http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/VoIP-HOWTO.html
On Monday 05 February 2001 18:26, Praedor Tempus wrote:
> I have seen this question asked in the past but paid no attention and
> eliminated the messages. Now I want to ask. Is there a net2phone-like app
> for linux?
>
> I have run some searches and find NOTHING. All I find are things like
> speakfreely, which is NOT the same thing or as good/useful. Thus far,
> every single voice-over-IP app that I have found for linux is merely a
> glorified chat/IRC app that requires the receiver to have a compatible
> piece of software on their computer.
>
> I would like to dial someone's phone, not call their computer. Most of the
> people I would be interested in calling are not at their computer all day
> and do not have their computer running 24 hours a day. They all have
> telephones. If there is no such beast for linux...why not? Is it really
> that difficult to write software to use your modem/ethernet card and
> soundcard to ring a telephone and send voice signals? Is it necessary for
> a server to be setup somewhere that would route internet traffic to
> phonelines?
