Skype slowly recovers from global blackout

Gerald · 12-23-10, 12:42 PM

The free internet phone service Skype is slowly coming back online after an outage that affected millions of people around the globe.The firm's engineers are still working to fix the problem, which first started at around 2030 GMT on 22 December.Skype said the fault had been caused by a "software issue" on critical parts of its network. The firm told the BBC that it was currently handling 12.5 million phone calls, 50% of its normal traffic."We take outages like this really seriously and apologise for the inconvenience," Skype chief Tony Bates told BBC News.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12064394

Note: 23 December 2010 Last updated at 14:58 GMT

FIREWALL · 12-23-10, 12:51 PM

Probably was hacked.

Gerald · 12-23-10, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Probably was hacked.

A fully credible explanation!

papa_smurf · 12-23-10, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

A fully credible explanation!

Its straight and to the point, no need for all that technical jargon

Gerald · 12-23-10, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by papa_smurf

Its straight and to the point, no need for all that technical jargon

Some technical details are unnecessary, since no or very few have an interest in it as long as they get up and running,

Gerald · 12-30-10, 08:10 AM

Server overloads and a bug in Skype for Windows caused the two-day outage for the net phone firm.Details of what caused the service to be unusable for millions of users prior to Christmas have been posted on the firm's blog.The two events combined to create a cascade of problems that managed to knock out much of the network underpinning the phone service.Skype is assessing how its network is built to stop the problem recurring.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12092795

Note: update record, 30 December 2010 Last updated at 10:02 GMT

12-23-10, 12:42 PM	#1
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Skype slowly recovers from global blackout The free internet phone service Skype is slowly coming back online after an outage that affected millions of people around the globe.The firm's engineers are still working to fix the problem, which first started at around 2030 GMT on 22 December.Skype said the fault had been caused by a "software issue" on critical parts of its network. The firm told the BBC that it was currently handling 12.5 million phone calls, 50% of its normal traffic."We take outages like this really seriously and apologise for the inconvenience," Skype chief Tony Bates told BBC News. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12064394 Note: 23 December 2010 Last updated at 14:58 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

12-23-10, 12:51 PM	#2
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Probably was hacked. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

12-30-10, 08:10 AM	#6
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Skype crash:Software bug and server overloads blamed Server overloads and a bug in Skype for Windows caused the two-day outage for the net phone firm.Details of what caused the service to be unusable for millions of users prior to Christmas have been posted on the firm's blog.The two events combined to create a cascade of problems that managed to knock out much of the network underpinning the phone service.Skype is assessing how its network is built to stop the problem recurring. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12092795 Note: update record, 30 December 2010 Last updated at 10:02 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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