Skype slowly recovers from global blackout

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

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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