Re: Hey Google - Recaptcha sucks

["Aaron C. de Bruyn via NANOG" <nanog () lists nanog org>]

I searched using that URL and immediately got a page saying "IQ test has
been enabled due to bot abuse on the network.
Solving this IQ test will let you make 100 searches today. I will add an
invite system to bypass this soon..."

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

I guess that's what happens when I let my kids use Microsoft's toy OS on my
network.

-A

On Thu, Feb 5, 2026 at 12:12 PM Marco Moock via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>
wrote:

> Am 05.02.2026 um 12:06:09 Uhr schrieb William Herrin via NANOG:
>
> > I'm at SEATAC airport trying to access www.google.com via the public
> > wifi with Firefox. Apparently you really don't like that because it's
> > stuck in a Recaptcha loop displaying captcha after captcha after
> > captcha.
>
> I use 4get.ca (or other instances) in that case, works most of the time
> and proxies the stuff to the search engine.
>
> --
> kind regards
> Marco
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