Larry <asdf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> AZ Nomad wrote:
>>
>> via linux servers.
>>
>
> http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2008/06/17/mozilla_outage_on_firefox_3_record_launch_day.html
>
> Mozilla Outage on Firefox 3 Record Launch Day
>
> An outage affected the Mozilla.com website on the day the organisation
> launched its Guinness World Record attempt for downloads of the new Firefox
> 3 browser.
>
> The mozilla.com site was unreachable from around the world, occasionally
> responding with the message, "Http/1.1 Service Unavailable".
>
>
Indeed - it looks like not only did they achieve their aim, to set a new
world record for downloads, but an even higher bandwidth arrangement
could have achieved even more, as demand was even greater than they
were able to meet. It's truly amazing just how popular Firefox has
become.
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