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@drscriptt Naive question: WHEN does the average #Internet #user ever open up a webpage with an #IP address instead of a #domain or even #FQDN?

  • Seriously, the only cases I saw were either some old, non-public - facing server in some B2B/API setting or a test that #httpd / #ngnix / #ssh / … function properly on like a #VPS and that the #DNS hasn't been updated (yet!) to include said host / FQDN in the records, and even then it's bad cuz you'd rather want to use it's FQDN instead because with #IPv4 shortages on one hand and tools like #Portainer on the other, one should not use an #IPaddress as addressing method because #WAF / #Proxies used to "#MUX" / "#NAT" services under one IP address or #IPv6 block may need that distinction by being queried for a specific FQDN...

The Idea if !SSL / #TLD for #IPaddresses makes me feel like Jeff Goldblum!

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@delta also #deltaChat natively supports #Proxies, #VPN|s and @torproject / #Tor so not only can people use it that way but also use any other bypass method.

  • Obviously, the classic #Sneakernet with people doing uucp with foreign mobile networks near borders works just as well...

I'd not be surprised if delta Chat is also used by #RimjinGang* and #38North** for a "contactless sneakernet" tho I am convinced they won't confirm or deny that for #OpSec, #InfoSec & #ComSec reasons alone...

  • I mean, both #Iran and #NorthKorea ain't #Iraq and #Syria where one could just take a phat satellite dish, strap an LTE stick or even external antennas on and just point it at turkish or lebanese radio towers near the border, as owning any satellite equipment in these places is a guarantee to get publicly executed for "espionage"...
en.wikipedia.orgUUCP - Wikipedia

#WhatsMissing:

A modern competitor to #OperaMini with:

Why?

OFC since #Opera #Mini needs a trustworthy proxy backend any "#clone" would need an #OpenSource'd & #SelfHosting-capable #backend (similar to @ActionRetro 's #FrogFind .com as it breaks #E2EE.

Needless to say it would be a godsent for anyone stuck on #EDGEland and slower speeds (i.e. #SATCOM like #Iridium)...

  • Sadly building a #browser is thousandsfold harder than building a Linux #distro...
en.wikipedia.orgOpera Mini - Wikipedia

For several years, Spamhaus researchers have been observing the negative impact of downloading free apps and toolbars that turn residential networks into a proxy for paying users:

spamhaus.org/resource-hub/comp

For Internet Service Providers, restricting port 25 is an essential step to protect your network from malware spread by proxies.

👉 You can learn more about this escalating issue and how to resolve it here: spamhaus.org/restrict-port-25/

If you’d like to discuss this further, connect with one of the Spamhaus team, or reach out to us via this social channel.

Stating the very obvious, US intelligence officials estimate Tehran does not have full control of its proxy groups. The whole rationality for proxies is not having full control, always having a degree of deniability.
politico.com/news/2024/02/01/i
#iran #proxies #geopolitics

POLITICOUS intelligence officials estimate Tehran does not have full control of its proxy groupsWashington wants to avoid a direct confrontation with Tehran.

After receiving the #privateUSMessage from #Biden & additional prodding by #China, #Iran has decided to enter #MiddleEast war directly — no longer relying solely on #proxies.

Iran's #RevolutionaryGuards said they carried out #extraterritorial attacks on "espionage headquarters" of #Israel in #Iraq's semi-autonomous #Kurdistan region.

They also struck in #Syria against the #IslamicState.

Reuters could not independently verify the reports. No Israeli comment either.

reuters.com/world/middle-east/

Escalating attacks on #US troops & commercial shipping involving #Iran & its #proxies point to #permanentStateOfWar, with worsening security situation from #IndianOcean to #RedSea, stretching through #Iraq, #Syria, #Lebanon & #Israel.

— US intercepted drones & missiles over Red Sea fired by #Iranian-backed #Houthi.

— A tanker operating in Indian Ocean was struck by an Iranian drone 200 nautical miles from Indian coast.

— Iran accused Israel of airstrike near Damascus.

cnn.com/2023/12/27/politics/fe

Hello World!

So. I'm a nerd and creative using #aiart to make #magicthegathering #proxies . I will be using this as a place to post my triumphs, failures, and some cool #art especially as I do my Lands Around the World series.

This is part of a set of simplified Chinese basic lands in the style of Chinese literati painting and watercolors.

Enjoy, and thank you for swinging by.

Dovie'andi se tovya sagain,

-ML