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Re:Ask HN: Gmail down? [Temporary Error (500)] by dagobart on Friday May 08, 2009 @09:03AM (#599564)
Besides of the above URL, http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ works not only for google but any other service too. However, I got suggested that tool via twitter, but I have no clue how it works or how reliably it is.
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Re:Ask HN: Gmail down? [Temporary Error (500)] by spatulon on Friday May 08, 2009 @09:35AM (#599597)
http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/3drealms.com

"Looks down from here" suggests to me that it's simply doing an HTTP GET and interpreting the returned status code (or timing out). http://downforyouaswellorjustme.com/ would probably be more accurate.

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Re:Ask HN: Gmail down? [Temporary Error (500)] by dagobart on Friday May 08, 2009 @10:28AM (#599667)
right. Even better the service could become if they'd watch the status pages for the services they'dget asked about. But takes a little more effort than a plain GET.
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