Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!CALA-MUZIK!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.gamma.ru!Gamma.RU!skynet.be!peer-uk.news.demon.net!kibo.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!not-for-mail From: "Paul Blay" Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: Callback to UK Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 05:47:38 +0100 Lines: 26 Message-ID: References: <4al0qlFtg2oaU1@individual.net> <1145412409.841869.76900@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com> <4amcrdFt827oU1@individual.net> <3p2c421n979lp44vnjlmspkce28qedd3i7@4ax.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: saotome.demon.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 1145508457 8478 80.177.16.169 (20 Apr 2006 04:47:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 04:47:37 +0000 (UTC) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 X-Priority: 3 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:162438 "B" wrote ... > Paul Blay wrote: >> "B" wrote ... >> >>> and the best thing is totally random people from Eastern Europe or >>> China phone you up for a chat. >> >> Don't you have to have the "Please let any loser phone me" setting for >> that? > > There is a skype me option that invites random calls but the general > settings don't stop people calling randomly. Yeah I know - I was just taking my sarcasm for a walk. The trick is to not put in any profile information including country. From 2ch I know that idiots in [country X] will phone up [country Y] to (practise language / argue about politics / call each other names)*. > I'd rather not have to up > the privacy as Sigi mentions because I am happy for people to call me if > they have a reason - for example an old friend that discovers me. But > someone that want me to join a pyramid scam or practice English is not > what I am after. * The last two options are pretty much synonymous.