Skype replaces P2P supernodes with Linux boxes hosted by Microsoft

Posted by BernardSwiss on May 2, 2012 6:46 AM
By Ars Technica
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Microsoft has drastically overhauled the network running its Skype voice-over-IP service, replacing peer-to-peer client machines with thousands of Linux boxes that have been hardened against the most common types of hack attacks, a security researcher said.

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