"Creating new mega-supernodes as fast as they can!" Definitely using that in a meeting tomorrow.
Cheers, -Jack On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Jeremy Parr <jeremyp...@gmail.com> wrote: > Skype downtime today > > Earlier today, we noticed that the number of people online on Skype > was falling, which wasn’t typical or expected, so we began to > investigate. > > Skype isn’t a network like a conventional phone or IM network – > instead, it relies on millions of individual connections between > computers and phones to keep things up and running. Some of these > computers are what we call ‘supernodes’ – they act a bit like phone > directories for Skype. If you want to talk to someone, and your Skype > app can’t find them immediately (for example, because they’re > connecting from a different location or from a different device) your > computer or phone will first try to find a supernode to figure out how > to reach them. > > Under normal circumstances, there are a large number of supernodes > available. Unfortunately, today, many of them were taken offline by a > problem affecting some versions of Skype. As Skype relies on being > able to maintain contact with supernodes, it may appear offline for > some of you. > > What are we doing to help? Our engineers are creating new > ‘mega-supernodes’ as fast as they can, which should gradually return > things to normal. This may take a few hours, and we sincerely > apologise for the disruption to your conversations. Some features, > like group video calling, may take longer to return to normal. > > Stay tuned to @skype on Twitter for the latest updates on the > situation – and many thanks for your continued patience in the > meantime. > > On 22 December 2010 15:46, Jack Carrozzo <j...@crepinc.com> wrote: > > > > On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Paul Graydon <p...@paulgraydon.co.uk > >wrote: > > > > > > > > >> Details are on their blog: http://bit.ly/edtjxB > > > > > > %wget http://blogs.skype.com/ -O/dev/null > > --2010-12-22 20:45:36-- http://blogs.skype.com/ > > Resolving blogs.skype.com... 204.9.163.155 > > Connecting to blogs.skype.com|204.9.163.155|:80... failed: Operation > timed > > out. > > > > ... > > > > -Jack >
