FindNot.com [Archive] - FileSharing Talk

FilesAreGood

04-17-2005, 11:02 AM

Thanks for the info.

The main pain in the ass with proxies is that you can't receive incoming connections limiting users you can connect to. Fine for newsgroups but crap for p2p. Though I probably wouldn't use a proxy on newsgroups as I have reasonable trust in the server I'm gonna sign up to (newshosting).

I've always wondered about this, couldn't the proxy assign a port for each user (assuming that the server you were on had less then ~65535 users), and let you know through the site which port was yours? A kind of proxy port forwarding, we could then set this as our incoming port in out p2p client.

Anyways, I think I might try it out. Their site says there is a cap but after contacting them they say its loosely enforced and really just gives them the right to ask users to stop that are bringing in say 10G a day.

Sad that Anonx is gone though, as Wyatt really was trying to make it p2p friendly, working on the socks proxy and all (I don't think the FindNot one works as well). But I think things went from bad to worse the moment the IP range they were using changed.

99shassan

04-19-2005, 11:35 PM

anyone tried this and any recommendations? before end of april please

99shassan

04-22-2005, 10:20 AM

any reviews as of yet?

sorryrat

05-25-2005, 01:58 AM

I have been using findnot since December, when I got a nasty letter from my ISP over a file I never downloaded. I got in at $10 a month, and they said they will never raise that. We will see on that one.

Overall, Findnot has been a good service so far. There are three ways to connnect. First is with VPN, that encrypts everything you do on the net and hides your IP address. That is nice, but it eats up a lot of bandwidth with things you don't need encrypted. Also, it is next to impossible to send email thru the VPN, since most ISP email servers will not accept your outgoing mail from findnot servers (spammers) so you have to kill the VPN to send mail. Speed is a little slower than usual, but not much
.
Second is through thier socks servers. I got that to work with Firefox, but Kazaalite and eMule would never connect with thier proxy settings. I even tried to use sockscap and they still would not connect, so there isn't much I can tell you about that, except that Firefox was little slower in some cases.

Third is thier shh tunnel. This works wonderfull. The d/l speed is actually faster than it is through my ISP on downloads on eMule. Again, you have to find the right server. What is great about this is if the tunnel is lost, eMule disconnects and cannot connect directly like it can on VPN. You can use the rest of your applications direct through your ISP and use the tunnel for what you need. A negative is the DOS window that stays open on your desktop all the time you are running the tunnel, but that's no big deal

Findnot says they have a soft limit of 500 mgs a day, which isn't a lot. I know I have gone over that quite a few times, and have never heard from them. If the server is not overloaded, they don't really care, it seems.

The findnot email service seems to work OK. Your signin ID becomes your email name, and you can't change it, so choose carefully if you sign up. Don't use your real name for an ID.

Overall, I think it is worth the $10 a month to not have to worry about getting the letters etc. FIndnot says they do not log anything, but who knows. They do have a sort of sleazy sales pitch on thier home page that kind of made me wonder, but so far I have had no problems. I usually use an off shore server just in case, so Lars will have to go through more trouble to find me.

Hope this helps.

zapjb

05-25-2005, 03:09 AM

Call me skeptical. First post sorryrat & touting a pay service. Probably used an advanced search technic on Google to find his way here.

sorryrat

05-25-2005, 03:43 AM

I am not touting anything. I am giving my opinion as the OP asked. I was doing a search, to see if anyone was having any anonymity problems with findnot, because I am still a little sceptical, as I stated. I found this page, signed up, and tried to answer the OP's questions

Trust me, I am not trying to sell anything. I could have had nicer words to say about some of the findnot experiances I have had. I could have claimed that everything works perfect, but I didn't. I explained ther problems I had with the service, and the successes. What else was I asked to do?

But I do understand your concern. I hate it when people spam boards, just like you do.

RealitY

05-25-2005, 06:17 AM

I was doing a search, to see if anyone was having any anonymity problems with findnot, because I am still a little sceptical, as I stated. I found this page, signed up, and tried to answer the OP's questions
Welcome Aboard...

