T411
| Web address | t411.ch |
|---|---|
| Slogan | The yellow pages of the torrent |
Type of site | Torrent index |
| Registration | Yes |
| Available in | 5 Languages, primarily French |
| Users | 5 million |
| Launched | 2008 |
Alexa rank |
 1,854 (9 May 2015)[1] |
| Current status | Online |
t411 or Torrent411 is a semi-private BitTorrent tracker website founded in 2008.[2] According to Alexa Internet, it was the 86th most visited website in France in December 2014, and the first in its category.[3]
History
In 2006 a BitTorrent tracker named QuebecTorrent[4] (in reference to Quebec) was created. In July 2008, QuebecTorrent was shutdown by the Canadian authorities.[5] Shortly after being shutdown a clone of the original website was created and named Torrent411. Torrent411 was developed by part of the team that created QuebecTorrent and they maintain the website, torrents, and members.[2] · [4] · .[6] The website's slogan is "Les pages jaunes du torrent",[7] or "The Yellow Pages of the Torrent" in English; the 411 in Torrent411 refers to the Yellow Pages telephone number in Canada; which acts a telephone directly look-up tool for residents of Canada.
In August 2011 Torrent411 moved to the new domain name t411.me to avoid possible censure by VeriSign, the US company that manages the .com top-level domain.
In June 2013, T411 has surpassed the 5 million members,[8] confirming its position as the first francophone tracker.
In October 29, 2014, the site suffered a massive DDOS attack.[9]
In February 20, 2015, t411.me becomes t411.io in response to a threat of blocking domaine10 name..[10]
In April 2, 2015, a French court order the French DNS access providers to block t411.me, following a complaint from the SCPP.[11][12]
References
- ↑ "t411.io Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- 1 2 « Torrent411 : le clone de QuebecTorrent maintenant ouvert » on Adviso.ca
- ↑ "t411.me Site Overview". alexa.com. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- 1 2 "QuebecTorrent devient Torrent411". branchez-vous.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ « QuebecTorrent.com n'est plu » on Zataz
- ↑ « QuebecTorrent renaît de ses cendres » on leblogueduql.org
- ↑ "Torrent411.com - Les Pages Jaunes du Torrent!". torrent411.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ According to statistics from t411.me
- ↑ "Maintenance du tracker". Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ Julien L. (21 February 2015). Numerama, ed. "T411 change de nom de domaine" (in French). Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ Marc Rees (18 February 2015). Next INpact, ed. "Pourquoi les producteurs de disques veulent bloquer t411.me" (in French). Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ↑ Julien L. (3 April 2015). Numerama, ed. "BitTorrent : T411 sera bloqué en France" (in French). Retrieved 7 April 2015.
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