Skype is down.

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Don McKenzie

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For the thousands of users of skype that are on this list, Skype is
down, read:
http://tinyurl.com/3968m6

Don...



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Don McKenzie

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Bob Parker wrote:

I used it for a while until one night it routed >450MB of traffic
through my modem and PC in about 2 hours without my knowledge and wasted
a large chunk of my monthly download allowance.
I did a bit of checking and found that this is normal. Apparently it
will do that even if you haven't officially started the Skype program
running. I should have paid more attention to the fine print in the
Skype EULA. I uninstalled it straight away.
Click to expand...

Sounds like you became a supernode. You can get around this quite easily,
first you need to be behind a NAT router (as everybody should be) and second
I believe you need to change the incoming ports. Skype usually uses port
443, I can't find the reference, but I seem to remember that changing this
prevents you from becoming a supernode.

Keith
 
"Don McKenzie"
For the thousands of users of skype that are on this list, Skype is down,
read:
http://tinyurl.com/3968m6
Click to expand...

** Get no tears from me .......


Skype = Scam + Hype




......... Phil
 
Phil Allison wrote:
"Don McKenzie"
For the thousands of users of skype that are on this list, Skype is down,
read:
http://tinyurl.com/3968m6



** Get no tears from me .......


Skype = Scam + Hype




........ Phil


Have you actually used it?
Click to expand...
Tom
 
"Tom"
Phil Allison wrote:
"Don McKenzie"
For the thousands of users of skype that are on this list, Skype is
down,

** Get no tears from me .......


Skype = Scam + Hype


Have you actually used it?
Click to expand...

** Fools have tried to use it on me.

Only a fool would tolerate its massive shortcomings, to save a few dollars,
or inflict them on others.

It is an extraordinarily evil misuse of technology.





........ Phil
 
Phil Allison wrote:
"Tom"
Phil Allison wrote:
"Don McKenzie"
For the thousands of users of skype that are on this list, Skype is
down,
** Get no tears from me .......


Skype = Scam + Hype


Have you actually used it?


** Fools have tried to use it on me.

Only a fool would tolerate its massive shortcomings, to save a few dollars,
or inflict them on others.

It is an extraordinarily evil misuse of technology.
Click to expand...
:)

I have to agree, I persisted for about 2 months, as one of the very
early customers, then gave it away.

It's not the sort of service that you can present as a professional
front, if you are running a business, and I wouldn't put my daughter in
Darwin through the pain privately either.

I call it a 90% service 90% of the time, but that is an over rating I feel.

I do however use the Skype chat service, as I hate windows messenger.

Don...


--
Don McKenzie

Site Map: http://www.dontronics.com/sitemap
E-Mail Contact Page: http://www.dontronics.com/email
No More Damn Spam: http://www.wizard-of-oz.com
 
On 17/08/2007 19:05 Don McKenzie wrote:
:)

I have to agree, I persisted for about 2 months, as one of the very
early customers, then gave it away.

It's not the sort of service that you can present as a professional
front, if you are running a business, and I wouldn't put my daughter in
Darwin through the pain privately either.

I call it a 90% service 90% of the time, but that is an over rating I feel.

I do however use the Skype chat service, as I hate windows messenger.

Don...
Click to expand...
I used it for a while until one night it routed >450MB of traffic
through my modem and PC in about 2 hours without my knowledge and wasted
a large chunk of my monthly download allowance.
I did a bit of checking and found that this is normal. Apparently it
will do that even if you haven't officially started the Skype program
running. I should have paid more attention to the fine print in the
Skype EULA. I uninstalled it straight away.
I've got Google Talk installed and it works well without doing
things like that, but I almost never use it. All these messenger kinds
of programs are an open invitation for people to annoy you when you're
most busy.
My 2c worth.


Bob
 
"Don McKenzie"
Phil Allison wrote:

For the thousands of users of skype that are on this list, Skype is
down,

** Get no tears from me .......

Skype = Scam + Hype

** Fools have tried to use it on me.

Only a fool would tolerate its massive shortcomings, to save a few
dollars, or inflict them on others.

It is an extraordinarily evil misuse of technology.

