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Hack Skype to reveal a plethora of technical details about each call

Overview Make a small change to your config.xml configuration file to have Skype display a wealth of detail about a call.

Skype uses the packet protocols of the Internet to transmit voice data - essentially creating a free VoIP service. This hack from Skype Hacks: Tips & Tools for Cheap, Fun, Innovative Phone Service, by Andrew Sheppard explains how to modify the config.xml configuration file to reveal the technical details about your Skype calls, including:

Input/Output
Call status
Codec

Title: Skype Hacks: Tips & Tools for Cheap, Fun, Innovative Phone Service
Author: By Andrew Sheppard
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Hack 47: Display the Technical Details of a Call
ISBN: 0-596-10189-9; First Edition December 2005; Copyright 2005
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Publisher	TechRepublic	File Format	PDF
Date Published	February 2006	Downloads	2227
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Topics	VoIP - IP Telephony

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