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Anthony (frogman) wrote:
Warning Skype has spyware attached to it..... my copy of Sygate just stopped it sending a report back to their server.....
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Some background information. ( I install VOIP telephony hardware as part of my job.)
1. We almost all use variable IP.
2. For many VOIP clients to work there has to be a call manager, which needs to know your (in this case skype) username and IP address in order to connect a call.
3. Your PC needs to report back to the central call manager to keep track of your current IP address.
4. The call manager pays no part in the call after the initial call setup.
Hence the report from your machine Anthony.
This is not rumour, nor assumption... just the facts (maam).
To the best of my knowledge there is no risk associated with skype despite what your firewall is telling you.