:)

I have to agree, I persisted for about 2 months, as one of the very early
customers, then gave it away.

It's not the sort of service that you can present as a professional front,
if you are running a business, and I wouldn't put my daughter in Darwin
through the pain privately either.

I call it a 90% service 90% of the time, but that is an over rating I
feel.
Click to expand...

** Skype is owned by eBay ......

Birds of feather - say I .



....... rgds Phil
 
"Bob Parker"

My 2c worth.
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** Better make it "5c worth" from now on - Bob.

The old 2 cent coins are not legal currency and so worthless.

Unlike your comments.




....... Phil
 
In article <5il9r2F3p767vU1@mid.individual.net>, philallison@tpg.com.au
says...
"Bob Parker"

My 2c worth.


** Better make it "5c worth" from now on - Bob.

The old 2 cent coins are not legal currency and so worthless.

Unlike your comments.




...... Phil






Nup, 2c is still legal tender:
Click to expand...

http://www.rba.gov.au/CurrencyNotes/LegalFrameWork/legal_tender.html

Ray
 
On 17/08/2007 19:59 Phil Allison wrote:
"Bob Parker"

My 2c worth.


** Better make it "5c worth" from now on - Bob.

The old 2 cent coins are not legal currency and so worthless.

Unlike your comments.




...... Phil
Click to expand...

Thanks! I neglected the effects of inflation. :)

Bob
 
"Ray"
Nup, 2c is still legal tender:

http://www.rba.gov.au/CurrencyNotes/LegalFrameWork/legal_tender.html
Click to expand...


** Beg to differ:

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1965120/s16.html

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1965120/s17.html

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1965120/s23.html


1 cent & 2 cent coins were "called in" very long ago.

They are not " legal tender " in pursuance of a payment of any debt.




....... Phil
 
In article <5ilcihF3pgr5jU1@mid.individual.net>, philallison@tpg.com.au
says...
"Ray"

Nup, 2c is still legal tender:

http://www.rba.gov.au/CurrencyNotes/LegalFrameWork/legal_tender.html



** Beg to differ:

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1965120/s16.html

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1965120/s17.html

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1965120/s23.html


1 cent & 2 cent coins were "called in" very long ago.

They are not " legal tender " in pursuance of a payment of any debt.




...... Phil



Sheesh,
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even in your own reference:

b)
in the case of coins of the denomination of One cent or Two cents or
coins of both of those denominations—for payment of an amount not
exceeding 20 cents but for no greater amount;

And the Reserve Bank:
not exceeding 20c if 1c and/or 2c coins are offered (however, it should
be noted that these coins have been withdrawn from circulation but are
still legal tender);

Admittedly useless for any purpose these days, but the words are pretty
clear on both web sites.

Were they actually "called in" or "removed from circulation" ?
the Reserve Bank still recognises them as legal tender, and says they
were simply removed from circulation.

The scrap value of the copper these days is probably higher anyway!

Ray
 
Phil Allison wrote:

The old 2 cent coins are not legal currency and so worthless.
Click to expand...
Not quite. From the Royal Australian Mint web site:

10. Are 1c & 2c coins still legal tender?

Yes, 1c and 2c pieces are still Australian legal tender, but they are
not considered as ‘currency’ (or, money that is officially released for
circulation). This means that you can take your old 1c and 2c coins to
the bank and exchange them for currency totalling the same face value.

Peter
 
"keithr"

Sounds like you became a supernode.
Click to expand...

** Sounds like YOU became a supernerd.

Or is that really super-turd ???????????

If the cap fits ......




......... Phil
 
"Ray"
Nup, 2c is still legal tender:

http://www.rba.gov.au/CurrencyNotes/LegalFrameWork/legal_tender.html


** Beg to differ:

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1965120/s16.html

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1965120/s17.html

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1965120/s23.html


1 cent & 2 cent coins were "called in" very long ago.

They are not " legal tender " in pursuance of a payment of any debt.



Sheesh,
Click to expand...

** Yawn - no case to answer.


even in your own reference:
Click to expand...

** See section 17 ??????????

It over-rides the others I listed purely for reference.



