Skype later than 3.6. Is it anyhow better than mine present one?

Hi. I found that users with newer Skype than my can delete already sent messages. Is this the only advantage???

For example today I was out and when I turned on Skype I found that I can't check if I had any message from my friend who is logged off!!! And even worse! My last messages which I sent before still are not received because I read this attention "Your messages will be delivered when both you and other man will be online". WHAT A H@CK??! I SENT IT 24 HOURS AGO AND THEY STILL ARE NOT DELIVERED JUST BECAUSE SKYPE TELLS ME THAT I MUST BE ALWAYS ONLINE TO WAIT FOR MY FRIEND BE ONLINE TOO?????!!!!!!!

So I think I can send my present lite Skype to a garbage and finally start using bloatware advertising version but at least fully working and fully synchronized with my expectations.

 

I use 3.8.0.115 (you can get it on filehippo.com) and I hate bloated, resource hungry new versions (google skype resource hog to see how bad it is). My messages also didn't go through while I was offline. Do new versions actually work when you send a message to an offline friend?

I also see new Skype versions are even more integrated with Facebook. Well I don't use Facebook at all - so how can I get new Skype WITHOUT friggin FB? Why pushing FB into everything is beyond me. I actually have blocked FB on my tracking protection lists and don't even see "like" buttons on webpages and now if I want skype (from Microsoft) I must download huge app with FB client that uses more resources than my corporate Microsoft Outlook with an Exchange account (shared calendars, corporate addressbooks, thousands of mails, integration with MS CRM), a Hotmail account with chat (thousands of mails) AND Lync messenger with video chat and everything together to send a message to an offline friend? Hm. I guess enterprise software in this case is much leaner and far more powerful than that for home use.

I use imo.im in my browser with my skype account 99% of the time, and start skype only when I must (to receive a file and for quality video chat for example). imo.im doesn't force you to open an account, and you can use gtalk and aol and skype and yahoo, and facebook and jabber and even STEAM!!! accounts tied together at the same time!

Now let me compare one brilliant software called Teamviewer to Skype. TeamViewer is not an IM (it is a software used for remote administration, presentation, remote help, video chat, desktop sharing, conference calls etc...). Technically and feature wise it is way more powerful and more advanced than Skype (video is better on Skype and you cannot call mobiles and telephone numbers btw) and yes it also has features that Skype offers. It has chat, video calls, sending files, you can open an account and add friend's PCs to a list so you can see if they are online. You can even use it through browser (no client installation!). Free for home use. And uses LESS resources (disk, RAM, CPU) than new Skype! I wonder what if my friends would start using TeamViewer more often

Cheers,

Ivan

 

Skype used to* be encrypted point-to point. As such Skype server did not know the encryption key- it only authenticated you and the other person and from then on encryption had been set up point t point between the two of you.

As a result messages can't be delivered when one party is offline. Encryption key is set up every time so it's only good for one session.
Message sent with a key that worked in a previous session (even if it was stored somewhere) would be useless with a new session as the old key is not stored anywhere.

Anyway- this is not a bug it's a feature.
The moment it changes you're not secured by point-to point encryption anymore.


*Supposedly that has been changed after MS bought Skype. I haven't researched it but that was I've been told.

 

Thanks downloads - I didn't know that! Rep +1

 

Yes exactly and that is why I have been using skype 1.2 (2005) version. It is better to be in safe than let Microsoft and others to track us down.