Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 11:19:20 +1030 From: Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: Alec Berryman <alec@thened.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: anyone using voip? Message-ID: <20060223004920.GK65002@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <20060223004322.GA7575@thened.net> References: <20060222233105.GD66544@thened.net> <20060222235534.64483.qmail@web60022.mail.yahoo.com> <20060223004322.GA7575@thened.net>
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--3qFz8M2h77c7FGn9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Thursday, 23 February 2006 at 0:43:22 +0000, Alec Berryman wrote: > Peter on 2006-02-22 18:55:34 -0500: > >> >> --- Alec Berryman <alec@thened.net> 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. --3qFz8M2h77c7FGn9 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFD/QaQIubykFB6QiMRAoCyAKCsW8L8bjrrTcRNC7bhg3Fd3eW6MwCeO1Bu sFG+SIw+BHNBWUShlA3iGFw= =O3Up -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --3qFz8M2h77c7FGn9--
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