On Mon, 2008-08-25 at 13:58 +1200, Jim Cheetham wrote: > Skype will use any and all network ports that it can find open, > regardless of their reason. It will send your call data over port 443, > pretending to be HTTPS traffic in order to defeat your proxy systems. > > SIP uses only the ports that are described in the open standard, and > only with the type of content that is described in the open standard.
So, Skype has done what is necessary to work while Open Source SIP apps won't work for people because they won't adapt. Looks to me like a case of technical purity being held over the needs of the user. I'm not a fan of that. It makes Open Source apps stagnate and die. Vik :v)
