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1. Shank+sX5[view] [source] 2026-02-03 04:59:02
>>gyrova+(OP)
It is academically very interesting to think about this in light of their long-standing dispute with Cloudflare (https://community.cloudflare.com/t/archive-is-error-1001/182...) over EDNS, which could have privacy implications attached.

I think no matter how you slice it though, it's unethical and reprehensible to coordinate (even a shoddy) DDoS leveraging your visitors as middlemen. This is effectively coordinating a botnet, and we shouldn't condone this behavior as a community.

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2. qmarch+VZ5[view] [source] 2026-02-03 05:25:56
>>Shank+sX5
It's definitely interesting to see this roll around since the only individuals that see the CAPCHA page mentioned, are users of Cloudflare's DNS services (knowingly or not).

P.S. Shout-out to dang for dropping the flags. I have a small suspicion that their may be some foul play, given the contents...

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3. greyfa+fF6[view] [source] 2026-02-03 11:08:51
>>qmarch+VZ5
> the only individuals that see the CAPCHA page mentioned, are users of Cloudflare's DNS services

I don't think this is true. I run my own recursive DNS resolver, and get a CAPTCHA when visiting archive.today.

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4. k33l0r+2K6[view] [source] 2026-02-03 11:42:05
>>greyfa+fF6
I use my ISP's default DNS servers and have consistently gotten the CAPTCHA page for weeks now. The CAPTCHA seems to be broken too, rendering archive.today entirely inaccessible.
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5. Hamuko+zM6[view] [source] 2026-02-03 11:57:22
>>k33l0r+2K6
Someone has suggested that CAPTCHA is broken for everyone in Finland.
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6. Zanfa+vl7[view] [source] 2026-02-03 15:18:51
>>Hamuko+zM6
Seems to be the case in Estonia as well.
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