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Supernodes are just guys like you and me with the right amount of bandwidth and the right network connection - if bad code or bad data exposed an existing bug,
by dedward 16y ago
Supernodes are just guys like you and me with the right amount of bandwidth and the right network connection - if bad code or bad data exposed an existing bug, causing the supernodes in the meshed p2p network to go down - you have a chicken and egg problem.
Skype doens't own the supernodes.... skype works because it uses the user's own resources to help route calls for other users.
- dennisgorelik 16y agoSo the bug is in Skype client code that is responsible for handling supernode behavior. The fix should probably be about developing deploying new version of Skype client. Such fix can take a week. Especially considering that engineering might be not in a good shape in Skype few years after acquisition from original founders.