Hello,

I have just installed skype-1.2.0.18-suse on opensuse 10.0. According to FAQ I have exported 2 environment variables:

http_proxy=192.168.0.1:8080
https_proxy=192.168.0.1:8080

192.168.0.1:8080 is my http/https proxy server which works (I am currently posting this message using this proxy). However, Skype keeps saying it's "Connecting...". I have checked whether any other process is using /dev/dsp ($ lsof | grep /dev/dsp) and seems no process uses it. Any other reason why skype can't connect?

Thanks in advance.

Try add http:// to the proxies

http_proxy=http://192.168.0.1:8080/
https_proxy=http://192.168.0.1:8080/

regards

[quote=enemY]Hello,

I have just installed skype-1.2.0.18-suse on opensuse 10.0. According to FAQ I have exported 2 environment variables:

http_proxy=192.168.0.1:8080
https_proxy=192.168.0.1:8080

192.168.0.1:8080 is my http/https proxy server which works (I am currently posting this message using this proxy). However, Skype keeps saying it's "Connecting...". I have checked whether any other process is using /dev/dsp ($ lsof | grep /dev/dsp) and seems no process uses it. Any other reason why skype can't connect?

Thanks in advance.[/quote]

[quote=vmicho]Try add http:// to the proxies

http_proxy=http://192.168.0.1:8080/
https_proxy=http://192.168.0.1:8080/

regards

[/quote]

According to FAQ http_proxy and https_proxy are host:port pairs not protocol://host:port triples. However I have modified these variables as you advised but application doesn't work anyway, so I have to find another solution.

Thanks for your reply anyway.

I'm using http_proxy=http://192.168.0.1:8080/ and every application supporting it works. Without http they didnt work.
Dont forget to export the variables. Unexported variable arent visible in subshells, ie new processes executed in a new shell.

Try:
export http_proxy=http://192.168.0.1:8080/

before running skype
run it in the same terminal.

I doubt that skype (at least 1.2.0.17-1 debian package) doesn't support proxy feature at all as the following commands return empty output:

$ strings /usr/bin/skype | grep -i http_proxy
$ strings /usr/bin/skype | grep -i https_proxy

Executables can be compressed.

Try the "export" stuff and wait a while (it can take sometimes 2 minutes)

[quote=enemY]
I doubt that skype (at least 1.2.0.17-1 debian package) doesn't support proxy feature at all as the following commands return empty output:

$ strings /usr/bin/skype | grep -i http_proxy
$ strings /usr/bin/skype | grep -i https_proxy[/quote]
forgetit! skypes binary "crypted", see blackhat related posting somewhere else this forum.

j