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Mozilla's big plan on Tuesday to set a world record for downloads with the Firefox 3 browser hit a snag when its Web site would not work properly.
Though the big "Download Day" was set to begin at 1 p.m. ET, Mozilla's Web site was down or working sporadically all morning on the East Coast, and users still could not download Firefox 3 from the site more than an hour later.
A Firefox spokeswoman said via e-mail just after 2 p.m. that the company was aware of the problem and "working to get it back up quickly."
Mozilla also outlined the problems it was having with its Web site in a blog entry.
"The outpouring of interest and enthusiasm around Firefox 3 has been overwhelming (literally!)," according to the post. "Our servers are currently feeling the burn and should be back to normal shortly."
Mozilla will begin registering downloads for the record for 24 hours from the moment the site goes live, according to the post.
Mozilla unveiled a campaign on May 28 to set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloads in 24 hours with its Firefox 3 browser. There is no world record for software downloads; Mozilla is trying to create one.
The company asked users to pledge to download the browser on the day it was released, and was even hosting a Download Day event, the Camp Firefox BBQ, at its offices in Mountain View, California, to promote its cause.
The company also has asked Firefox fans to host parties to encourage friends to download with them, and place "Download Day" buttons on their Web sites as reminders of the big day.
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yeah, i was on right at 1 pm est ...By Anonymous on June 17, 2008, 3:52 pmyeah, i was on right at 1 pm est and their website was all screwed up for about 30 minutes before i got the download to work, but everything seems ok now. It was...
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yeah, i was on right at 1 pm est and their website was all screwBy Anonymous on June 17, 2008, 3:52 pmyeah, i was on right at 1 pm est and their website was all screwed up for about 30 minutes before i got the download to work, but everything seems ok now. It was...
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i downloaded it just fine...By Anonymous on June 17, 2008, 4:12 pmi downloaded it just fine. and im using it right now:P
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YES IS GOT FIREFOX3By Anonymous on June 17, 2008, 4:28 pmI GOT FIREFOX 3 INCHA'ALLAH FOR BLESS ALLAH AKBAR
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Their website sucksBy Anonymous on June 17, 2008, 4:33 pmreally. The www.getfirefox.com is still so slow and leads to firefox2. Are they seriously working on the problem? Just don't call for world-record if no such capability.
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Cant find itBy Anonymous on June 17, 2008, 4:34 pmFor a while the site was down and unuseable, now that i can see the site, i cant find FF3. The only thing i see on the site is ff3 RC3??? anyone know where i can...
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