User joining Skype group chats without permission?...

So, I have a group chat with some people on skype and then somehow this person joins our group chat without anyone knowing. Usually when other people add others, it says "+"User added User". But apparently it doesn't show it in our group chat. We are mutual friends with this person on skype, but somehow they are getting into our group chat.

bump, problem still persists.

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Skype group chat bots?

Hi,
I'm part of a group chat with a large number of members, and we would like to be able to have a group chat bot to answer some common questions for the members.
This bot would only join that one group chat and only answer when it for questions directed specifically to that bot (for instance, "BotName, what name does [skype username] go by?"), so it wouldn't be spamming.
Would this be an acceptable use of botting on Skype? It's something that would add a lot of utility to our group chat (and, I suspect, to plenty of other ones as well).

Is anyone from Skype going to reply??

Leaving a group chat without deleting inviting con...

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Hi All.
I aslo cannot see the green button to ask a new question.
I have anew question and I'm not sure wether to post as new (if I could find it) or just list it here, and hope someone can help?
My question is I have a friend in my contacts who recently added me to a group by mistake. I know I can delete the the group but will my friend still stay in my contacts? I dont want to lose our history.
If I should start a new topic for this can someone let me know.
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Hi and welcome to the Skype Community,
You can leave a group chat any time without compromising any of the separate conversation history or 1-on-1 conversation with the contact who originally invited you to the group. Take a look at our article on group chats explaining its features:
https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA1005/how-do-i-start-a-group-instant-message-in-skype-for-windows-...
P.S.: Just out of curiosity: When you open the Windows discussion board do you see the big green "New Topic" button on top:
If not do you see any other button at that location?
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4 out of 30 skype group chats unresponsive after 4...

Hi I am using windows 7 on desktop and latest skype, I also use the android version on a motorola G phone and I have about 30 group conversations at work, 4 of the group chats have failed to sync over the last 4 days and I cant leave them or anything they are completely unresponsive. I have tried to unintall and reinstall on both platforms but still these group chats do not work. How do I fix this problem?

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Leo Laohoo wrote:"Power off the switch that is to be added."But Joseph you are not ADDING switches. You are REMOVING switches from a stack and re-cabling.If one was adding a new switch, then yes, I recommend the new switch is to be powered OFF before connect the stacking cable.
Leo, an excellent point!
Powering of the switch, when "adding" to the stack, no doubt gets it to initiate itself as a stack member.
Re-cabling existing stacks members, shouldn't need that, but the question then is whether the hardware (stack connections) were designed for making "hot" (i.e. both sides powered on) connections. If they are, then you're correct, no need to power off switch 5.

Is there any way I can join a group chat in Thunderbird?

I can't find a feature in Thunderbird that allows me to join or create a group chat in Google Talk. Is there any way to do this? Is this feature missing? If so, it would be greatly appreciated if this feature could be implemented in future versions.
I don't use Google+ or Hangouts, so it's just plain old Google Talk XMPP.

This isn't quite what I'm looking for. I want to be able to simultaneously chat with more than one person. For example, if I am person A, I want to chat with persons B and C at the same time, so that our chat would involve people A, B, and C.

Skype group chat breaking when my internet goes do...

So for the past few days my internet has been unexpectedly going down at random times. This is normally not too big an issue but whenever it happens while I am sending a message in a group chat, the whole thing breaks meaning no new messages appear and I can't send any messages. Signing in and out doesn't fix the issue and neither does a PC restart. I know messages are being sent as I can see them on my mobile but not on the desktop app. The only way I can fix it is by leaving and rejoining the chat which is a pain as someone has to re add me every time (it happens quite frequently). Is there any other way to fix this?

In a P2P Moderated chat, the messages are only delivered when at least one of your assigned "buddies" is Online. This is different from new Cloud-based group chats, where messages are delivered via a Cloud server. In MODERATED chats, the creator has the option to REMOVE any message, but cannot EDIT anyone. http://community.skype.com/t5/Windows-desktop-client/Can-t-edit-my-own-messages-in-a-moderated-chat/m-p/4037582#M354165

Skype group chat not working anymore

Hi,
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 and Skype 4.3.0.37. I've premium account in skype and my username is : [Removed for privacy]. For last two days I'm experiencing an issue. I'm not getting any chat text from the skype groups I'm added to. Though I'm getting chat text from individual contacts. As well as if I create new skype group and add other persons from my contact then I'm getting the chat texts but if someone adds me in a new group then also I'm not getting the texts. Another thing is, though my status in skype is online still everybody in mu contact list is seing, my status as away.
I've already tried reinstalling the skype app but the same issue is still there.
Please help.
Thank You.

