{"id":113,"date":"2008-06-17T23:13:10","date_gmt":"2008-06-17T17:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bin-co.com\/blog\/?p=113"},"modified":"2008-06-17T23:13:10","modified_gmt":"2008-06-17T17:43:10","slug":"firefox-3-world-record-and-downed-servers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bin-co.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/firefox-3-world-record-and-downed-servers\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefox 3 – World Record and Downed Servers"},"content":{"rendered":"

As many<\/a> others<\/a> from around the web, I too am waiting for the latest iteration of the Firefox browser – Firefox 3. And again, like<\/a> many<\/a> others<\/a>, I too am participating in the World Record attempt<\/a>. Unfortunately, even though the release time is upon us, I cannot download the software – because their server is down<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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As a linux user, I have come to expect the fact that servers will collapse when a new version of a distro is released. But those are big files that are transferred(the linux images will be anywhere between 600 MB to 4 GB). But in case of firefox, a 8 MB file managed to bring top servers to their knees. A testament to the popularity of firefox – although I wish mozilla had more mirrors.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you cannot wait to get the latest version, get it from their FTP servers<\/a> – they are functioning normally. But, those downloads will NOT BE COUNTED in the final tally for the world record<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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