I was actually going to say, you might as well have said it needs a new flux capacitor.
Jeff On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Jack Carrozzo <j...@crepinc.com> wrote: > "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 >> > -- Jeffrey Lyon, Leadership Team jeffrey.l...@blacklotus.net | http://www.blacklotus.net Black Lotus Communications - AS32421 First and Leading in DDoS Protection Solutions