Hi Skype Support Team,I'm also have the same issue like as above. I can not see any message on the chatting group now which does working some days lastweek. But still chatting with just each person normally. I'm using: #dpkg -l | grep skype
ii skype                                       4.3.0.37-0ubuntu0.12.04.1                           amd64        client for Skype VOIP and instant messaging service
ii skype-bin                                   4.3.0.37-0ubuntu0.12.04.1                           i386         client for Skype VOIP and instant messaging service - binary files #lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:   LinuxMint
Description:   Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca
Release:   17.1
Codename:   rebecca #uname -a
Linux truongpham-hb 3.13.0-37-generic #64-Ubuntu SMP Mon Sep 22 21:28:38 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Thank you so much, Skype

Skype group chats not sending messages.

So, I've had this problem for a while.
Basically, sometimes when I get added to a group, the group becomes really laggy.
very laggy, actually. one instance I posted a message on the 18th of december, then left the group, and it didn't send and register that I left until the 28th.
This is happening with another group, again.
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I've uninstalled old skype and installed new skype, I've added the group to my contacts, I've tried everything. Other groups I'm a part of appear to be working just fine.
Can someone give me some advice?

ATM all I can think of causing this, is a multi version group. Skype changed their group chat behavior in v6.22, a mixed group eg 6.21 and below and above might cause issues.
The 6.21 version do work, however, all of you has to be on that level:
http://download.skype.com/msi/SkypeSetup_6.21.0.104.msi
This is offcourse just an assumption based on that pre cloud and post cloud clients have issues.

Server 10.2.8 users but not groups have write permission

A friend of mine just called about a problem he's having with his OS X Server 10.2.8 install. He had a crash, and reinstalled the system using (I think) archive and install. However, now, his users have a problem. They can access their files, read and write, but they can only read other user's files. Even if they are in a group which is supposed to have write access, they still can only read files. This sounds very strange. If the group the user is in has write access, then that user should also have write access, correct? They used to have write access.

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As far as I am aware you can’t archive and install OSX Server. Perhaps this is the root of the problem. Your friend has installed OSX Client thinking its the server. Perhaps also he is confused about group access as there is none on OSX Client.
Is this a possibility. Also it may be better if your friend posted the problem himself with as much information as possible other wise he is going to get patchy support at best.

In skype Group chats i cant type of show my camera

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What version of Windows are you on (XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 )? Is it 32-bit or 64-bit? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827218 What is the version of Internet Explorer installed on your computer? In Internet Explorer go to Help -> About Internet Explorer. P.S. Please, don’t say that you are not using Internet Explorer. This is irrelevant. Skype depends on Internet Explorer.

Join group chat

I am the creator of a group chat. While on Skype's mobile app on my phone, I accidentally left the chat. I am, as far as I can tell, unable to rejoin the chat (I cannot find an option to do so anywhere). All other members of the chat are 'users' and tell me that they cannot re-add me. Is there any way for me to rejoin the chat, or am I screwed because I am the only one with the power to add people and I have left?
On a side note, if I actually am screwed, I find it quite questionable that the creator of a chat has no way to access it externally. I also find it silly that people must be added by others - there is no option to join a group chat in the first place. Even Google Hangouts (as terrible as it is) has that option.

So here is how I got it fixed for my Mac OS X 10.9.5 and skype 6.19. I think Windows folks can follow a similar approach.
option 1 - Contact a live support agent via this link -
https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA10656/what-is-live-chat-support and have him/her remote login to your machine and fix it.
option 2 - Do-it-yourself
1) Try installing skype ver 6.15 (you need to find the executable over the internet or from skype-support) .. the usual steps to uninstall your current version and re-install the new version.
After installing ver 6.15, make sure in Skype -> Preferences, you don't check the "Always keep skype up to date" option.. or else it will go and install the latest version 6.19.
2) If it still doesn't work,
(i) Go to Finder window -> select 'Go' tab on top -> select 'Go to Folder' -> type '~/Library/Application Support/Skype/'
there you will find a file called "shared.xml". DELETE IT.
(ii) Go to Finder window -> select 'Go' tab on top -> select 'Go to Folder' -> type '/private/var/db'. There may be a file called "config.xml" or something similar. DELETE IT.
3) Even then it doesnt work, go back to Option 1 (contacting skype-support)

Where do I see Sharepoint user with no group or permission in the UI ?

