ßødincµs²°°° wrote:
> Recently, Paul Cupis popped out over the fence
> around uk.telecom.voip and said...
> |So, do you understand what the 'o' in VoIP stands for? I guess not.
> |
> |Voice chat services of IM clients is clearly VoIP.
> |
>
> Do you deserve an answer? Hmmm... Let me think...
> It probably will end way down in your deep well of ignorance and get
> lost.
> So, NO, you don't deserve an answer.
> But - wait! You had an answer... Oh, whatever...
> Voice over Internet Protocol is WAY different that "Voice chat services
> through internet". Internet is NOT all IP, is also ATM, BB, and a
> plethora of other protocols to let the data flow.
> You can talk using two PCs through a direct modem connection on a leased
> or dial-up line - using Voice enabled modems, but that AIN'T VoIP.
> So stop muddling the water.

I'm not the one "muddling" the water. We were not talking about ATM,
"BB" etc. We are not talking about direct modem connections between two
machines (tried running Yahoo IM over that, have you?).

We were talking about Skype and them IM protocols/software such as Yahoo.

I would contend that these software programs run primarily over IP. This
is based on the fact that you (for example) register with a Yahoo server
over IP.

So, yes, they are VoIP.