Hello Chuck, I can use Skype without any problems in Windows, but the Linux version appears to be totally unusable. As far as I know, there is no console version of the client. Because Skype is closed source, I wouldn't expect there to be a console-driven version any time soon unless demand becomes high enough for the folks at Skype to develop one. On Tuesday, November 23, 2004, 5:49:34 PM, you stood on a roof and loudly proclaimed: > There seems to be a voice messaging network called "skype" used by many > people. Anybody here figure out how to use it in a text console? The > applications for Linux seem to be X apps. They are free, but come only > in precompiled packages, as far as I can tell. > Chuck ---------- Stephen Clower Email/.Net Messenger: steve at steve-audio.net AIM: AudioRabbit03 Skype: sclower Check out my little home on the web at http://www.steve-audio.net