Re: Faking it with skype
On Saturday 20 September 2014 08:00:16 Bret Busby wrote:
> On 20/09/2014, Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Saturday 20 September 2014 07:32:54 Bret Busby wrote:
> >> It has just occurred to me - I believe that the appropriuate term for
> >> the Microsucks action, is crippleware. Microsucks has crippled
> >> versions of Skype, that have version numbers earlier than 4.3.
> >
> > I don't use Skype so can't test, but why not try just changing the number
> > as
> >
> > has been suggested, and as has apparently worked for some other people?
> >
> > Lisi
>
> I had already tried one method of doing that - using the suggested
> method which involved using sed - which was offered as an alternative
> to using a hexeditor (which option scared me)
Ah! That answers my question. Perhaps the time has come to grasp the bull by
the horns? The lesser evil? And it may turn out a good deal less fearsome
than you expect.
Lisi
> , and the option using
> sed, did not work, and I had posted the errors that arose from tring
> to use the sed method.
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