Todd Allcock wrote:

> Yeah, the VoIP forums at DSLR are pretty down on Skype- it's per minute
> rate is pretty high vs. other VoIPs, and it's non-standard, so it doesn't
> work with the SIP-compliant ATAs, Asterisk servers, etc. that the DSLR guys
> typically play with. The hard-core VoIPers seem to see Skype as the "AOL"
> of VoIP.

Skype (other than free Skype to Skype calls) is a not a great deal
compared to other VOIP providers. It _does_ remind me of AOL (is AOL
even still around, I no longer get any CDs from them?).