MSN Messenger outage caused by data center issue

Posted on February 09, 2005 - 13:02 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

Yesterday millions of people were unable to use Microsoft's MSN Messenger service due to some data center issues.

A company representative declined to elaborate on the nature of the problem, or the steps Microsoft took in fixing it. In an earlier statement, the representative said the outage was caused by an "isolated issue that we've located in the data center."

The problem had affected a "significant" number of MSN Messenger users intermittently since Monday afternoon, the representative said.

More info at Cnet

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Thomas De Maesschalck

Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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Anonymous February 10, 2005 at 03:06

Good thing for Jabber.
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