Does my Skype status ever change to 'Away' automatically?

Does my Skype status ever automatically change to Away? If so, when does this happen?

Casebash

Posted 2010-10-23T04:19:32.917

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Yes, it can, after you specify a number of minutes.

See image below: Go to the Skype Options, then to the General Settings, and then you can specify when you want Skype to change your status to away. alt text Hope that helps!

studiohack

Posted 2010-10-23T04:19:32.917

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1Is that haven't used Skype for 5 minutes or haven't used computer? – Casebash – 2010-10-23T21:12:06.210

2@Casebash: haven't used computer for 5 minutes. – studiohack – 2010-10-23T21:28:46.770

I'm unable to comment, still, so - have to bump it.. Just felt that the answer was incomplete! :)

At their FAQ page, What is a status setting and how do I change it in Skype for Windows desktop?, it's also mentioned how to get Skype to NEVER report idle time (?) /set status:

If you have a value of 0, you will never appear as Away unless you manually set this status by clicking on your status icon and selecting it from the list.

P.S. Got here via Google query, "skype block idle time".

Nostromov

Posted 2010-10-23T04:19:32.917

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