:) :)

inkmaker23

05-26-2005, 12:46 AM

I have been a subscriber for about 5 months (when AnonX folded) . I have
3mbs DSL . Connected to FindNot (after trying and selecting the fastest server) my
download speed drops from 2700 to 2900 kbs to 190 kbs! For about an hour, I was
getting 675kbs using a server in Florida (which disconnected!) .
I am in New Jersey, maybe other areas do better. It is easy to check download speed
using pcpitstop.com.

sorryrat

05-27-2005, 02:59 AM

I cannot even imagine the speeds you describe, since I am on the cox.net "value package" and 30 kbs is about max speed for me. But it beats the hell out of AOL's 4 kbs that I am used to. My speed is no where near what Cox advertizes.
If I could find a service that provides faster speed at a cost of less than $50 a month, I would be interested.
I suspect that Cox is capping P2P programs, since I can get faster speeds with a tunnel that I can through them direct. But I don't know a lot about that kind of stuff. Please, if someone can enlighten me as to what I need to do to get better speeds, post it here. Thanks for any help you can give.

inkmaker23

05-28-2005, 03:17 AM

sorryrat- broadband is quoted in kb/s (kiloBITS/s), if you get 30 kBs (kilobytes/s)
multiply by 8 to get kbs (in this case 240 kbs). If you haven't already, reset the
cable modem by unplugging power cord for a minute (if it feeds a router, do the same
to the router). Reconnect and check your internet connection speed with atl.speakeasy.net or pcpitstop.com. If you get less than 1mbs with cable you are
getting robbed, I would call Cox.

sorryrat

05-28-2005, 05:00 AM

I ran the pcpitstop test and it told me I am getting 85 KBS. Cox advertised 500 kbs for this plan. I know that eMule speed to limited to the uploaders speed, but I can set my P2P to nearly unlimited, and still only get a total of maybe 30 kbs upload. If I am getting ripped, please let me know. If anyone else is on Cox and can tell me what thier experiance is, I would love to hear it. Thanks to everyone for the help.

paranoidandroi

06-03-2005, 07:24 PM

Just signed up with them today to give 'em a try, and so far I'm not very impressed. Have tried all 23 SSH Tunnel servers and the best dl speed I can get is about 900 kbps. Normally I average 3500+. This is the first time I've tried a service like this, so maybe I'm being too critical. Am I? I just like to think that there's another similar service out there that won't deprive me of more than two-thirds of my bandwidth! :huh:

sorryrat

06-05-2005, 02:44 AM

I would love to get 900 kbs speed. Even without findnot, the best I can hope for is around 50 total up/download speed. It takes me days to download a 600 meg CD.
I have a 10/100 Linksys router feeding 2 computers, and one is dedicated to downloading eMule, and I keep that one set up with a tunnel. That one is a dual processer 450 Gateway with 512 megs of RAM. My other is 2.0 meghrtz with a gig of ram. The speed is the same on both. I have cox.net thru a Motorola SB5100 cable modem.
Please, someone tell me how to get those kind of speeds.

paranoidandroi

06-06-2005, 04:39 AM

"Please, someone tell me how to get those kind of speeds."

Pay for it, mate. :)

You use Cox, right? Maybe they don't offer better where you live, but usually they have much better DL rates available than you're getting.

nowagain99

06-08-2005, 02:46 AM

Tried it, did not like it.

james_bond_rulez

07-11-2005, 08:25 PM

ok so i see my beloved anonx has now become a porn site...sighs...

tracydani

07-12-2005, 09:09 PM

LOL, where you been? I thought you got lost when the anonx forum went bust ;)

Good to see ya.

TD

Mobas

07-13-2005, 01:52 PM

Always did wonder what ever happened to Wyatt, and no explanation on why AnonX closed down.

Afronaut

07-16-2005, 11:14 AM

k, call me a paranoid, misguided, tinfoiled idiot.
but, you folks want to be anonymous and you need to give information,
not to mention teh ca$h to someone to do that?

How upside-down is that?

I think you're buying some semi-anonymosity, which might be an easier path to take,
but not nessecarily the best way to go.

To be 100% invisible to any/everyone on the net is not an easy task.

But to start that with giving info is rather, well, silly is it not?
Tradin my personal info for anonymosity sounds like buying cash.
Ofcourse, you could give Teh Wrong info (which folks should do by default imo.)

:D

Im not saying this aforementioned program is bad in what it does etc.
But, I would look elsewhere for free applications where you could get teh source-code too.
The "Getting Teh Source Code" is a good indicator that there's not
spyware or hidden features about.
Proxomitron and such apps helps a long way too.
Infact, it'll be more than enough for me to get anonymosity for my needs.
One might need even more, if one is truly into some shady bisnes, hehe,
but in that case, buying anonymosity would be a silly way to go on about it.

