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Anyone having problems with Skype? I heard they had been seriously hacked from somewhere in China, but I haven't seen anything yet.

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Lizden · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:01 am Post subject:

I was on it yesterday...seemed to work fine....

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davidmonteath · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:45 am Post subject:

Been on it most of today and its been fine all the time.
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Bailey · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:13 am Post subject:

Since download of the latest update (3.8.0.180), I've lost some audio. When I go to the Skype Test Call, my headphones go dead when I'm suppose to record a test. I don't think anything has changed in my hook-up, but my headphones keep dropping out.
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ccpetersen · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:50 am Post subject:

I did read that somebody in China found a "back door" to allow government to eavesdrop on skype, but skype claims they will fix that...
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Frank F · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:07 pm Post subject:

Rumors have been surfacing for years about hackers cracking the Skype protocol. Let me just say that it IS possible, however, Skype uses a Super Node technology which uses your computer to help other users throughout the world make Skype calls possible; this is a specific use of P2P (Peer-To-Peer) technology.

Should the hack be a "real" event (not likely) it is designed; per Snopes.com, as a threat only in the text messaging area of Skype. This is an easy fix by the makers of Skype and they are aware of the threat.

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todd ellis · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:22 pm Post subject:

and there you have THAT!
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Gregory Best · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:37 pm Post subject: just noticed this post

Skype 3.8xxx doesn't work with my Mackie Spike XD-2 DSP converter. I had to revert to an earlier version.
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Mandy Nelson · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:34 pm Post subject:

I vid conferenced w/ hubby and the kids all week while I was in Hawaii and the only issue I had was that it didn't recognize any mic when the camera wasn't plugged in. It wasn't the end of the world and certainly not controversial.

I must say that their new commercial, where the guy reads a bedtime story to his kid, hit home right before I left. I probably would never have noticed it if I wasn't about to leave. It made me remember to bring the web cam.
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