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DDOS ATTACK

As many of you know, Paltalk has been the subject of a massive denial of service attack over the past several days.  As a result, some of you may have had trouble accessing or using your Paltalk accounts.  We apologize for any and all service interruptions that you have experienced and we assure you that we are working around the clock and sparing no expense to address the issue and to restore normal service.

 While we work to restore full service, please be aware that your account may also be accessed via our web based client at http://express.paltalk.com

 We thank you again for your continued patience, loyalty and support, and we are confident that we will have the issue resolved shortly. 

 

Thanks,

Team Paltalk

 

TITLE: Trouble logging in? DATE: 02/10/2010 13:52:53 —– BODY:

One of the biggest improvements in our latest version of Paltalk (v9.9) is the login process, it’s now faster and more robust. 
 
If you are having sporadic problems when trying to login to Paltalk, such as time-outs, login screen hanging, or ‘“please check your internet connection’” error messages we suggest you update to the latest version of Paltalk.

TITLE: Paltalk v9.9 beta! **Updated** Build361 DATE: 02/05/2010 01:53:31 PM —– BODY:

We are pleased to announce the launch of our Paltalk 9.9 Beta!

 

>> Click Here To Download Paltalk 9.9 Beta <<
 

 

When creating version 9.9 we concentrated on 2 main areas – Video, and Accessibility:

·        Video: Paltalk always strives to offer the best video quality on the internet. With 9.9, we’ve optimized our video streams and made them faster, clearer and better! Plus, we added new layouts for the SuperIM windows to make them more video focused.

·        Accessibility: Here at Paltalk we believe our members should be able to video chat (SuperIM) with anyone, anywhere, instantly! With the new SuperIM URL feature, video chatting with your friends who are not Paltalk members is easy. Simply pass your SuperIM URL to your friends and 2 clicks later (no downloads by the way) they are video chatting with you!

 

 

Paltalk 9.9 includes the following new and exciting features:

 

  • SuperIM URLs – personalized links that allow video chat anywhere on the Web with any friend, regardless of whether they are a Paltalk member. SuperIM URLs are extensions of http://www.superim.me/nickname. For the first 2 weeks after release, paid subscribers will be able to choose to customize their SuperIM URL with something other than their nickname. Custom vanity SuperIM URLs look like this: http://customname.superim.me. After the first 2 weeks, all users will be able to customize their SuperIM URLs.
  • Facebook Chat Integration – ability to IM with Facebook friends directly from Paltalk
  • Paltalk Mobile Support – IM-based mobile support for the BlackBerry
  • Video-Centric Look and Feel for SuperIM – We have added a new “picture-in-picture” layout with four times more space allotted to webcam video

 

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  • Friends Feed in SideKick – new SideKick Tab shows status updates of Paltalk profile friends’ activity
  • High Resolution Video & High Fidelity Audio–up to 20 frames/sec with improved resolution and a richer, more enhanced audio experience
  • Windows 7 Certification – the first video chat provider certified as “Compatible with Windows 7” – the Paltalk platform was first certified on October 7, 2009
  • Three new funky sets of emoticons (smileys)

We hope you enjoy the new features!

 

**Update** Build 361Changes/Fixes:

  • Bug: Windows 7 maximize height on a IM
  • Bug: SuperIM display picture logic is broken, DP’s are going missing.
  • Bug: Disable start webcam button when member is offline.
  • Bug: Tooltip on SuperIM filmstrip layout not behaving correctly on XP.
  • Bug: Tooltip on Picture in picture Small layout not behaving correctly on XP
  • Bug: IM window title should read “[user] (offline)” when mobile users goes offline.
  • Bug: Show others the room I’m in feature is showing blank room name when not currenty in a chat room, should show nothing.
  • Change: Added Shoutcast Graphic to Shoutcast Room header.
  • Bug: inter-op FB icon is missing
  • Bug: Nickname shows more than once on Pal list
  • Bug: inter-op Start a SuperIM option broken
  • Bug: Presentation mode in a room had painting issues when resizing.
  • Bug: “Show in separate window” menu item not working
  • Bug: Swap Viewer to Large option not working in SIM.
  • Change: Change to hand icon, and add tooltip to Self view window in SuperIM
  • Change: show mobile msg at start of IM with a member logged on via Mobile client that informs some feature’s may not be avail.
  • Bug: Inter-op: Clicking on “Start a SuperIM to audio/video chat”,in IM to a FB pal, does nothing, should invite FB pal to SuperIM.
  • Change: add shoutcast catg and ShoutCast rooms to rooms browser.
  • Change:: Add Shoutcast Graphic to Shoutcast Room header
  • Bug: wrong menu item is shown when you want to unblock a mobile user
  • Bug: disable features not applicable to mobile clinets in the actions menu in IM window with a Mobile member.
  • Bug: SuperIM menu shows Start webcam when it’s already on
  • Bug: Nickname remains stay in IM catcher after SIM is closed
  • Change: Members logged on via Mobile client’s should not show in room invite dialogs, as room chat is not implemented in Mobile yet.
  • Bug: IM Catcher shows incorrect number of open IM’s
  • Bug: Nickname stays in IM catcher after IM is closed

 

Click here to download v9.9 (build 361)

 

Helpful links:

Let us know about any technical issues here: bug report form

Tell us what you think about the new features here: feedback form

-Jasmine

 

TITLE: A note regarding Monday’s service downtime… DATE: 10/21/2009 13:54:46 —– BODY:

Dear Paltalk Members,

On Monday, some of you probably experienced difficulty logging into Paltalk.  The reason for the difficulty is that we experienced a huge spike in traffic to one of our core login routers.  As the internet has grown, it has gotten easier and easier for rogue users to produce large streams of illegitimate traffic to Internet Service Providers such as Paltalk. We have been working overtime to mitigate the problem in two ways.  The first is that we have upgraded all of the network hardware responsible for filtering out illegitimate internet traffic to the routers.  Second, we built a new release of Paltalk that has more robust capability to login even under the most severe traffic conditions.  The new release is now our production version and can be downloaded from Paltalk.com. 

We appreciate each and every one of our users and we assure you that Paltalk continues to invest heavily in the best Network Infrastructure that money can buy to insure your uninterrupted enjoyment of Paltalk.  Once again, we apologize for any difficulty you experienced and have worked very hard to ameliorate the root cause of the issue.

 

Team Paltalk