Those of you who are afflicted with Yahoo! Groups may have found your inboxes stuffed this morning with dozens of duplicate posts. Going to the groups website, I noted that there was a statement referenced on the “Groups Team Blog”. Going there, I found the following:
Duplicate Messages and Email Delivery
We’re aware of the duplicate message bug that has been affecting groups today and are working to resolve the issue (a side effect of this bug is that some messages are also being delayed). We have actually pushed two fixes already, but we are aware that some groups are still experiencing the problem and that more needs to be done to fully resolve the issue.
There is, however, one silver lining to this bug. It was the result of our latest system updates intended to improve email delivery speeds. So once the bugs are resolved, we should see a significant reduction in the time it takes to deliver messages to Yahoo! Groups members.
We will update this blog entry as soon as we have more definitive information on the status of this issue.
Thank you and our apologies for any inconvenience caused by the duplicate messages.
The Yahoo! Groups Team
P.S. It would be helpful to get reports of duplicate issues if your groups are still experiencing the problem with messages posted (not received) after 8:00 pm PST. If so, please add a comment to the bug letting us know the name of your group and the message numbers of the duplicate messages. Thanks!
Now I understand. Inadequate testing and bugs that actually escape to bother the users are good, as they are harbingers of better things to come.
Bushwah!
“It wasn’t a failure — it’s a success that hasn’t happened yet.”