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See neverssl.com. It has been around for a long time and is useful for making sure you see Wifi terms pages.

• yftsui 3y ago
  captive.apple.com does the same trick with a smaller payload.
  • benatkin 3y ago
    Where can I go that has a bigger payload? When I've successfully opened a site on an unfamiliar WiFi network I'd like to know up front if I'm gonna have trouble loading stuff.
    • judge2020 3y ago
      captive.apple.com is just for captive portals - technically networks can (and do) spoof it, but it's just a connectivity check. Past that you can do any test you want over https.
      • benatkin 3y ago
        I'd rather have both in one :) neverssl strikes a pretty good balance
• graiz 3y ago
  NeverSSL is the way to go - they have a number of cache-busting tricks that I haven't seen on other sites.
• password4321 3y ago
  Not anymore? (This discussion is pretty much a dupe.) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35789730 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35789730
  • lolinder 3y ago
    See the top reply to that comment: > They're trying to solve the "how do log into this captive portal" problem, and they needed to make this change to handle that typing "neverssl.com" now often evaluates to "https://neverssl.com https://neverssl.com". So, yes, it's still useful for WiFi logins. The change in question was specifically for that purpose. https://neverssl.com https://neverssl.com now redirects to http://neverssl.com http://neverssl.com so you can log in to WiFi even if your browser thinks it knows better. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35792149 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35792149
    • deleted 3y ago
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    • chrismorgan 3y ago
      Except it actually makes the handling of that case worse, quite apart from making a lie of the name and content of the site.