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What to know about Microsoft's outage and why it takes so long to restore email services
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Unlike modern web apps or authentication gatekeepers, email wasn't designed to fail fast, meaning to immediately halt when a problem arises.
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Compiled from 2 independent publishers PBS NewsHour · BBC News
PBS NewsHour emphasises “What to know about Microsoft's outage and why it takes so long to restore email services”; BBC News leads with “Why is Microsoft's outage lasting so long and will emails be lost?”.
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Unlike modern web apps or authentication gatekeepers, email wasn't designed to fail fast, meaning to immediately halt when a problem arises.
2 sources at this update - First reported
Microsoft says it is continuing to restore services including Outlook and Teams following a global outage.
1 source at this update