Comments on: Skype Cracked http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/07/13/skype-cracked/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skype-cracked An outcome-driven leader, proven technology product developer, and marketer with over 20 years of hands-on experience including start-up, small and large business environments, and the board room. This is my blog. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:15:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Skype’s Opportunity for IM Federation Leadership : voiceontheweb.biz http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/07/13/skype-cracked/#comment-3181 Skype’s Opportunity for IM Federation Leadership : voiceontheweb.biz Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:37:18 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/07/13/skype-cracked/#comment-3181 [...] Wolff and Alec Saunders have commented on the Skype code cracking by a Chinese engineering [...] [...] Wolff and Alec Saunders have commented on the Skype code cracking by a Chinese engineering [...]

]]> By: Fan of Don Lapre http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/07/13/skype-cracked/#comment-3180 Fan of Don Lapre Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:49:18 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/07/13/skype-cracked/#comment-3180 WOW!!!! News I appreciate the info on. So what does it mean for Skype? Fan of Don Lapre <a href="http://www.callvirgil.com" rel="nofollow">www.callvirgil.com</a> webmaster@callvirgil.com WOW!!!! News I appreciate the info on. So what does it mean for Skype?

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]]> By: tropicaljantie | jan http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/07/13/skype-cracked/#comment-3179 tropicaljantie | jan Sun, 08 Oct 2006 09:53:46 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/07/13/skype-cracked/#comment-3179 From Russia with love... Did Russian Hackers overtake in effect Chinese Hackers in the race to reverse engineer the Skype.exe ? This time it's not a hoax or an unfulfilled promise. Here is the QtSkype4.exe. see <a href="http://www.skype-watch.com" rel="nofollow">www.skype-watch.com</a> or <a href="http://webtown.typepad.com/webtown/2006/10/from_russia_wit.html" rel="nofollow">http://webtown.typepad.com/webtown/2006/10/from_r...</a> From Russia with love… Did Russian Hackers overtake in effect Chinese Hackers in the race to reverse engineer the Skype.exe ? This time it's not a hoax or an unfulfilled promise. Here is the QtSkype4.exe. see http://www.skype-watch.com or http://webtown.typepad.com/webtown/2006/10/from_r…

]]> By: tropicaljantie | jan http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/07/13/skype-cracked/#comment-3178 tropicaljantie | jan Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:42:55 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/07/13/skype-cracked/#comment-3178 * who funded this research ? who is working behind the screens ? why, how, where ? how long has it been going on ? * what is the relation (if any) between <a href="http://www.vozin.com" rel="nofollow">www.vozin.com</a> / <a href="http://www.talqer.com" rel="nofollow">www.talqer.com</a> / <a href="http://www.hanzen.cn" rel="nofollow">www.hanzen.cn</a> and the alleded group of chinese skype engineers. * is there a relation to <a href="http://www.coobol.com" rel="nofollow">www.coobol.com</a> (site offline but in the cache of google) or not ? And if so why has that not been disclosed. * what is the function of the <a href="http://www.voipwiki.com/blog" rel="nofollow">www.voipwiki.com/blog</a>. Smoke Screen or Marketing Tricking, creating hype before a launch of this Skype Clone ? * why and how long will this information be hidden from the public. * what else has been going on behind the smoke-screen ? * how lethal (if so) could that be for the original Skype.exe * what type of investigations are going and will be going on? * what are the consequence of being involved in such activities? * how will it affect the business-model and activities of Skype/Ebay? * how might this skype clone be marketed and under what domain-name ? * when will we see the final proof (under the form of an executable) surface ? * is there a relation to the earlier miniskype.exe ? This story will certainly have another long tail. I am convinced that the current «no comment» position of Skype shows that this matter is investigated and probably it’s not only Skype that is investigating this matter too. Another thing comes to mind is wether Ebay would have Skype monitoring the Skype-contacts-list,chats, conversations and related. It should not be so difficult to do a content-search and map out of some «who’s talking to who, when and about what» diagramâ€&brvbar <a href="http://;http://webtown.typepad.com/webtown/2006/07/skype_cracked_a.html" rel="nofollow">;http://webtown.typepad.com/webtown/2006/07/skype_cracked_a.html</a> * who funded this research ? who is working behind the screens ? why, how, where ? how long has it been going on ?

* what is the relation (if any) between http://www.vozin.com / http://www.talqer.com / http://www.hanzen.cn and the alleded group of chinese skype engineers.

* is there a relation to http://www.coobol.com (site offline but in the cache of google) or not ? And if so why has that not been disclosed.

* what is the function of the http://www.voipwiki.com/blog. Smoke Screen or Marketing Tricking, creating hype before a launch of this Skype Clone ?

* why and how long will this information be hidden from the public.

* what else has been going on behind the smoke-screen ?

* how lethal (if so) could that be for the original Skype.exe

* what type of investigations are going and will be going on?

* what are the consequence of being involved in such activities?

* how will it affect the business-model and activities of Skype/Ebay?

* how might this skype clone be marketed and under what domain-name ?

* when will we see the final proof (under the form of an executable) surface ?

* is there a relation to the earlier miniskype.exe ?

