[Asterisk-Dev] A crazy idea... Skype channel in Asterisk

[steve at daviesfam.org]

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004, Fernando Romo wrote:

> Dear Developers:
> 
> I found skype and take a few moments to think in create a channel 
> capable to talk the skype protocol. The purpose of this is crate a point 
> if contact with the millions of skype users. For example, if we create a 
> skype username called "mycompany" (for example) and when any skype user 
> call to "mycompany", asterisk take control of the call, atend the call 
> in a IVR and send to Voicemail if the user are unavailable.
> 
> It sounds crazy, but i star to reseach how skype works and how to create 
> a control channel for this.


You are contravening the Skype terms and conditions of use by making any 
attempt to reverse engineer.  Its as closed as closed can be.

Enjoy reading this:


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