Tell HN: Phind.com Now Requires a Login

7 points by omani 2y ago ↗ HN

up until yesterday https://phind.com was basically free. now it requires a login.

sad day.

can I ask the guy who runs phind: what lead to this decision?

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sp332 2y ago ↗

hello@phind.com

suramya_tomar 2y ago ↗

Works fine for me without a login.

omani 2y ago ↗

Thanks for the hint. I just tried again after reading your comment. And it turns out it is due to high traffic. I totally missed the warning message at the bottom. It says:

"Currently at peak capacity. Sign in for priority."

rushingcreek 2y ago ↗

Phind co-founder here. Due to abuse from certain countries, we are imposing stricter limits on anonymous usage on a country-specific basis. Please feel free to reach out to justinw(at)phind(dot)com if you have any more questions about this.