Break in service
| 23:08 UK time, Wednesday, 22 October 2008
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ websites have been experiencing some major technical difficulties which have been preventing us from updating our News, Sport and some other pages.
This is due to a serious network failure, which has resulted in a loss of connectivity between our publishing systems and the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's webservers.
We are doing everything we can to remedy these problems as soon as possible. We apologise for the interruption to our service and we hope to restore it soon.
UPDATE 2351 BST: We are able to publish again and pages are updating. It seems our problems were caused by some damaged fibre optic cables linking our London buildings.
Comment number 1.
At 23rd Oct 2008, LooseLoseBreakBrakeThereIsADifference wrote:I wondered what was going on. Thought I was going mental.
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Comment number 2.
At 23rd Oct 2008, riveracer wrote:What has the world come to - the Archers Podcast still hasn't come - I'll have to use that newfangled iPlayer.
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Comment number 3.
At 23rd Oct 2008, moriaeencomium wrote:Caught in conspiracy, eh?
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Comment number 4.
At 23rd Oct 2008, dennisjunior1 wrote:I hope that everything is being repair!!!
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Comment number 5.
At 23rd Oct 2008, wallydallas wrote:i just tried to read an article on radioactive lifts in France. I'm guessing some hot metal got into the factory building elevators? Or the French have hacked the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ to prevent such news.
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Comment number 6.
At 23rd Oct 2008, Roger Shellard wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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Comment number 7.
At 23rd Oct 2008, julianmwhite wrote:Will Robert Peston be blogging outside of his area again to blame the Conservatives for this fault?
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Comment number 8.
At 23rd Oct 2008, Demaxie wrote:Well, they do say that 90% of network failures happen at the Physical layer....
Glad it's all sorted then.
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Comment number 9.
At 23rd Oct 2008, Kelsie wrote:Well thanks be--having withdrawal symptoms...
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Comment number 10.
At 23rd Oct 2008, delminister wrote:i have noticed nothing beyond the normal windows problems this end so i must be lucky.
i do hope the problems are resolved soonest.
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Comment number 11.
At 23rd Oct 2008, Pancha Chandra wrote:Technological glitches are all part of life and should be taken in one's stride. The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ provides excellent coverage with attention to detail. The state-of-the-art technology used has enabled millions of viewers to keep abreast with the ever-changing world. Just think of the massive global dislocation and ignorance should the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ web-sites be disabled for a long period of time! The Editors and technical staff should be congratulated for their excellent work. The interaction with readers/bloggers is so positive and stimulating. Keep up the excellent work ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ!
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Comment number 12.
At 23rd Oct 2008, Walrus wrote:Er..I hadn't noticed anything.
Tells you something you should really know about me.
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Comment number 13.
At 23rd Oct 2008, Peter_Sym wrote:#5. I'd have missed that radioactive lift story if it wasn't for your comment. Thanks!
Cobalt 60 is seriously unfunny too. Its a very penetrating gamma ray and goes straight through lead. Its far more newsworthy than 'particle found near Sellafield'
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