Dotan Cohen wrote:
On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 06:29, Ron Johnson <ron.l.john...@cox.net> wrote:
I was thinking of setuid() magic.


Again an OS issue, not a Skype issue. I agree that since root must
install Skype, and since root then owns Skype, the application might
setuid. But this is an OS feature, not a Skype feature. How is this
not a concern with any other closed-source application that one must
install? I could understand derailing the thread into a closed-source
vs. open-source debate, which while very productive would not address
the issue at hand.

Here is one reason why, potential heavy data usage by stealth...

http://www.siliconchip.com.au/cms/A_105428/article.html


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Kind Regards
AndrewM

Andrew McGlashan
Broadband Solutions now including VoIP


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