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images/news/skype.jpgSkype's problems are still causing problems across the globe, but it would appear that the end is in sight. We're receiving reports from users who are successfully logging on to Skype, but those are the lucky few. Most of us cannot get on the service, but Skype says that things should return to normal throughout the course of the day. "We're on the road to recovery. Skype is stabilizing, but this process may continue throughout the day," they say.
Plenty of theories have been floated as to what caused the problem, but Skype itself says that it was an algorithm error with their own service. So this has nothing to do with Windows or Microsoft, nothing to do with a hack or compromise.
Skype has confirmed it is having software problems on its network, resulting in a lack of connectivity for millions of Skype users. Many users cannot currently authenticate to Skype, rendering all voice, chat, and voicemail services effectively offline. Some users appear to be unaffected, having authenticated before the problems began last night.
At 2PM GMT (9AM ET, 6AM PT) Skype announced that its engineering team had discovered a software issue that is expected to be resolved "within 12 to 24 hours." The original entry, which has been removed, read: "Due to peer-to-peer network issues there are problems with Skype login. This issue is being investigated. We will give new updates when the issue has been resolved. We apologise for any inconvenience." Skype has pulled its client downloads from the site until the problem is fixed.
In other news... www.x64bit.net is back up and running, following a major problem with our DNS server
Plenty of theories have been floated as to what caused the problem, but Skype itself says that it was an algorithm error with their own service. So this has nothing to do with Windows or Microsoft, nothing to do with a hack or compromise.
Skype has confirmed it is having software problems on its network, resulting in a lack of connectivity for millions of Skype users. Many users cannot currently authenticate to Skype, rendering all voice, chat, and voicemail services effectively offline. Some users appear to be unaffected, having authenticated before the problems began last night.
At 2PM GMT (9AM ET, 6AM PT) Skype announced that its engineering team had discovered a software issue that is expected to be resolved "within 12 to 24 hours." The original entry, which has been removed, read: "Due to peer-to-peer network issues there are problems with Skype login. This issue is being investigated. We will give new updates when the issue has been resolved. We apologise for any inconvenience." Skype has pulled its client downloads from the site until the problem is fixed.
In other news... www.x64bit.net is back up and running, following a major problem with our DNS server
