said by jalapeno:From the announcements on Skype:
Problems with Skype login
By My status Joosep on August 16, 2007.
UPDATED 14:02 GMT: Some of you may be having problems logging in to Skype. Our engineering team has determined that it’s a software issue. We expect this to be resolved within
12 to 24 hours. Meanwhile, you can simply leave your Skype client running and as soon as the issue is resolved, you will be logged in. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Additionally, downloads of Skype have been temporarily disabled. We will make downloads available again as quickly as possible.
12-24 Hours... Really.... 30 hours and counting. 
