asterisk users - Dec 2005 - Asterisk <-> Skype anywhere/anyhow?

Hi all!

I am aware of products like http://www.rsdevs.com/psgw_sip.shtml which act as a
gateway, but what I'd really like is a for example an Asterisk module that
can route calls to Skype, perhaps the same
principle as IAX2?

I'm assuming more people are interested in this, but... does it exist
already?



Regards,
   Evert

On Mon, December 19, 2005 11:33, Evert Meulie said:
> Hi all!
>
> I am aware of products like http://www.rsdevs.com/psgw_sip.shtml which act
> as a gateway, but what I'd really like is a for example an Asterisk
module
> that can route calls to Skype, perhaps the same
> principle as IAX2?
>
> I'm assuming more people are interested in this, but... does it exist
> already?
>
>
There is no such thing yes, and as Skype is closed source, it'll have to
wait until someone reverse-engineers it...

(Sniffing the protocol will be hard, as it is - supposedly - encrypted)

I'd love to connect my (*) to Skype as well, but I do not see it happening
soon!

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com 
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com]
> On Behalf Of Brian Capouch
> Sent: Tuesday, 20 December 2005 06:06
> 
> Mark Hulber wrote:
> > The paper is definitely interesting and I commend them for 
> > their effort but it doesn't represent a complete 
> > understanding of the Skype protocol to the extent that an 
> > Asterisk server could speak the Skype protocol.  
> > They say that much of the Skype protocol is encrypted and 
> > needs to be inferred to this point from the types and 
> > locations of messages that are being sent.
> > 
> 
> So despite Skype's popularity they basically have their 
> whole product locked down.  It is greatly complex, and it 
> also has a number of "stealth" elements that do nasty 
> things with accepted norms of network etiquette.
> 
> The bottom line is: Skype *is* evil, and the Asterisk folks, 
> for the most part, have on the white hats of Open Source.
> 
> IMO we should steer 1000 miles clear of it.  Yah, yah, 
> "everyone uses Skype."  Well everyone uses Micro$oft, too.  
> That doesn't mean Asterisk should get into bed with them.
> 
> B.
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