Andy, this sounds like spam to me. No one invites you to Skype via e-mail; only in the Skype programme. If you want to get started, why not sign up for the Skype English mailing list? To do so, send a message to skypeenglish-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with subscribe in the subject line. When you receive the confirmation message, reply to it and send it. Hope this helps. On Mon, 2 Jul 2007 22:28:34 +0100, "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: > Hi all - does anybody else get emails with the subject line "a friend > invites you to skipe?" > > The messages have my correct name and email in them, and do seem to come > from Skipe.com. Are these genuine? > > I once had a go at signing up for Skipe, ages back, and never used it, so > that's perhaps how whoever it is has my contact details. > > I am not set up for Skipe, as I don't have a mic set up on this machine, > and > haven't really paid any attention to how it works, or what I would have > to > do in order to use it. > > Anybody any thoughts on these messages I receive, and where I can find > out > more info on how to get started with Skipe? > > - Andy > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > Christopher Hallsworth E-mail: chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Skype name chrishallsworth7266 MSN: ch9675@xxxxxxxxxxx ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq