[asterisk-users] skype for asterisk usage in the future

[Kevin P. Fleming]

On 07/11/2011 09:48 PM, d tbsky wrote:

> 1. SFA can not be registered after 26 July. so I want to prepare a
> backup machine for our server. I read in the document that I can
> re-register my SFA once. so I want to make sure if I can re-register with
> my backup server now, and in the same time my production machine still
> function correctly. and if my production machine is broken one day, my
> backup machine can go on line. in short: can I keep two machines with one
> license now? I hope so because I can not re-register later after 26 July.

Yes, this is acceptable.

>    2. I saw SFA will not be supported after two years. my question is:
> although it is not supported, can I still use it? I want to buy more
> licenses now if I can still use it after two years even without official
> support.

It is unknown whether it will continue to be usable after that period; 
Skype has the ability to disable SFA from accessing the Skype network if 
they feel that is what they want to do. Since it won't get any updates 
between now and then, it is very likely to be obsolete (from a 'Skype 
protocol' point of view) in two years and it seems quite likely that 
they won't want it accessing the network any more. It would be best to 
plan for it being non-functional after the two year support period is over.

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