For anonymosity in p2p, I dunno because im not concerned about it.
I dont have Teh Shady bisnes to run, I dont share kiddiepr0n or state-secrets
so I dont have to be afraid if the feds are coming to me. I dont think they're really
interested of a regular Joe Sixpack like me.
I think there's more stuff out there that should interest the feds,
like, Real Crime(tm) which could include, but not limited to:
Ppl actually getting hurt, Heavy Drugs, Mafiosos, Corporate Inc.,
Terrorism etc...

**AA? Fuck 'em. They got nothing on me. It's all scare tactics as far as im concerned.
Some Las has to change before I change my stand on that.
Btw, I dont live in US.

The tools available nowadays for safer, more anon. type of surfing are out there.
I use Opera/Firefox with Proxomitron (http://www.proxomitron.info/).
Anything that has to "connect to the server" to be anonymous is automatically anonymous?
There should not be a reason to "connect to the server" in the first place.

To wear the tinfoil, one needs to understand what kinda data leaves your computer
to the internet, and filter out any info you dont want to give,
then use proxys(s). (Not a proxy program that "connects to server")

Its all about where do you draw the line, how much anonymosity you want,
ie. how much info about you are willing to give out there to feel "safe".

To be 100% safe one needs way much more than one 3rd party app.
You'd need to understand what leaves your puter and how to
leave as little as possible traces on the net while you surf.

This is just "imo", t'ween you and me guys, don't tell anyone, duh...
:lol:

SaYiaN

07-16-2005, 06:57 PM

Your using cox "value plan" so am i.. Where are you located?

I'm getting well over 500-600kb/sec on dl's..

Location: San Diego,CA

andybutler

08-24-2005, 03:08 PM

I have tried findnot for a year the service was okay, but they introduced new feature which I wasn't given access to. But my real surprise was they store your credit card details and when your subscription ends they use your credit card again without warning you. And you say I didn't want to renew they charge you 20 dollars to cancel the subscription no matter what. I'm going to take it up with my credit card company and there sister company 1st class software. I'm not the only one they have done this to.

so Bewarned people

donk3y

11-11-2005, 12:36 PM

have been using their service for about a month, im on a 2mbit connection but the speeds i get are like extremely slow like a 56k or a 128kbit connection it sucks some of their proxies are not compatible with mirc.

William1234567

04-18-2006, 09:03 PM

Well I came accross this post:
http://www.freshproxy.com/viewpost.23250.html#23250
by Gennoslo

HE SAYS THERE :

I was looking at Metropipe.net today and they posted a Security Advisorie for the Findnot.com service.
they are saying that FindNot.com has security holes all over the place. Shocked

http://www.metropipe.net/advisories.php?id=FN15294
says:
Quote: Several vulnerabilities have been reported in Findnot.com's Microsoft PPTP VPN Service Client, which can cause intermittent immediate loss of anonymity and privacy while using the service:

and

http://www.metropipe.net/advisories.php?id=FN15398
Says:
Quote: Several vulnerabilities have been reported in Findnot.com's SSH Proxy Service which can cause all DNS requests for lookup of sites visited to be resolved using local DNS servers. Exposing the location of all sites visited to local wireless, network, sysadmin snoopers or to an ISP that is monitoring their DNS server.

Looks like from what they are saying, at the links I posted above, all it takes is a loss of connection to their servers. or a blip in the connection and your IP is sent out.

I have been using the Metropipe Tunneler PRO for a little over 4 months and I know it dosn't have these problem.

Have any of you guys come accross this same thing with the Findnot service?

~ Gennoslo

I have been using the Metropipe Tunneler PRO service for a while now and never have problems with speed. and if its true what metropipe.net is saying Im glad I didnt choos Findnot.com. :D

OhMyGod

04-19-2006, 12:30 AM

This is what I use http://tor.eff.org/ it is free and works great!
It might be a little complicated for an average pc user, but if you read the directions, you can figure out how to install and use it.

Thanks.:)

luckyandfree

04-25-2006, 01:39 AM

I have and it sucks big time. I dumped them.
For those who really care about privacy and dont have the super hacker skills requiered to get it for free (like me) I recommend after finding out that they keep logs for 5 days and that they have holes in their service and that what I was actually using their VPN continuesly losses of anonymity and privacy, I changed my mind and actually paid for Metropipes tunneler pro service which really rocks and this guys make me feel so secure cos I know they do care about privacy and freedom, they have a weblog about privacy that I check out everyday and I my skype is encrypted so I call my girlfriend in Russia with no guilt hehe

james_bond_rulez

05-16-2006, 11:57 AM

dude, where is the support on metropipe?

