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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...594&sec=nation

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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..

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Originally Posted by RealitY

Think an Unlimited account with NewsHosting on Usenet would be a better way to go.
Read though NewsGroup Guide To GrabIt if you want more information on it...

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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!

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Thanks also for using the refferal link and supporting the site.
Fact is VPN even at its best is no comparison to Usenet service...

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?

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.

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.

Alternatives? Like what?

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

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.

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.

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!