Hello All -
The powershell cmdlet 'New-SPUser' has only 2 mandatory parameters UserAlias and Web. Group and PermissionLevel are not required.
This means I can create a user with no group or no permission level. However UI does not allow this to happen, it forces you to select either one (group or permission level).
My question is where do I see the user in UI which was created using powershell without any group or permission level ? The reason I ask is UI when it displays user, a group is always selected.
Thanks!

You should be putting the "_catalogs/users/detail.aspx" section into your url. For example if you were to go into your site settings page your url might start as:
"http://manju.sharepoint.domain.com/sites/manjuTest/_layouts/settings.aspx"
and it should become:
http://manju.sharepoint.domain.com/sites/manjuTest/_catalogs/users/detail.aspx

When in group chat, skype has bad connection and games lag

Okay so I have searched almost every related post and cant find this exact issue and ive tried all the standard stuff to fix internet issuesWhat happens is So I moved to a new house and had no internet for 2 weeks starts may 20th about, and we got internet around june 5th. Ever since then when I join a group call with my 5 local friends Ive been in a group call with for 4 years i have bad connection and when i play online games it lags. It use to affect my internet browser, google chrome by making stuff stop loading but that isnt the case anymore. I have tried many things. Like recently I join skype group call and it seems to be fine but once i join their terraria server both skype lags and terraria and I end up losing connection. I have a theory but there still a lot of variables. Whenever my one friend is in the group call i lag a lot more than I usually do, but not everytime, and sometimes i still lag when hes not in the call. Its also him hosting the terraria server where its really bad. It has been like this for other games too though and I have tried many solutions. I feel like maybe its a bandwith thing but i get over 100 mbs download speed and around 15 mps upload speed and low ping. I can also download 2 games and play a online game with 0 problems but once skype is involved it becomes terrible.I really would like a fix, I have used skype forever and I dont think my friends really wanna use anything else.I got windows 10 about a week ago, the beta, but it did it on windows 7 too.I have also tried downloading older skypes but it keeps downloading the newer one automatically even with automatic updates off.Also when I lag on skype the little refreshing/connecting icons comes up and I lag to my friends, but I never hear them lag.

If you are swapping out operating systems and nothing is changing then the variables you need to look into are: 1, Your wired/wireless connection. Try wired if going wireless as you may have issues sustaining a good connection with the myriad of ports Skype uses. This can be due to distance, interference or other factors. 2, Try bypassing your router and go directly connected to your modem (if possible). Issues with the router firmware, its configuration or the limitations of the router itself could be causing bandwidth related issue. Going wired to the modem would be ideal. 3. You can try disabling/enabling uPnP in your router to see if that makes a difference. Some routers handle uPnP well, others have performance issues with it. 4 Cable modem/Line issues - You could have stability issues due to the quality of the modem based off standard/tier. You could have line conditions that affect upload/download stability or both, under load. I've had issues with Skype that were related to my wireless router firmware. I've also had to swap out my modem to a more compatible and higher tier one (twice) when my ISP performed infrastructure changes.

Is there a decent and newbie-friendly group chat solution available?

The problem: we want to move away from Skype for our group chats, but can't find a satisfying alternative.
What we do right now: we use group chats a lot, for various purposes, but mainly a) discussing certain topics, or b) planning activities/inviting people over, etc. People use all kinds of different operating systems.
Currently we use Skype for that. The advantage of Skype is its ease of use: users can create group chats by simply clicking on a few names. Chats are persistent: if you go online and come back the next day, you'll still be in the chat, and you will be able to read what was discussed in the meantime. If you add somebody to a chat, they are in it immediately, without having to enter a room address, or a password, or something like that. The participants of a chat control who gets added to it, and you cannot join a chat without being invited.
The disadvantage is its closedness, which makes us depend on a single vendor's client software and their monetary interests. Plus it has been bought by Microsoft, so the future of the already lagging development of the Linux version is unclear - and users of other OSes have been generally unhappy with the recent versions. Also users can not integrate Skype into already existing multi-protocol-messengers like Pidgin, they have to run the official Skype version at all times they want to chat at.
Quite a while ago a couple of us made an attempt to move our group chats to Jabber, but the acceptance was really low - opening a chat room was a hassle, they had to be password protected to be private, invitations weren't automatic, or the invitation features of clients were buggy, and by going offline you left a chat room, meaning people had to rejoin the next time they were online, and didn't automatically get to read the conversation that was held while they had been away. IRC is out of the question too, because it lags nearly all the features mentioned above.
Now I am wondering if anybody here knows about a free, open Chat software, that makes group chat (nearly) as easy as they are in Skype.

