C. How To Use Skype
Placing And Receiving Calls
To contact people use the “Add Or Search For Skype Contacts” button on the bottom of the
application window:
This takes you to the separate graphical pane where you can conduct a search basd on the contacts
name, geographical location, etc. Note that the Skype directory sometimes loses information on
contacts who have not signed in for an extended period of time. It may therefore be advisable to contact
those individuals by other means such as email to obtain there Skype ID.
As you have seen, as part of establishing initial contact with another Skype subscriber you had to ask
them for their authorization. That means you had to ask them for their permission to communicate with
them via Skype. However, it appears that at this time the current Linux version of Skype (Skype 2)
does not require authorization for others to contact you.
