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firefox sync fails

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"Sync encountered an error while syncing: firefox sync server maintenance is underway, syncing will resume automatically. sync will automatically retry this action" if i click on server status then it says " There are no known problems at this time.

If you're having problems with Mozilla Services infrastructure, please contact us via Twitter, or follow these troubleshooting instructions. " this is the error what i get when i try to sync at office. it all started after reinstalling firefox 3 days ago. i have tried loging out of the home PC and relogin. i have tried disconnect, login several times on both office and home PC. office PC is the place where i have a problem. [IT IS ALSO VERY PAINFUL TO HAVE A SEPARATE ACCOUNT FOR ADDONS MOZILLA, MOZILLA SUPPORT, MOZILLA FIREFOX SYNC, CANT YOU HAVE ONE ACCOUNT FOR ALL? its too much...]

"Sync encountered an error while syncing: firefox sync server maintenance is underway, syncing will resume automatically. sync will automatically retry this action" if i click on server status then it says " There are no known problems at this time. If you're having problems with Mozilla Services infrastructure, please contact us via Twitter, or follow these troubleshooting instructions. " this is the error what i get when i try to sync at office. it all started after reinstalling firefox 3 days ago. i have tried loging out of the home PC and relogin. i have tried disconnect, login several times on both office and home PC. office PC is the place where i have a problem. [IT IS ALSO VERY PAINFUL TO HAVE A SEPARATE ACCOUNT FOR ADDONS MOZILLA, MOZILLA SUPPORT, MOZILLA FIREFOX SYNC, CANT YOU HAVE ONE ACCOUNT FOR ALL? its too much...]

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It is possible to save passwords in your sync account, and I agree that it is confusing to have old pages that were used by the old sync services to not have notifications when there were errors. We are working on improving this, an we apologize for the inconvenience.