Well, IRC does not meet quite a few of our criteria. A typical chat lifecycle might look like this:
User A decides he wants to play football the next week. He starts a chat, adds 10 contacts that he knows might be interested, and makes a suggestion for a date and time. People come online, instantly see the chat and everything that has been written, answer, etc. Others join the chat later, see what has been said, and leave. Somebody might invite a couple of others to the chat, which will be immediately added. People play football, have a bit of postgame discussion, and then either plan the next session, or the chat dies.
I just do not see how this is a workflow that we can easily achieve with IRC - at least not in a way that people will be happy with.
- you can not automatically add people to a chat afaik
- chat history is not persistent afaik
- you do not necessarily want everybody to be able to just join a chat, but you also do not want to do a lot of configuration to restrict access to a chat/channel, when it might be about tonights event.
- people do not want to type /join #birthday_present_for_xyz, they just want to be added
I don't know why, but the openmeetings demo just doesn't really work for me - I get a lot of connection errors, it's painfully slow and hangs itself.

Essential Group Chat Features

P2P Group Chat for moderated groups IS NOT A SOLUTION ! (they lag!)
Yes, we get it you even removed abilities of message editing/deleting privileges of group MASTERS/CREATORS and for all we know they might never come back
However a few basic but very essential stuff needs to be added to new cloud-based group chats: Controlling who comes in and out. Give admins the option to allow or disallow regular users to add new participants to the chat
Allow lists and black lists [similar to p2p ones]
Option to lock the editing of group topic and picture to admins only [similar to p2p]
Different UI layout for group chats and group picture. Current layout [which many already hates] might be ok for small personal chats or small groups. But in large groups they seriously need to be reconsidered. For instance scrolling through messages in the hundreds are a huge pain, I enjoy the scroll wheel of my mouse and scroll features of trackpads on laptops everywhere you know, except on skype where I am forced to use a pre-historic scroll bar on the side to quickly scroll up and down at the pace I want to. Another thing is people get in different groups for different purposes, but easily confuse one with the other, and say stuff in 1 chat and realise it was the wrong place. So identifying what group you're in shouldn't be a matter of checking the topic title each time. Perhaps replacing the "medallion" style picture to a wider banner-style picture for group chats would be an interesting identifier to what chat anyone is currently in with just a glance.
Disclaimers - Upon joining /being added to a group chat the user should be notified about him/her being in a group where certain rules may apply and/or certain people have certain administrative powers which may prevent the user from adding others or even remove the user from the group and that Skype and MS aren't liable and won't take any responsibility for stuff happening in that group chat
Oh, how about instead of just getting dragged into groups without my consent I instead get a notification of "You've been invited to join xxxx Group chat by yyyy" and then i get to see the group info : rules, topic, banner/picture, admins list, may be even participants list, and then I make the decision whether I want to join the group or just decline it. Will surely save many from coming back to see they got added into groups to with thousands of messages and not-so-pleasant contents or entourage
Filters - Such a basic thing of so many chats and chat system. If group admins want to make a "clean" chat with no f word, they should have an option to set the word on a filter and whenever someone tries to post a message with that word, it either gets refused or the concerned parts gets **** censored
Also perhaps letting group admins control what's being shared in their groups, or may be even get to approve of refuse certain types of material getting shared, that too could be an interesting feature to have for groups
You know how in this PC+ era there's so many different types of devices and different Instanst Messaging & Calling apps out there and that sooooooooo many of us only bother sticking with skype cause of the 1 thing these others don't have. Decent group chatting possibilities across all devices and OS. So don't wait for them to snatch us away man

Yesterday we created new group, because we are facing a lot of odd issues with our current group. The new group worked well until today. It just stopped to work for few people, they can't see messages from other people and some users cannot send their message because there is the circle that it is sending the message but nothing has happened yet. Big disappointment, that MS programmers cannot create working group chat in 2015!

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