(2007-11-05) Gmail's IMAP server appears to be down [UPDATE: Back up]

As of 9:33 PM EST (GMT -5:00), the IMAP server imap.google.com appears to be unresponsive. I am using Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 on Windows XP Pro. I am still able to access another IMAP server so Thunderbird is working. It just does not want to connect to Gmail after I left work and started up the computer (and Thunderbird) at home.

UPDATE: As of 10:15 PM EST Gmail's IMAP server is working again.

Official Google Blog: By the pricking of our thumbs...

Official Google Blog: By the pricking of our thumbs...

The Google folks do have some cute costumes.

I just wish that the Picasa slideshow player (which I didn't know existed as something that could be embedded until just now) showed up in Google Reader.