• HowtoSkypeWeb

Setting up Skypeweb with Bitlbee

Skypeweb is a libpurple plugin that doesn't require you to run a skype client in the background. As the name suggests, it uses http://web.skype.com/

It supports both skype usernames and microsoft accounts ("msn")

Building and installing

Follow the instructions in https://github.com/EionRobb/skype4pidgin/tree/master/skypeweb

You need bitlbee-libpurple, see HowtoPurple

Adding the account

account add skypeweb username password
account skypeweb on

Groupchats

There are two kinds of groupchats in skype:

To convert a p2p-based chat to a cloud-based chat, type /fork in an official skype client. This will create a new groupchat based on the old one, adding everyone from the old chat who is also in your contact list.

To check the internal ID, type /get name in an official skype client.

There's a partial explanation about these groupchat types in the official docs

Troubleshooting

If something doesn't work, check if logging in through http://web.skype.com/ works

Status announcements: http://heartbeat.skype.com/