This story will certainly have another long tail. I am convinced that the current «no comment» position of Skype shows that this matter is investigated and probably it’s not only Skype that is investigating this matter too. Another thing comes to mind is wether Ebay would have Skype monitoring the Skype-contacts-list,chats, conversations and related. It should not be so difficult to do a content-search and map out of some «who’s talking to who, when and about what» diagramâ€&brvbar http://webtown.typepad.com/webtown/2006/07/skype_cracked_a.html” rel=”nofollow”>;http://webtown.typepad.com/webtown/2006/07/skype_cracked_a.html

]]> By: VoIPWiki Blog » Skype’s Ostrich Strategy http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/07/13/skype-cracked/#comment-3177 VoIPWiki Blog » Skype’s Ostrich Strategy Sun, 16 Jul 2006 04:27:32 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/07/13/skype-cracked/#comment-3177 [...] So really Skype’s spin in response to the engineering feat accomplished by a small team in China ignores the real issues. Skype’s Ostrich Strategy will give eBay time while they are trying to decide what to do next. [...] [...] So really Skype’s spin in response to the engineering feat accomplished by a small team in China ignores the real issues. Skype’s Ostrich Strategy will give eBay time while they are trying to decide what to do next. [...]

]]> By: Propos et Commentaires du Climenole » Skype “craqué”: rétro-ingénérie et sécurité http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/07/13/skype-cracked/#comment-3176 Propos et Commentaires du Climenole » Skype “craqué”: rétro-ingénérie et sécurité Fri, 14 Jul 2006 18:26:54 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/07/13/skype-cracked/#comment-3176 [...] Citant Mike Arrington et Alec Saunders : « But what they [Skype] should do is use this as an opportunity to open up the protocol and allow third party developers to build Skype compatible applications (under Skype’s terms). » Tom Raftery se demande What are the chances? [...] [...] Citant Mike Arrington et Alec Saunders : « But what they [Skype] should do is use this as an opportunity to open up the protocol and allow third party developers to build Skype compatible applications (under Skype’s terms). » Tom Raftery se demande What are the chances? [...]

]]> By: dready http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/07/13/skype-cracked/#comment-3175 dready Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:02:47 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/07/13/skype-cracked/#comment-3175 <strong>Skype Reverse-Engineered...</strong> VoIPWiki reports that the Skype protocol was successfully cracked by a company in China, who promised to release a demo version by end of August. This is amazing - not the news itself, but...... Skype Reverse-Engineered…

VoIPWiki reports that the Skype protocol was successfully cracked by a company in China, who promised to release a demo version by end of August. This is amazing – not the news itself, but……

]]> By: Digital Common Sense » Skype Entering a New Era http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/07/13/skype-cracked/#comment-3173 Digital Common Sense » Skype Entering a New Era Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:57:16 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/07/13/skype-cracked/#comment-3173 [...] Big news yesterday morning as all that began to change. I first heard from Jan that Skype Protocol Has Been Cracked. Later in the day Alec posted Skype Cracked and dropped me a note about the big news. Word is that a group in China has reverse engineered and cracked the Skype proprietary protocol. This morning there are ripples of conversation across many blogs and news sources.  Here’s a snip from Jan’s post. [...] [...] Big news yesterday morning as all that began to change. I first heard from Jan that Skype Protocol Has Been Cracked. Later in the day Alec posted Skype Cracked and dropped me a note about the big news. Word is that a group in China has reverse engineered and cracked the Skype proprietary protocol. This morning there are ripples of conversation across many blogs and news sources.  Here’s a snip from Jan’s post. [...]

]]> By: Digital Common Sense » Skype Entering a New Era http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/07/13/skype-cracked/#comment-3174 Digital Common Sense » Skype Entering a New Era Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:57:16 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/07/13/skype-cracked/#comment-3174 [...] Big news yesterday morning as all that began to change. I first heard from Jan that Skype Protocol Has Been Cracked. Later in the day Alec posted Skype Cracked and dropped me a note about the big news. Word is that a group in China has reverse engineered and cracked the Skype proprietary protocol. This morning there are ripples of conversation across many blogs and news sources.  Here’s a snip from Jan’s post. [...] [...] Big news yesterday morning as all that began to change. I first heard from Jan that Skype Protocol Has Been Cracked. Later in the day Alec posted Skype Cracked and dropped me a note about the big news. Word is that a group in China has reverse engineered and cracked the Skype proprietary protocol. This morning there are ripples of conversation across many blogs and news sources.  Here’s a snip from Jan’s post. [...]

]]> By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Skypeのプロトコル、ハックされる http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/07/13/skype-cracked/#comment-3172 TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Skypeのプロトコル、ハックされる Fri, 14 Jul 2006 09:37:13 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/07/13/skype-cracked/#comment-3172 [...] 今晩（米国時間7/13)にSkypeのスポークスパーソンにこの情報について聞いてみたが、「我々はこの情報を評価または裏付けを確認する時間がなかったため、何もコメントできない」ということだった。 Skype側の本能的な対応としては法的措置を講じるということだろう（このソフトは中国で作られたということなので何の効力も無いかもしれない）。しかし、本当にSkypeがすべきことはこれを良い機会として生かし、プロトコルを公開、Skypeと互換性のあるアプリケーションを（Skype側のコントロールの効く条件で）サードパーティーの開発者が作れるようにするということなのだろう。 [...] [...] 今晩（米国時間7/13)にSkypeのスポークスパーソンにこの情報について聞いてみたが、「我々はこの情報を評価または裏付けを確認する時間がなかったため、何もコメントできない」ということだった。 Skype側の本能的な対応としては法的措置を講じるということだろう（このソフトは中国で作られたということなので何の効力も無いかもしれない）。しかし、本当にSkypeがすべきことはこれを良い機会として生かし、プロトコルを公開、Skypeと互換性のあるアプリケーションを（Skype側のコントロールの効く条件で）サードパーティーの開発者が作れるようにするということなのだろう。 [...]

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