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Re: Skype info
From: Jack Carrozzo <jack () crepinc com>
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:04:47 -0500
"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 <jeremyparr () 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 <jack () crepinc com> wrote:On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Paul Graydon <paul () 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: Operationtimedout. ... -Jack
Current thread:
- Skype info Tim Connolly (Dec 22)
- Re: Skype info Paul Graydon (Dec 22)
- Re: Skype info Jack Carrozzo (Dec 22)
- Re: Skype info Jeremy Parr (Dec 22)
- Re: Skype info Jack Carrozzo (Dec 22)
- Re: Skype info Jeffrey Lyon (Dec 22)
- Re: Skype info Jack Carrozzo (Dec 22)
- Re: Skype info Paul Graydon (Dec 22)