I can't get the vpn thing to work...and where is the software download link?

wtf?

somefrog

06-26-2006, 10:12 PM

Metropipe sucks if you are going to do file sharing. For $27 a month you are allowed 830 MB of downloads a day, or 25 GB for the month.

I'll stick with Findnot thank you, for $12 month I get a GB a day. And they have fixed all those so called "security holes" that Metropipes was advertising to win business from Findnot.

Mobas

06-27-2006, 01:30 AM

Anyone else having problems connecting to Findnot.com right now?

Bachus

06-27-2006, 01:54 AM

Hi !

We may have had the same idea after not beeing able to connect to findnot ...

In short : Yes I have problems connecting, I can't even go to the www.findnot.com page ... They may be down ... Hope it won't last too long !

Regards

Bachus

Bachus

06-27-2006, 01:59 AM

I also can't connect to their "afiliate" (www.ipeliminator.com)

There must be a serious problem with the servers or an attack ? ...

Mobas

06-27-2006, 02:51 AM

I also can't connect to their "afiliate" (www.ipeliminator.com)

There must be a serious problem with the servers or an attack ? ...

I hope its nothing serious.

Nothing I can do but just wait, and hope everything goes back up.

thewizeard

06-27-2006, 06:37 AM

I looked but foundnot.

somefrog

06-27-2006, 02:08 PM

I must have jinxed Findnot. Findnot had been up 24/7 for me before my post. Right after I posted about how the price for Findnot was so much better than that for Metropipe I have been unble to connect to their website. Attempts to connct just timeout. Hope this is temporary thing. Can find no information afot the site. Was hoping someone here had news.

findnotfan

06-27-2006, 02:29 PM

Holy shit! Around 12h ago FindNot worked just fine?!?! I even tried to google if theres been some kind of attack in Malaysia where the main servers are located - but couldn't find a thing?!?!? SHIT! :angry:

RealitY

06-27-2006, 03:22 PM

Bnad

06-27-2006, 03:40 PM

Sometime yesterday afternoon my SSH login stopped working on all Findnot's servers. Their webpage is offline.
I don't quite trust Metropipe; their website doesn't say how their service really works. Findnot made it clear: Putty to Findnot's SSH servers. Findnot's "security holes" were never an issue for me because I used Privoxy, as one should with any SSH proxy; even Tor recommends it.
Also never really had a problem with Findnot's throughput, though I usually had to look around for a fast server and sometimes change servers. But there were 3 or 4 that were pretty consistently fast, like over 1Mbps.
Findnot also forgot to charge me after the first few months so I was getting their service free for over a year. I wonder if it was sloppy bookkeeping that put them under?

Bachus

06-27-2006, 04:11 PM

Well... I hope the service will be down only for a short period ... :cry:

I payed one year in advance three months ago and would be pretty angry if I they close the service, for whatever reason, and make me lose the remaining nine months ..:w00t:

Will keep you informed if I find any news.

Don't you think we should open a new thread about this subject in the forum ?

This may help newcommers find the related posts, who also lost their connection with findnot and are looking for some kind of info, without reading all this pretty long thread.

Bachus

EDIT new thread is here : http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/t121709-FindNot.com+is+down%2C+hope+it+won%27t+last+too+long.html

Bachus

06-27-2006, 04:20 PM

Hi All !

There are numerous posts talking about FindNot.com not working anymore since about 12-24 hours.

Even the websites aren't working anymore (www.findnot.com & www.ipeliminator.com)

Any news welcome here !

Regards

EDIT previous posts on this subject are here : http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/showthread.php?t=94219&page=4

Mobas

06-27-2006, 04:52 PM

I don't quite trust Metropipe; their website doesn't say how their service really works.

After doing a little research on the internet, I'm also not sure about the trustworthness of Metropipe.

Bachus

06-27-2006, 04:53 PM

Found another "afiliate" site to FindNot.com.

http://www.anointedsfindnot.com

No info there for now but they may be able to give us some info on what is happening.

coleas

06-27-2006, 11:26 PM

Maybe their core sever crashed or has been busted ?

All their vpn sites are down as well...

This isnt good :(

If findnot is dead what other anon proxy servers are as good (no log kept, multiple servers etc...)

sigh...

