Anyone have any tips on how to prevent Skype from clogging my bandwidth? Apparently, Skype uses supernodes to subsidize their infrastructure so they offload the peer management to you. Great for them, ...

After yesterday’s widespread ‘supernode’ outage Skype is still down for many users today. While there’s still little clarity about what went wrong, in IT Blogwatch, bloggers join the dots. Your humble ...

According to an official blog post the Skype network uses what it calls “supernodes” which act as directories for finding users online. On Wednesday many of these supernodes were taken offline by a ...