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Subject: Re: Oh Gawd - Now MX Linux "Security Verification" - NO !!!
Date: 17 Aug 2026 17:14:20 GMT
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On Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:38:41 +0100, Nuno Silva wrote:

> If it is Cloudflare it is guaranteed to ruin some days. Cloudflare
> doesn't support other than a few select browsers, at a few select
> version ranges. Unless the site owner configures it to somehow let other
> browsers bypass the "browser check"(*), you'll be left out of it even
> with JS enabled. Anubis tends to be much better in this regard.

Using mxlinux.org as the test case, I can successfully connect after 
CloudFlare verification with Brave, Firefox, Tor, and Librewolf.  Lynx 
reports:

"Just a moment...
   REFRESH(360 sec): https://mxlinux.org/
   Enable JavaScript and cookies to continue
'

That's expected. No JavaScript, no proof of work. Of course if you use a 
browser without JavaScript in 2026 don't expect to do much on the web. 
What browser are you using that is reject with JS enabled?