• SITE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS
  • I registered an account but did not receive the confirmation e-mail!
  • I've lost my user name or password! Can you please send it to me?
  • Can you rename my account?
  • Can I delete my account?
  • How can I be sure of my privacy?
  • Help please! I cannot log in!
  • How can I find my ratio details?
  • How do I earn seedbonus/karma?
  • How can I check my Connectabilty status?
  • How do I add an avatar to my profile?
  • What are the different member and staff classes?

• GENERAL INFORMATION RELATED TO TORRENT ISSUES
  • TORRENT STATS: Why are my ratio stats not updating?
  • CLIENTS: Can I use any BitTorrent client?
  • How can I improve my ratios?
  • Why do my downloads sometimes slow down/stall when they are nearly complete?
  • How can I improve my download speed?
  • Why is my browsing so slow while leeching?

• UPLOADING
  • Why can't I upload torrents?
  • What criteria must I meet before I can join the Uploading team?
  • Can I upload your torrents to other trackers?

• USEFUL INFORMATION
  • SEEDBOXES - What is a seedbox?
  • SEEDBOXES - What are the advantages of a seedbox?
  • SEEDBOXES - And the disadvantages?
  • IP ADDRESSES (Internet Protocol Address)
  • WHAT IS CONNECTABILTY?

• TECHNICAL ISSUES
  • ERROR MESSAGES: - I keep getting “HTTP 500 Internal Server Error” when trying to log in
  • ERROR MESSAGES: Why do I get a "rejected by tracker - Port xxxx is blacklisted" error?
  • INTERNET PROTOCOL (I.P.) ADDRESS:
  • CONNECTABILTY: General technical assistance can be found here:
  • CLIENT-BASED RESEEDING/RELOCATING ISSUES:
  • UPLOADING:
  • SEEDBOXES:

• What if I can't find the answer to my problem here?
  • You can always try these:

Mouse: Automatic demotion IF your overall ratio drops under 0.3 after being a member for 7 days. So keep on sharing and don't be greedy!
User: The default class of new members.
Power User: Automatic Promotion once you've been a member for 4 weeks uploaded over 25GB and have an overall ratio of 1.05. (Note that you will be automatically demoted from this status if your ratio drops below 0.95 at any time.)
: Has Earned the status of High Roller on MyAnonamouse.Net.
Elite VIP: Special members that the staffers feel contribute something extra to the site.....this can be anything from being usefully active in the IRC to being active on the site e.g posting in the forums, uploading torrents etc. (Anyone begging for VIP status will be automatically disqualified.)
Elite: Same privileges as an Elite VIP and is considered an Elite Member of MyAnonamouse.Net. Immune however to automatic demotion. There are also some special perks with this user class.
Uploader: Same as PU and Elite Members except with upload rights and immune to automatic demotion. These people contribute the good stuff for us - so let's say a HUGE THANK YOU to them!!
(If you wish to become an Uploader, see the 'Uploading' section in the FAQ for more information).

STAFF:

(Please note that most members of staff perform a range of other duties in addition to those outlined below)

Invite Staff: Responsible for taking potential members through the entry process an inviting them to join.
IRC Support and Site Firstline Support Staff: Assist members with identifying and solving various technical problems.
Moderator: Can edit and delete any uploaded torrents. Can also moderate user comments and disable accounts.
Administrator: Has a wide range of responsibilities to ensure the smooth running of the site.
SysOp: Responsible for the broader aspects of site management.

• µTorrent Windows - versions 1.6.1, 1.7.7, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.4, 1.8.5, 2.0.0 through to 3.0.PLEASE NOTE: version 3.1 and 3.2.2 are banned however versions 3.1.2 to 3.2.1 and 3.2.3 and above are allowed.
• µTorrent Mac - 0.9.0.4, 0.9.2.B, 0.9.3.B, v1.0B, V1.0 and above
• Azureus (Vuze) versions - v2.4.0.0 & v3.1.1.0, v4.2.0.2, 4.2.0.4, 4.2.0.8, 4.3.0.4, 4.3.0.6, 4.3.1.4, 4.4.0.0, 4.4.0.4 and above
• Transmission - version 1.05 and above
• Deluge - version 0.4 and above
• kTorrent - version 2.1 and above (version 4.0.5 and above - use at your own risk)
• rTorrent
• BitTornado - the only allowed versions are: 0.3.17 & 0.3.18
• BitComet - the only allowed versions are: 0.70, 1.11, 1.22 and above
• qBittorrent - version 2.9.0 and above

- Do not immediately jump on new torrents
The download speed mostly depends on the seeder-to-leecher ratio (SLR). Poor download speed is mainly a problem with new and very popular torrents where the SLR is low.
(Make sure you remember that you did not enjoy the low speed. Seed so that others will not endure the same!)

