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Re: Hey Google - Recaptcha sucks
From: Marco Moock via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2026 21:25:11 +0100
Am 05.02.2026 um 12:20:43 Uhr schrieb Aaron C. de Bruyn:
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.
That captcha is much easier to solve and will not prompt you with tens of pages. I also run such a proxy and that is presenting that captcha to all users - I need to avoid bots using the form because then the search engines will block all requests. -- Gruß Marco Send unsolicited bulk mail to 1770290443muell () cartoonies org
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