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t0p
October 12th, 2009, 12:36 PM
For some time now I've been using Scroogle.org (http://scroogle.org/) instead of Google. Well, actually I use the SSL-protected page, https://ssl.scroogle.org/. i've got it as my home page in Firefox. And it has served me well.

But recently, some Scroogle searches have gone very, very slowly. Sometimes the search doesn't even get completed: the status bar says "Connecting to ssl.scroogle.org... Connected to ssl.scroogle.org..." and it just hangs there. (Not all searches are so slow. But a noticeable percentage have slowed down noticeably.) Whereas www.google.co.uk (http://www.google.co.uk) is as nippy as ever.

So I want to know if my fellow Scroogle-users have experienced this problem? And I'd also like to discuss why this is happening. I wonder if Google are maybe blocking Scroogle's servers, in a misguided attempt to cripple its critics. But Scroogle's traffic graphs (http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/tgraph.htm) don't show any recent drop in searches. So if no one else is having this problem, why is Scroogle grinding to a halt just for me?

-grubby
October 12th, 2009, 12:41 PM
I just tested; it was about 1 second slower than Google.

I'd suggest that you just use Google and get on with life, but I would be skinned alive.

So, uhh, yeah, it's on your end

Tristam Green
October 12th, 2009, 01:23 PM
I wonder if Google are maybe blocking Scroogle's servers, in a misguided attempt to cripple its critics.

Unlikely. If they were crippling their critics, you would have known by now. Simply put, it wouldn't take a long time to reach scroogle.org, you'd just be greeted with a nice 404 or 501.

K.Mandla
October 12th, 2009, 02:03 PM
I use ssl.scroogle.org almost exclusively, but haven't noticed any slowdown. So I have to echo what was said before -- it's maybe something on your end.

handy
October 12th, 2009, 02:12 PM
I use ssl.scroogle.org almost exclusively, but haven't noticed any slowdown. So I have to echo what was said before -- it's maybe something on your end.

+1

What he said.

t0p
October 12th, 2009, 06:20 PM
Well I don't know how to feel about this: happy, because Scroogle.org isn't been blocked or throttled; or sad, because there's probably something wrong at my end of the pipes. How confusing... :confused:

Ah well, never mind. Thanks all, for your responses!