Were they actually "called in" or "removed from circulation" ?
Click to expand...

** The meaning is the same.

Because no person is obliged to accept any of them as payment - they are
not legal tender under the Currency Act of 1965.

End of story.




........ Phil
 
"Pete"
Phil Allison wrote:

The old 2 cent coins are not legal currency and so worthless.

Not quite. From the Royal Australian Mint web site:

10. Are 1c & 2c coins still legal tender?

Yes, 1c and 2c pieces are still Australian legal tender,but they are not
considered as ‘currency’ (or, money that is officially released for
circulation). This means that you can take your old 1c and 2c coins to the
bank and exchange them for currency totalling the same face value.
Click to expand...

** See my other posts.

Legal tender has a specific meaning under the Comomwealth Currency Act of
1965.

1 and 2 cent coins are not " legal tender " in pursuance of a payment of
any debt.





......... Phil
 
On 15/08/2007 02:07 keithr wrote:
Sounds like you became a supernode. You can get around this quite easily,
first you need to be behind a NAT router (as everybody should be) and second
I believe you need to change the incoming ports. Skype usually uses port
443, I can't find the reference, but I seem to remember that changing this
prevents you from becoming a supernode.

Keith
Click to expand...
That seems to be what happened. If I remember correctly, after the
event and after I uninstalled it, I saw some reference on the net to a
Skype setup option to stop it from doing that. That could be the same
thing you're referring to.
I was happy to be rid of it because people were interrupting me all
the time ... same as with ICQ.

Bob
 
Phil Allison wrote:

"Ray"

Nup, 2c is still legal tender:

http://www.rba.gov.au/CurrencyNotes/LegalFrameWork/legal_tender.html


** Beg to differ:

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1965120/s16.html

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1965120/s17.html

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1965120/s23.html


1 cent & 2 cent coins were "called in" very long ago.

They are not " legal tender " in pursuance of a payment of any debt.



Sheesh,


** Yawn - no case to answer.


even in your own reference:


** See section 17 ??????????

It over-rides the others I listed purely for reference.



Were they actually "called in" or "removed from circulation" ?


** The meaning is the same.

Because no person is obliged to accept any of them as payment - they are
not legal tender under the Currency Act of 1965.

End of story.




....... Phil
Click to expand...
They'd probably be worth a good deal more if they were not legal tender,
because I guess that would then make it legal to melt them down for the
copper.

Chris
 
Hawaiian good luck sign (AKA Binary four)


The other day I went to the local religious book store, where I saw a HONK
IF YOU LOVE JESUS bumper sticker. I bought it and put it on the back
bumper of my car, and I'm really glad I did. What an uplifting experience
followed!

I was stopped at the light at a busy intersection, just lost in thought
about the Lord, and didn't notice that the light had changed. That bumper
sticker really worked! I found lots of people who love Jesus. Why, the guy
behind me started to honk like crazy. He must REALLY love the Lord because
pretty soon, he leaned out his window and yelled, "Jesus Christ!" as loud
as he could. It was like a football game with him shouting, "GO JESUS
CHRIST, GO!!!"

Everyone else started honking, too, so I leaned out my window and waved
and smiled to all of those loving people. There must have been a guy from
Florida back there because I could hear him yelling something about a
sunny beach, and saw him waving in a funny way with only his middle finger
stuck up in the air. I asked my two kids what that meant. They kind of
squirmed, looked at each other, giggled and told me that it was the
Hawaiian good luck sign. So, I leaned out the window and gave him the good
luck sign back.

Several cars behind, a very nice man stepped out of his car and yelled
something. I couldn't hear him very well, but it sounded like, "Mother
trucker," or "Mother's from there." Maybe he was from Florida, too. He
must really love the Lord. A couple of the people were so caught up in the
joy of the moment that they got out of their cars and were walking toward
me. I bet they wanted to pray, but just then I noticed that the light had
changed to yellow, and stepped on the gas. And a good thing I did, because
I was the only driver to get across the intersection. I looked back at
them standing there. I leaned way out the window, gave them a big smile
and held up the Hawaiian good luck sign as I drove away.
 
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