- Limit your upload speed
The upload speed affects the download speed in essentially two ways:
•Bittorrent peers tend to favour those other peers that upload to them. This means that if A and B are leeching the same torrent and A is sending data to B at high speed then B will try to reciprocate. So due, to this effect, high upload speeds can lead to high download speeds.
•Due to the way TCP works, when A is downloading something from B it has to keep telling B that it received the data sent to him. (These are called acknowledgements - ACKs - a sort of "got it!" message). If A fails to do this then B will stop sending data and wait. If A is uploading at full speed there may be no bandwidth left for the ACKs and they will be delayed. So due to this effect excessively high upload speeds lead to low download speeds.

The full effect is a combination of the two. The upload should be kept as high as possible while allowing the ACKs to get through without delay. A good rule of thumb is keeping the upload at about 80% of the theoretical upload speed but you will have to fine tune yours to find out what works best for you. (Remember that keeping the upload high has the additional benefit of improving your ratio.)

If you are running more than one instance of a client it is the overall upload speed that you must take into account. Some clients (e.g. Azureus) limit global upload speed, others do it on a per torrent basis. Get to know how your client works. The same applies if you are using your connection for anything else (e.g. browsing or ftp), always think of the impact on your overall upload speed.

- Limit the number of simultaneous connections>
Some operating systems do not deal well with a large number of connections, and may even crash. Also some home routers (particularly when running NAT and/or firewall with stateful inspection services) tend to become slow or crash when having to deal with too many connections. There are no fixed values for this, you may try 60 or 100 and experiment with the value. Note that these numbers are additive, if you have two instances of a client running the numbers add up.

- Limit the number of simultaneous uploads
Isn't this the same as above? No! Connections limit the number of peers your client is talking to and/or downloading from. Uploads limit the number of peers your client is actually uploading to. The ideal number is typically much lower than the number of connections, and highly dependent on your (physical) connection.

- Just give it some time
As explained above, peers favour other peers that upload to them. When you start leeching a new torrent you have nothing to offer to other peers and they will tend to ignore you. This makes the starts slow; in particular if the peers you are connected to include few or no seeders. The download speed should increase as soon as you have some pieces to share.

Click [Here] (or use the Contact Staff button on the Staff page) and simply send us the answers to the questions below:


1. Have you created a torrent before or uploaded at other sites?

2. Are pornographic, xxx files or files related to the construction of weapons allowed on this site? (yes or no)

3. Are warez, applications or other executable files allowed? (yes or no)

4. Which file types are NOT allowed in your upload. (Please read the choices below carefully before answering.)
A.Compressed files, ie.: zip, rar, tar
B.Iso
C.par
D.text files with references to other torrent sites, ie: this file downloaded from xyz.com
E.all of the above

5. Do you understand that DHT should be DISABLED in your torrent client? (yes or no)

6. Do you understand that Private Torrent should be checked when creating your torrent file? (yes or no)

7. Why is a good description of your upload important?

8. What types of files do you have to offer?

9. What Torrent Client and version do you use?

10. When would you be seeding the files? (Please note this answer does not affect whether you are approved as an uploader. It just allows us to let a member who requests a seed to know what your normal seeding time might be.)
A. 24/7 (except necessary reboots)
B. Other time period (please state using GMT)

The function of a Seedbox is really just as it sounds: a server box that is rented each month to download and seed torrent files. It is located on a private dedicated server which is connected to a very fast network.

Seedboxes are generally used for the uploading and downloading of digital files generally making use of the BitTorrent protocol though they can also be used on other file sharing websites.

They can run on most major operating systems (Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X).

Speed: They are a very fast! Seedboxes on high speed networks are typically able to download large files within minutes, provided that the swarm can actually handle such a high upload bandwidth. Seedboxes generally have download and upload speeds of 100 megabits per second. This means that a 1 GB file can finish downloading in less than 2 minutes. That same 1 gigabyte file can be uploaded to other users in the same amount of time thus very rapidly creating a 1:1 upload:download ratio for that individual file. The ability of a seedbox to transfer files so quickly makes it very attractive within the P2P and BitTorrent communities.

Seeding: since Seedboxes never stop working, after you have downloaded your file on your Seedbox and have transferred it to your computer via sFTP, you can forget about your file and leave it seeding on your box. It will continue to upload for as long as you keep it there.

Ratio Maintaince: Private trackers like MyAnonamouse often require that, overall, you seed as much as you download (a 1:1 ratio) so Seedboxes can be very useful in private communities like ours. Without a Seedbox, it can often take a long time on a home computer just to meet/maintain your ratio, where on a Seedbox it might only take a few hours......

