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PackMe.In - BitTorrent’s Pack Tracker Is Back Online

After nearly two solid months of downtime, BitTorrent’s favorite (and only) pack tracker is finally back in action, jack! This time around though, PackMe.In (yep, same URL as before - and now open for signups) is running on a smooth new server using Gazelle’s codebase. Also known as The Donkey, PiN’s purpose is to serve up their own breed of unique torrent “packs”. For those not in the know, packs are similarly-grouped torrents bundled together into one large torrent - this includes music discographies, movie box sets, TV series & seasons and everything else in between.

Public registration is now open for the time being, but no telling how long it’ll last. When FSF first introduced PiN in July of 2009, IRC recruitment was the only option in.

•   http://packme.in/register.php

NOTE: For those who had an existing account at PiN will need to sign up again, as the previous older userDb was not restored.

PackMe.in’s dev team has done an amazing job to ‘port over’ the old TBDev sourcecode into a sleek new Gazelle layout - while at the same time retaining virtually every aspect to the original design. Of course, PiN was well known as a **ratio-free

** tracker (and still is) and includes a better than ever anti-HnR (hit-and-run) system. PiN’s ratioless nature has its advantages for a tracker that serves up some rather large torrents - members need not fear having to ’seed back’ to a certain ratio in order to stay in good graces.

Seeding Rules:

PiN has some of the most slack, laid-back seeding rules than any other tracker around, ratioless or not. Members are required to keep up an average seedtime of 1 day for all downloaded torrents. Downloading rules are outlined as the following:

  • • You are not required to maintain a ratio.
  • • You are required to maintain an average seed time of at least 1 day (24 hours).
  • — Your average seed time is the average time you have spent seeding all torrents that you have snatched.

  • — As long as your average seed time stays above 1 day, you need not seed all torrents you snatch for 1 day or more, but it is recommended that you do so.

  • • If your average seed time drops below 1 day, you will be added to a hit and run list, pending staff decision.
  • — You will not be added to the hit and run list unless you have been on the site for more than 1 month (30 days) and snatched more than 5 torrents. Do not abuse this grace period.

Uploading — All members are permitted to upload torrents to PiN, but please refer to the rules first.

User Classes & VIP:

PackMe.In is still under development, so expect changes to be made to various site functions, features and other areas of the tracker. Regular User Classes are outlined below (just two so far), and as you’ll notice it’s very easy to acquire VIP status (simply keep an average seed time of more than 30 days, and VIP is automatically granted).

Donkey - The Default.
*Requirements

    • None.
      *Perks
    • None.

Super Donkey - VIP.
*Requirements

    • An average seed time of at least 30 days. By donating 10€ or more, you will be automatically promoted to VIP.
      *Perks
    • Unlimited invites, access to special forums, can change custom title, and more.
      *Demotions
    • Demoted to Donkey if average seed time drops below 30 days at any time. Does not apply if user has been promoted through donating or staff.

VIP Forums:

Torrent ‘Browse’:

PiN on IRC:

  • Network: irc.omgwtfhax.net
  • Ports: 6666-6669 & 8067 for standard clients; 6697 & 7000 for SSL enabled.
  • Channel: #PiN
  • Hotlink: irc.omgwtfhax.net/PiN

Lots of other goodies at PackMe.In to follow; such as a points system, shop, and more!

  1. Leester Says:

    Thanks a lot for the great article Sharky!

  2. ELJOKER Says:

    it is always great to see tracker come online again , great review sharky

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  5. human Says:

    somehow i cant recover my account. shows that email is not found in the database. weird, weird..

  6. D0NK3YBALLS Says:

    Nice tracker, I recommend you join, this site has great potential with just more users and even tho the packs don’t have much seeders, they do have great speeds, looks like most if not all uploads as of yet have been done from a seedbox :)

  7. fourtwenty Says:

    seems like my account is gone :/

  8. ELJOKER Says:

    @05 @07 read it correct

    NOTE: For those who had an existing account at PiN will need to sign up again, as the previous older userDb was not restored.

    so all have to signup again with new accounts

  9. w00t Says:

    Niiiiice, to see this one back :)

  10. dan Says:

    Chalk me up as an idiot that can’t get to the login screen. I see it flash briefly when I load the page in IE or Firefox and I can see the code when I view the page source. But I can’t find the darn link in the donkey picture at all. Too bad for me I guess. : )

  11. D0NK3YBALLS Says:

    to DAN - Make sure noscript and adblock are disabled if you have them and try to clear cache.

  12. zzz Says:

    Dan

    remember the game you used to play at kids’ birthday parties? - try it

  13. file1854 Says:

    @DAN Click on the PIN logo at the top, and then drag and drop the tail on his ass :)

  14. Username Says:

    If you can’t get the tail thing to work (like me), just go to view > page style > no style in Firefox to see the login screen.

  15. Durden Says:

    Thanks USERNAME - it’s working for me now!

  16. nice site Says:

    never been to it before, but i am glad i read this. thanks!

  17. jame son Says:

    looks lame

  18. manicmac Says:

    Had no problems at all… just click the pin… a tail pops up… drag it to the x on the donkey’s ass and your in.
    No need to disable noscript… just allow packmein.
    Not a lot of torrents as of yet… but looks promising. I did not belong to it before they went down so I have nothing to compare to.

  19. alex Says:

    @manicmac
    lol are you cap. obv.?
    there were added 50 packs for one day, that’s a lot , especially it’s first day of its second life

  20. No doubt Says:

    This is a GREAT site. I can’t believe how much content they have provided in such a short amount of time, and the community is GREAT! The other members seem so nice and helpful! Hell, the community ALONE is bringing back over and over to read what’s new.

    Thanks for this article and sharing this site! Looks as if there is a cap of 5000 members before they lock the place up to invites only. Glad I joined up when I did!!!

  21. manicmac Says:

    @ alex…lol are you cap. obv.?

    Say what?
    Didn’t realize that that was added in one day..! Impressive.

  22. nyfnxftnxftnxf Says:

    http://www.torrentinvites.org
    here you have free invites for private trackers and also you can buy/trade invites :)

  23. SIL3NT Says:

    @nyfnxftnxftnxf,
    ya if they don’t nit pick every little thing and delete your account. The staff there just complain about everything.

  24. #mugara Says:

    this tracker is awful, not only they just had been down for few weeks, but they also just deleted my acc for no reasons
    very lame, not mentioning of active torrents and seeders

  25. jasoos Says:

    i failed

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