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Re:HTTPS on NYTimes.com by CPLX on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @04:15PM (#13369071)
I've been using 1.1.1.1 for years. It's easy to type and seems to call up interstitial screens fast, especially the NYC subway wifi portal, where seconds count.

Of course this thread makes me wonder if I've been doing it wrong.

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Re:HTTPS on NYTimes.com by shakna on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @05:02PM (#13369557)
1.1.1.1 is assigned to APNIC Labs in Australia. It isn't always reachable for their own reasons.

Using 1.1.1.1 makes a http request, which lets the captive portal take over, so good job, but you are actually hitting a group that actually exists, and what if they suddenly launch a HTST site on that IP? It might break your method.

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