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PayPal has posted notice of scheduled maintenance from 11-11:30pm PST on Thu04Dec08; it appears this should not affect IPN, but may affect some buyers' options for Checkout during that period:

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http://www.pdncommunity.com/t5/Live-Site-Status/2-Correction-PayPal- Live-Site-Scheduled-Maintenance-2008-12-04/ba-p/109515

[2] Correction - PayPal Live Site Scheduled Maintenance - 2008-12-04
12-03-2008 11:45 PM
PayPal_Updates PayPal_Updates Administrator writes...
PayPal, Inc.
Merchant Technical Services Notification

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[2] Correction
12/04 10:50 AM PST (12/04 6:50 PM GMT)
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Batch processing may be unavailable between December 4, 2008 10:00 PM PST (December 5, 2008 6:00 AM GMT) and December 5, 2008 2:30 AM PST (December 5, 2008 10:30 AM GMT).
(DN)

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[1] Scheduled
12/03 11:46 PM PST (12/04 5:52 AM GMT)
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This notification is to inform you of the following activity scheduled for December 4, 2008 11:00 PM PST (December 5, 2008 7:00 AM GMT). This urgent maintenance is aimed at improving our service levels and supporting the weekly peaks of the strongest e-commerce period of the year.

Please be advised that:
1) PayPal APIs and website functionality (except DoDirectPayment API, Website Payment Standard Account Optional and Express Checkout Account Optional) may be unavailable between December 4, 2008 11:00 PM PST (December 5, 2008 7:00 AM GMT) and December 4, 2008 11:30 AM PST (December 5, 2008 7:30 AM GMT).
2) Batch processing may be unavailable between December 4, 2008 10:00 PM PST (December 5, 2008 6:00 AM GMT) and December 5, 2008 12:00 AM PST (December 5, 2008 8:00 AM GMT).
(DN)


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SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DETAILS
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Service:
- PayPal Live Site

Affected Product(s):
- PayPal APIs
- Website

Start Time:
- December 4, 2008 11:00 PM PST (December 5, 2008 7:00 AM GMT)

End Time:
- December 4, 2008 11:30 PM PST (December 5, 2008 7:30 AM GMT)

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Our Technology team advises during this maintenance some products and features may be temporarily unavailable. We are working to ensure the inconvenience is as minimal as possible

We apologize for any impact caused by this maintenance.

Sincerely,
PayPal Merchant Technical Services

Contacting PayPal
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If you have questions, contact PayPal Merchant Technical Services by going to https://www.paypal.com/mts and filing a ticket under Contact Support.