Gurudev

06-28-2006, 04:28 AM

Shittt
I have paid subscription for 2 yrs.....
Earlier I used it with subscr for 6 mnths twice, this time thought of a long term plan wid them
Anybody if knw something plz update

Last mnth also they were down for few hrs, i hope this time also its short term..

Mobas

06-28-2006, 05:58 AM

Think an Unlimited account with NewsHosting (http://www.newshosting.com/?a=51500) on Usenet would be a better way to go.
Read though NewsGroup Guide To GrabIt (http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/showthread.php?t=69159) if you want more information on it...

I think your right. I checked up on your Newsgroups Guide, and I signed up to NewsHosting (with the link you provided in your topic). btw, you did a good job in putting the FAQ together (it was very helpful in getting started). I don't think I will ever go back to Bittorent now.

thanks again for your post!

findnotfan

06-28-2006, 06:35 AM

Dunno if this has anything to do with the case though theres no indication that any servers have been busted?!?

Game over for big time betting syndicate

SHAH ALAM: A group of bookies was enjoying the World Cup clash between Italy and Australia, not realising that their own game was about to be over.

Police hit them in a shack next to a pig sty where they had been operating from even before the match was over, detaining 18 men aged 20 to 56, and seizing 13 laptops, betting slips, digital recorders, TV sets, recorders and handphones.

The bookies were in the big time, with millions of ringgit changing hands through Internet bets on World Cup games.

WORLD CUP HAUL: ACP Kamarudin (centre) showing the equipment used by the World Cup betting syndicate. Below is the wooden shack next to a pig sty in Kampung Tanjung Layang, Batu Laut in Kuala Langat from which the syndicate operated.
Klang Valley football fans had placed bets ranging from RM300 to RM6,000 a game with the syndicate.

Selangor Deputy CID chief Asst Comm Mohd Kamarudin Md Din said, on average, RM1mil was collected from each game.

“Our initial investigations revealed that the group involved could have raked in RM30mil. We believe the amount could be higher,” he said.

Police raided the wooden shack in Kampung Tanjung Layang, Batu Laut in Kuala Langat, on Monday.

“Our surveillance team took about one week to gather the information, and we found that football fans had been placing high bets with the group since the World Cup began,” he said.

“Based on the 30 games played so far, the amount in bets collected would have been huge.”

MODERN DEN: Thirteen laptops, satellite communications equipment, 181 betting slips, digital recorders, TV sets, recorders and handphones were seized from the wooden shack in Kampung Tanjung Layang, Batu Laut, in Kuala Langat, on Monday.
He added that police had made 22 raids throughout Selangor, and 16 had been successful. Fifty-six operators have been arrested.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/6/28/nation/14675594&sec=nation

Shittt
I have paid subscription for 2 yrs.....
Earlier I used it with subscr for 6 mnths twice, this time thought of a long term plan wid them
Anybody if knw something plz update

Last mnth also they were down for few hrs, i hope this time also its short term..

RealitY

06-28-2006, 07:20 AM

InRealTime

06-28-2006, 07:06 PM

FindNot for real. I've been using findnot for more than a year and it now looks like they're down for the count - website down for more than 48 hours! If you're still alive, you could at least post a message at your site address to let customers know what's going on.
I have a separate mhtml document with their server list and it shows that different servers are up at different times and appear to have traffic(?)
Anyone heard anything more?

findnotsucks

06-28-2006, 07:50 PM

Bad news folks. It's been confirmed that Findnot is gone for good. Sadly, they were the only service of their kind, so I guess we're all screwed. All the other services only protect you on the web, not when you use P2P. This is really bad news.

InRealTime

06-28-2006, 08:12 PM

Can you say where you received the confirmation about Findnot's fate?

There are alternatives, but for those of us who've become used to Findnot's good points and bad points (and paid in advance) news of their dimise is unwelcomed at best.

findnotsucks

06-28-2006, 08:36 PM

Alternatives? Like what?

InRealTime

06-28-2006, 08:59 PM

A quick Google search and a little follow-up led me to MetroPipe which I plan to look into more if Findnot is dead. Search: VPN and related topics and share what you're able to find as an alternative.

Still curious about where your confirmation about Findnot originated.

Thanx

findnotsucks

06-28-2006, 09:52 PM

Big problem with Metropipe. The PRO version is the one that matches the findnot service, but its $359 for a year. We were paying about $70 for a year with Findnot. A huge difference. There has to be another way.

somefrog

06-28-2006, 10:47 PM

Another problem with Metropipe is that they have a hard limit of 25 GB per month. Findnot suggested that you hold it to 30 GB per month, but was very flexible in their enforcement. Only if you severly abused the limit did you get warned or banished.

