“Server Error
We’re sorry, but Gmail is temporarily unavailable. We’re currently working to fix the problem — please try logging in to your account in a few minutes.”
And 1 hour later…
“Server Error
We’re sorry, but Gmail is temporarily unavailable. We’re currently working to fix the problem — please try logging in to your account in a few minutes.”
The worst thing is, I am so dependent on Gmail that I can’t get most of the work on my checklist done until it comes back online.
Update:the machine speaks…
“We are aware of a problem affecting a subset of our users. Our engineers are currently working to find a solution. We expect to have a fix as soon as we can. We appreciate your patience, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.”
That was 5 hours ago! The latest message a few minutes ago was:
“We have identified the root of this problem and are still working as hard as we can to find a solution. We want to make sure you know that we haven’t forgotten you, and we sincerely apologize for the ongoing inconvenience.”
Grrrrrrr.
Originally published on ReadWriteWeb (archived copy)