There are several standards, open and closed. Skype specifically is a closed proprietary protocol that uses an idea similar to file sharing. The calls don't go through servers, the data passes over relaying clients and where the clients are is not assured.
It probably depends on which providers the clients are sitting on but the data should probably not go through Europe, I'm guessing that there's a higher chance it will go through the states and if one of you is on a university network it might happen as well, but local providers, unless it doesn't find a proper relay shouldn't go abbroad -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of sara fink Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 11:46 To: linux-il Subject: skype and voip questions Someone knows if skype calls placed between 2 people in Israel, passes via skype server in europe? Is there a standard for voip? What I mean is if there are limits, for download, upload, quality of service that produces a reliable conversation? ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
