Craigslist Crash

Written By
Eric Lundquist
Eric Lundquist
Published: Jul 25, 2007
Updated: Feb 2, 2021
1 minute read
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Sometimes as you get all wrapped up in the world of web 2.0 and online software as a service capabilities, it is good to remember you are only as good as your colocation facility. Users of Craigslist were recently greeted with this message

Error

Craigslist and many other sites are having issues at the colo facility.

Please sit tight, and try again later.

We are aware of the situation, and the happy craigslist elves are scurrying to make it better, even now.

***** Remember: back up your data and distribute your computing resources if you want to avoid the error message that Craigslist had to deliver

Eric Lundquist

Eric Lundquist

Content Writer

Since 1996, Eric Lundquist has been Editor in Chief of eWEEK, which includes domestic, international and online editions. As eWEEK's EIC, Lundquist oversees a staff of nearly 40 editors, reporters and Labs analysts covering product, services and companies in the high-technology community. He is a frequent speaker at industry gatherings and user events and sits on numerous advisory boards. Eric writes the popular weekly column, 'Up Front,' and he is a confidant of eWEEK's Spencer F. Katt gossip columnist.

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