Findnot's policy was much more sensible than a 25 GB limit by Mrtropipe. I doubt I will go to Metorpipe. It really grinds on me to pay 4 times as much, and receive less service.

InRealTime

06-29-2006, 12:06 AM

I couldn't agree more and am not happy about the prospect of paying more 4 less. Short of some "official" word on Findnot's fate, I'm limiting my internet activities for a minute and looking into alternatives while I "wait & see".

Not being a technical wiz, this has become a research and learning experience. Findnot was relatively easy and affordable - just had to accept some slower speeds at times and the occasional disconnect.

Here's a couple of links that might be of interest, expecially if you're something of a techie.

http://openvpn.net/howto.html

http://vpn.shmoo.com/

http://www.vpnc.org/vpn-standards.html

Hope someone out there has some better ideas!

erRor67

06-29-2006, 01:09 AM

You can try Hopster: http://www.hopster.com/

Not sure if thats what your looking for but meh. :rolleyes:

Downloader777

06-29-2006, 01:13 AM

I never really liked Findnot - too slow - I have been using a SSH Tunnel Proxy called PFProxy.com for a few months now - I have only been disconnected once and it is much faster and it is *consistantly* fast. It is the same thing as Metropipe and Cotse but faster, cheaper and without the restrictions - I found MetroPipe and Cotse blocked email ports (making it half useless for me) and you have to pay *extra* for socks4 / socks5 (making them totally useless and too expensive for me). With using ProxyCap I can secure every net connection just like VPN would but with increased speed - ProxyCap costs $30 but there is FreeCap which is similar and of course free :)

They are here: http://www.pfproxy.com

DL

findnotfan

06-29-2006, 01:17 AM

Once again something where Malaysia is mentioned:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/movies/1402AP_Movie_Piracy.html

Hunter8602

06-29-2006, 01:53 AM

http://www.anointedsfindnot.com/servers.html is still refreshing servers at least 10 of them are still online.
Logging onto findnot under SSH you can see in the eventlog that the servers are actually there but the user/pass is being rejected.
All mail to [email protected] is being delayed and the hushmail address has a auto responder. I suspect it's either a major overhaul of their servers or the plug has been pulled because of dodgy CC billers.
Re: FindNot.com from findnotsucks
Bad news folks. It's been confirmed that Findnot is gone for good. Sadly, they were the only service of their kind, so I guess we're all screwed. All the other services only protect you on the web, not when you use P2P. This is really bad news.
We need to see the proof of that so we can get onto our creditcard companies. Who has confirmed it and where can I see this proof???
Although given that the nick that provided that info is findnotsucks one can hardly expect to take that report seriously. If your going to make statements like that you need to back it up.

InRealTime

06-29-2006, 01:59 AM

Thanks for the info.

The servers at Findnot do show activity through the MHTML document I've used to assess which server is best to use in a session, my email yesterday to [email protected] was returned "undeliverable".

Went to hopster.com and PFProxy.com - some good, viable alternatives to the slow (and perhaps now dead) Findnot.com.

There is intelligent life on earth! :)

Hunter8602

06-29-2006, 06:19 AM

Findnot.com site is back up.
Servers aren't working yet as I suspected a major upgrade..... man am I going to be having words with Will about letting us know what the hell was going on !!! Or not letting us know as it were :):cry: lol

InRealTime

06-29-2006, 07:27 AM

Yeah! Am also glad to see the Findnot site back. Presumably the servers will soon follow.

Hope you'll include a word or two for me when you contact Will, Hunter8602. :stars:

Still, this has been an enlightening experience - revealing new (better?) options for internet privacy, plus I've found a great new forum and a nice community of people - now on my "frequent" list.

His peace!

Gurudev

06-29-2006, 08:11 AM

Ya hola
Yes Its up buddies. Also as InRealTime said, this downtime of FN even helped me to find a gr8 forum.
Hope the FN login will also start v soon

Cheers

InRealTime

06-29-2006, 09:17 AM

I've been online with the VPN 29 server without a problem for about an hour now.

Welcome back Findnot!

somefrog

06-29-2006, 11:16 AM

Glad to hear that someone is having success. I just tried all 29 VPN servers, in order, and was not able to get in on any of them. On many it seems to log me in, says port open, and then "hangs"

Tried SSH and had no better luck. Could not get in.

