BugMeNot.com

Alexander Turcic · 05-27-2004, 04:31 AM

BugMeNot.com was created as a mechanism to quickly bypass the login of web sites that require compulsory registration and/or the collection of personal/demographic information (such as the New York Times). Legal? Not sure. Here some sites that were requested by others at BugMeNot.com:
www.nytimes.com
www.washingtonpost.com
www.latimes.com
www.ajc.com

Colin Dunstan · 08-19-2004, 04:30 AM

Site is down. Probably shut down by lawyers of some angry news agencies ;(

Alexander Turcic · 08-21-2004, 05:01 AM

Their old host pulled the plug. Now they are back. Hosted with nearlyfreespeech.net.

ignatz · 08-21-2004, 08:20 AM

BTW, there is a Bugmenot extension available for Mozilla/Firefox. It adds Bugmenot to the context menu when you click on text fields for username/password.

gadgetguru · 08-23-2004, 01:34 AM

I just love the sense of humor of those who registered the info into the database...info like a 85 year grandmother browsing a tech site or email like Abuse@whitehouse.org for a trial-paysite.

sUnShInE · 10-04-2004, 05:57 PM

FYI: This site is back up at the original domain. We were playing around with it at work earlier.

Chaos · 10-14-2004, 02:23 AM

Gotta love the bookmarklet in Safari. Works 100% out of the box. No messing with required.

Bob Russell · 11-05-2005, 09:05 AM

Back down again!
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugmenot for an update as of Nov 4.

ignatz · 11-05-2005, 09:09 AM

And it is back again!

Bob Russell · 11-05-2005, 09:16 AM

Are you sure?

When I try to get there (www.bugmenot.com) from both IE and Foxfire I get a genearic Go Daddy parked web site page. Could it be different from my location than others?

Harpgliss · 11-05-2005, 09:29 AM

Hi,

Just checked and it was there for me.

I am in Michigan at 9:28 am if that helps.

David

Bob Russell · 11-05-2005, 09:46 AM

Am I missing something? I go to http://www.bugmenot.com/ and a generic Go Daddy page comes up as a web site placeholder.

I see a page from Go Daddy with a web search box at the top, and notes that say "Welcome to www.BugMeNot.com", "The page is parked free", etc and mostly filled by a "Popular Searches" web directory. Is that different than what others are seeing?

Anyone else try it with Comcast as their ISP?

Odd...

05-27-2004, 04:31 AM	#1
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	BugMeNot.com BugMeNot.com was created as a mechanism to quickly bypass the login of web sites that require compulsory registration and/or the collection of personal/demographic information (such as the New York Times). Legal? Not sure. Here some sites that were requested by others at BugMeNot.com: www.nytimes.com www.washingtonpost.com www.latimes.com www.ajc.com

08-19-2004, 04:30 AM	#2
Colin Dunstan Is papyrophobic! Posts: 1,926 Karma: 1009999 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Device: Dell Axim	Site is down. Probably shut down by lawyers of some angry news agencies ;(

08-21-2004, 05:01 AM	#3
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Their old host pulled the plug. Now they are back. Hosted with nearlyfreespeech.net.

08-21-2004, 08:20 AM	#4
ignatz mechanoholic Posts: 582 Karma: 1000217 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sarasota, FL Device: Nook STR/iPhone 4S/EVO 4G	BTW, there is a Bugmenot extension available for Mozilla/Firefox. It adds Bugmenot to the context menu when you click on text fields for username/password.

08-23-2004, 01:34 AM	#5
gadgetguru Addict Posts: 214 Karma: 6370 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Asia Device: Tungsten T5	I just love the sense of humor of those who registered the info into the database...info like a 85 year grandmother browsing a tech site or email like Abuse@whitehouse.org for a trial-paysite.

10-04-2004, 05:57 PM	#6
sUnShInE Drama Queen Posts: 784 Karma: 11712 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: United States Device: Palm Tungsten T\|T3	FYI: This site is back up at the original domain. We were playing around with it at work earlier.

10-14-2004, 02:23 AM	#7
Chaos Evangelist Posts: 418 Karma: 281 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Device: Assorted older devices	Gotta love the bookmarklet in Safari. Works 100% out of the box. No messing with required.

11-05-2005, 09:05 AM	#8
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Back down again! See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugmenot for an update as of Nov 4.

11-05-2005, 09:09 AM	#9
ignatz mechanoholic Posts: 582 Karma: 1000217 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sarasota, FL Device: Nook STR/iPhone 4S/EVO 4G	And it is back again!

11-05-2005, 09:16 AM	#10
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Are you sure? When I try to get there (www.bugmenot.com) from both IE and Foxfire I get a genearic Go Daddy parked web site page. Could it be different from my location than others?

11-05-2005, 09:29 AM	#11
Harpgliss Member Retired Posts: 149 Karma: 6287 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New Hudson,Mi. Device: TH55	Hi, Just checked and it was there for me. I am in Michigan at 9:28 am if that helps. David

Advert

Advert

11-05-2005, 09:46 AM	#12
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Am I missing something? I go to http://www.bugmenot.com/ and a generic Go Daddy page comes up as a web site placeholder. I see a page from Go Daddy with a web search box at the top, and notes that say "Welcome to www.BugMeNot.com", "The page is parked free", etc and mostly filled by a "Popular Searches" web directory. Is that different than what others are seeing? Anyone else try it with Comcast as their ISP? Odd...