook? You might > refer to the documentation on www.skype.com, but it was very much > plug-and-play.
I'd guess that Peter is asking: "OK, it works. Now how do I use it?". That's where I was left with Skype. I suppose that would change if I had anybody to talk to over it. But it's a proprietary solution where there are open solutions; why choose it? Before somebody answers, I know the answer: it gives you ($) access to POTS, and it works (apparently) better than some open VoIP solutions. But I'd rather fix the open solution. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. If you don't, I may ignore the reply or reply to the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html See complete headers for address and phone numbers.
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