Re: [Ekiga-list] ekiga beginner questions

["H. S." <hs samix gmail com>]

On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 11:55 AM, Damien Sandras <dsandras seconix com> wrote:

Le mercredi 25 février 2009 à 11:51 -0500, H. S. a écrit :

>
> 1. Does it support encryption? From google search it appears like it
> was supposed to from 3.0 onwards.
>

not yet.

ETA?

 

> 3. It is any more difficult to setup and use than Skype through
> consumer router or modem (NAT)? I have no problem configuring my
> router machine (which runs iptables) for this, but I do not want to
> put other users in this situation.

It depends, sometimes, it is more difficult, but in 90% of the cases, it
will run well. Either because the router supports SIP or because STUN
works.

Anything special about those 10% cases where it does not work? Just trying to get a clear picture here and perhaps avoid problems, or at least minimize them.

 

> 4. Can it be used on Linux (Debian, Ubuntu), Windows and also on Mac
> OSX?

Not Mac OSX.

Any alternative?

Thanks.