Anonymity: It is less easy to trace file sharers using a seedbox

Cost: As mentioned above, they are usually rented on a monthly basis and vary in cost depending on the type and size.

Internet Protocol Address:This number is an exclusive numerical label which is used by all Information Technology devices (routers, modems etc) in order to be individually identified. As such it allows them the ability to communicate with each other on a computer network using a standard of communication which is called an Internet Protocol standard. In layman’s terms it is the same principle as your home address. In order for you to receive post to your home, the sending party must have your correct postal address ( = IP address) in your location ( = network) or you do not receive any letters and parcels. The same is true for all equipment on the internet. Without this specific address, information (in the case of MyAnonaMouse, torrents, invitation emails, PM’s etc) simply cannot be received or sent by you.

Domain Name System (DNS): This allows the IP address to be translated to words. It is much easier for us to remember a word than a series of numbers. The same is true for email addresses. For example, it is much easier for you to remember a web address name such as whatismyip.com than it is to remember the same thing in number format such as 192.168.1.1. Similarly, in the case of email it is much easier to remember someone@somedomain.com than email@192.168.1.1........

IP addresses may either be assigned permanently for an Email server/Business server or a permanent home resident or temporarily, from a pool of available addresses (first come first serve) from your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Dynamic IP Address: One that is not static and could change at any time. This type is issued to you from a pool of addresses allocated by your ISP or DHCP Server. This is for a large number of customers that do not require the same address all the time for a variety of reasons. Your computer will automatically get this number as it logs on to the network and saves you the trouble of having to know details regarding the specific network configurations. This number can be assigned to anyone using a dial-up connection, Wireless and High Speed Internet connections. If you need to run your own email server or web server, it would be best to have a static IP address.
Static IP Address: One that is fixed and never changes. This is in contrast to a dynamic IP address which may change at any time. (Most ISP's can offer to assign a single static IP or a block of static IP's).

Ipv4: The designers of the Internet Protocol defined an IP address as a 32-bit number[1] and this system, known as Internet Protocol Version4 (IPv4), is still in use today. However, with more and more computers accessing the internet, IPv4 IPs are running out quickly. Just like in an expanding city or country, addresses and telephone numbers have to be created for new neighbourhoods but, if your neighbourhood gets too large, eventually an entirely new pool of addresses for communication purposes has to be developed. IPv4 is limited to 4,294,967,296 IPs.

IPv6: The replacement for the aging IPv4....... IPv6 was standardized in 1998 and its deployment has been ongoing since the mid-2000. The estimated number of unique IPs for IPv6 is 340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,456 or 2^128.

The old and current standard of IPs was something like this: 192.168.100.100 (which is what most of you will have on your Personal Details page). The new IP address process can be written in different ways (e.g. for IPv6 db8:0:1234:0:567:8:1) but essentially all serve the same process and hence are valid for the range of IP functions.

The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) manages the IP address space allocations globally and delegates five regional Internet registries (RIRs) to allocate IP address blocks to local Internet registries - namely, Internet service providers and other entities.

Connectability relates to the state of “being connectable”. Being connectable means that an incoming port on your computer is open thereby allowing “other peers in the Bit Torrent swarm to be able to make connections to you” (that is to say, “people in the same torrent as you can contact you in order to share data.”)

A connectable user can share data with anyone in the torrent but two unconnectable people can't establish a connection between them........so if you're not connectable, it means that you can't seed to, or leech from, anyone else who isn't connectable. Obviously this can greatly affect your contribution to the Myanonamouse community and as well as being critical to your ratio..........

Being unconnectable also negatively affects the speed of the “swarm”. Each peer who is unconnectable is restricted to sharing data only with peers who are connectable. If most of the peers in a swarm are connectable the result is relatively unnoticeable; however, the greater the percentage of unconnectable peers, the slower the swarm becomes until it dies at the point where all peers are unconnectable. (After all, at that point there's no one left to connect to!) So being connectable is critically important for good download speeds and the general well being of the "swarm"…….as well as for your personal ratio.

When thinking about your Connectability, remember our motto "Friendliness, Warmth and SHARING"!!!

• Make sure your problem is not really isn't in this FAQ. There's no point in posting just to be sent back here!
• Before posting read the sticky topics (the ones at the top) in the forums. Very often new information that still hasn't as yet been incorporated in the FAQ can be found there.
• Help us in helping you. Do not just say "it doesn't work!". Provide relevant details so that we don't have to guess or waste time asking. For example: What client do you use? What's your OS? What's your network setup? What's the exact error message you get, if any? What are the torrents you are having problems with? etc etc.........The more you tell the easiest it will be for us, and the more probable your post will get a reply.
• And needless to say: be polite. Demanding help rarely works, asking in a pleasant way usually does the trick!