I can see the website, which I could not do yesterday, but until I can login with my account I am still dubious. Been trying for an hour now.

Hunter8602

06-29-2006, 02:20 PM

Yeah looks like a upgrade, I reckon the next couple days we'll know for sure
They may be fixing that reported metropipe thingy error that was posted in April dunno :stars:
The site wouldn't be up if they weren't coming back and no-one would be able to log onto servers thats for damn sure.
All those errors you just reported are sure signs of a server upgrade or maintence.
BTW agree this is a great forum and the only reason I found it was cause findnot went down :)

:w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t:

Bachus

06-29-2006, 03:11 PM

Hi everybody !

Also glad that I found this forum filled with nice people "because" of FindNot !

FindNot isn't working for me yet but I'm now much more confident on the future of this service.:rolleyes:

Will has always been pretty helpful to me in the past (I'm on Mac) and therefore I ask you to be tolerant with him. They may have had a serious and unprevisible problem that have prevented them contacting us.

Bachus

somefrog

06-29-2006, 04:21 PM

I would appreciate any reports of successful connections to findnot. I think it would be reassuring to us all if we knew that at least some can connect.

It would be helpful if you provided connection details -- whether you connected to VPN, or via SSH, which server number -- e.g. VPN 29, when did you last connect -- recently, yesterday, etc., for how long were you able to stay connected, etc.

Any words along these lines would be helpful. I am still unable to connect at all, and all attempts to contact support go unanswered.

InRealTime

06-29-2006, 07:19 PM

I'm currently using Findnot's server 29 via my normal VPN connection, Somefrog - although it's the only server I'm able to connect to right now and it is SLOW at times. Guess others are finding it as well - and by posting it here, will probably slow down more?

I've been using Network Activity Sniffer to verify the connection and so far its been 100%.

Hope their others servers are brought-up soon - but it looks good to me.

IRT

somefrog

06-29-2006, 07:33 PM

Good news IRT, thank you so very much. You have renewed my hope, and probably the hope of all those others that can not yet connect.

Server 29 does not work for me. on either VPN or SSH, so it is somehow selective. I can connect, but it is still rejecting my password (same story on all the other servers). They must be letting only a select few on the system at the moment.

I do wish they would give us some sort of explanation. The website is up, seems like they could post a message on the servers page as to why we may be having trouble. I like Findnot, but this experience is trying my patience.

Hunter8602

06-29-2006, 09:11 PM

I's suspect that their mailboxes are FULL after this mess so give it a bit to clear them maybe they are working on fixing the problem and leaving mails to the end??
I am now on VPN29 and it's working fine, while we are here can someone packet sniff the connection to see if our IP's are being forwarded or is it 100% rock solid anonymous?
http://www.metropipe.net/advisories.php?id=FN15294
http://www.metropipe.net/advisories.php?id=FN15398
Bloody metropipe sounds like removing the competition to me :dry:
Rest assured I'll be having words with Will about this but now isn't the time. I'm more interested in getting my service back :)
I miss my findnot waaaahhhhhhhh !!!!!!!:wacko:

Bachus

06-29-2006, 10:20 PM

Hi All !

Just tried to connect and everything works fine.

I tried 6 or 7 servers and all are ok (tunnel and ssh)

It seems also a bit faster than before, maybe because we are the first to use it again so we benefit from all the bandwidth :D

Regards

Bachus

somefrog

06-29-2006, 10:47 PM

Yes, I just logged on to say that I can now connect to 6 or 7 servers too. Some are still down, but there enough up that I would proclaim that the service is back to normal.

And it does seem a bit faster. Now, the mystery will be, "What happened?".

In any case, I will enjoy the service while we wait to find out. :-)

Thanks to you all for your comments and helpfulness. A very good thread.

minfinman

06-29-2006, 10:48 PM

Sending this through the Malaysia server - back on line at last - although the web site won't let me log on for my emails yet, As a relative non techie, but passionate about privacy, I have been folowing this with interest. Findnot's attempts to get back on line have convinced me that they are not about to close down or run off with our money and after reading all the other posts elsewhere on the web, it seems there is a similarity to them all that looks to me like a concerted attack from their nearest competitor. This is the first forum I have ever joined and I agree with the comment about the "nice people". Now I have to teach myself about packet sniffing .... by the way, has anybody any thoughts on using TOR? I instinctively don't trust anything started by a governement agency - am I wrong?

umbrella

06-29-2006, 10:56 PM

Hi all
I have been reading and watching the forum and keeping an eye on Findnot. I have only been using Findnot for a month. I tried logging on an hour ago..and voila!! Instant...but....it was awfully slow. I have just tried again and cannot even get into the website..anyone else experience this...are we back to square one?

findnotfan

06-30-2006, 12:42 AM

Just noticed that findnot.com core server location has changed. It was located in Malaysia before but now it seems to be in Panama?! Could someone more techie person verify this???

