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Posted by William on December 30, 2006, 2:42 am
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on 29 Dec 2006, something possessed Robin Colleen Moore to write:
> Why is Skype 3.0.0.198 on WinXP trying to access
> "Skype Extras Manager" (129.6.15.28)?
> Should we ALLOW or DENY these requests from the new Skype?
> Why or why not?
>
> My ZoneAlarm personal firewall software went bonkers when I installed
> the new Skype 3.x software on Windows XP this week. Basically, I
> received all the "usual" warnings about Skype wanting to access the
> trusted zone, the Internet, etc.
>
> But with Skype 3.0, there is a NEW warning:
> Skype Extras Manager is trying to access the Internet
> Application: skypePM.exe
> Destination IP: 129.6.15.28
>
> Should we ALLOW or DENY this Skype 3.0 request?
> What are the ramifications of each decision?
>
> Thanks!
>
I'm not familiar with Skype, but if it popped up when you installed it
from a reliable source, than perhaps this is just an Extras Manager that
mentions whatever plugins or addons are available for download, which
would require it to connect to a server. Perhaps someone else with
Skype could shed more light on this.
Regards,
Will
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