What I assume is that the server in Malaysia has been confiscated and now they are building up the system once again... Maybe now we will even find out if there are any logs or not.

But... after all I personally think that Panama is far from a safe place to keep ones servers.... :whistling

Gurudev

06-30-2006, 12:42 AM

Yes
Even I got connected thr FNot. Although its a bit slow. I hope the things will be smooth soon.
But still I am not able to loging on their site (for anns mail)
Giving still errors

somefrog

06-30-2006, 01:08 AM

I think that until they get the problem, or upgrade, solved, whatever that might be, there may be periods of slow service. I experienced it a little earlier today, but now that I have 12 servers to select from, I just select one that I know is fast for me and I have no problem.

I did note that the Findnot website, and the servers page, were briefly off line sometime after I was able to logon. Maybe this was the period you were having problems. This just means that the work is ongoing, and that they have not finished yet. I am just happy to have about half the servers back on line. I can go back to guarding my privacy again.

But I always use a proxy of some type, even if Findnot is not working. TOR is very secure -- open source code and safe, but much slower than Findnot. Also, JAP is a quick and easy implementation of a free proxy for browsing Forums like this one.

InRealTime

06-30-2006, 08:52 AM

Good news for findnot users as things appear to be returning to normal. I just accessed my findnot openweb mail account - all previous mail and folders were gone so I guess it's start from scratch.

Has anyone heard some official word on what happened? Obviously(?) not "maintanance" or "upgrade."

Also, just downloaded the server list as an MHTML document and saw no difference from the last server list. I've seen/heard nothing re: Panama or Malaysia so must presume word about these are rumor and/or speculation?

Great thread - great info - great folks! See ya in the forum :)

Peace

IRT

Bachus

07-05-2006, 10:22 PM

Hi All !

In response to "Mobas" (PM) I can confirm all servers I tested are up and running fine.

The service is apprently 100% back !

Regards to all !

Bachus

ApocStorm

07-05-2006, 10:59 PM

Yay! Good to know :)

djmikev2k

07-10-2006, 01:35 AM

what is it

sorbeo

07-24-2006, 10:17 AM

One again I am having trouble logging onto findnot. I have 6 months subscription left and yes I have been typing in my password correctly. Anybody else having problems? Anybody got a better alternative to findnot? Help!!

Lightbulb2

08-07-2006, 09:30 PM

Anybody else having problems logging into findnot.

I am using SSH and all of the servers (except the Malaysia server) reject my password (yes, sure its correct).

Whats up???

sorbeo

08-08-2006, 11:43 PM

They sorted me out when I complained via their web site - no explanation - they simply gave me another password. Still can't register on their web site email service and quite frankly I am beginnning to distrust the whole setup. I won't be using them for anything that is very confidential. The Malaysia server locked me out for 15 mins when I was typing this - it wouldn't accept my password - here we go again....

InRealTime

09-15-2006, 07:31 PM

If we're still talking about FindNot.com...is anyone else having problems using this service? Generally speaking, I've been satisfied with FindNot and have been using it for almost two years - but over the past several months it has become very problematic and emails to support go unanswered.

Guess it's okay if you don't mind unexpected interuptions in service and having your emails to support ignored. This is definately an internet service that could use some realistic competition. I'm surprised that no one has seized upon this business opportunity, given the increased need for internet privacy and the lack of viable alternatives. I know that I'd be willing to pay a little more for a FindNot type of service that worked and was operated more responsibly.

Anyone game?

johne333

09-19-2006, 07:30 PM

I have had an account with findnot for 9 months, and except for slow servers the service worked as expected. I have also had a tunnel account at Cotse for a couple of years, and their servers have been consistently about three times as fast as findnot’s. Unfortunately all of this great info may be for nothing, because I have not been able to logon to findnot’s servers for several weeks, nor can I get into my email account @ findnot. I have sent repeated emails to [email protected] and have not yet received an answer. Possibly they will come back online, and reconnect my account, but it doesn’t look good. Thanks to this forum I was able to verify that something is very wrong at findnot