▲ 368 ▼ "Boobs check" verify if sites behind CDN are hosted in Inside Iran or not (lemmus.org) submitted 11 months ago by sundray@lemmus.org to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world 43 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/770637 Comments Nitter link: https://xcancel.com/hkashfi/status/1995109785679573167
[–] MadnessForTsar@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (8 children) Why with Iran? permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] sundray@lemmus.org [S] 42 points 11 months ago* (6 children) Presumably because instead of responding to the request for boobs.jpg with with an HTTP 404 error (meaning, "not found"), Iran's censorship tech returns a 403 error (meaning basically "you are forbidden from accessing this resource). The "boobs" are "forbidden" you see; the tech mirrors the ruling party's moral stance, probably coincidentally. Trying the same curl command in Russia and China will likely just get you a 404 error, so the joke really only works with Iranian servers. The 404 version is slightly less funny: "We couldn't find the boobs!" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 15 points 11 months ago Hey, at least they’re using HTTP codes correctly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] murmelade@lemmy.ml 9 points 11 months ago (3 children) They should change it to 80085 error. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (2 children) Browsers don't know how to handle 80085 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] n7gifmdn@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) Either do most men now-a-days. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago Hah! That's what she said. Poor her. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mirshafie@europe.pub 6 points 11 months ago It's 403 because they are upfront about the resource being censored as opposed to unavailable, and they tell you who to contact if you have legigimate reasons to access it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago Overwhelming majority of countries don't do keyword-based blocking, especially not for incoming requests. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sundray@lemmus.org [S] 42 points 11 months ago* (6 children) Presumably because instead of responding to the request for boobs.jpg with with an HTTP 404 error (meaning, "not found"), Iran's censorship tech returns a 403 error (meaning basically "you are forbidden from accessing this resource). The "boobs" are "forbidden" you see; the tech mirrors the ruling party's moral stance, probably coincidentally. Trying the same curl command in Russia and China will likely just get you a 404 error, so the joke really only works with Iranian servers. The 404 version is slightly less funny: "We couldn't find the boobs!" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 15 points 11 months ago Hey, at least they’re using HTTP codes correctly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] murmelade@lemmy.ml 9 points 11 months ago (3 children) They should change it to 80085 error. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (2 children) Browsers don't know how to handle 80085 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] n7gifmdn@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) Either do most men now-a-days. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago Hah! That's what she said. Poor her. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mirshafie@europe.pub 6 points 11 months ago It's 403 because they are upfront about the resource being censored as opposed to unavailable, and they tell you who to contact if you have legigimate reasons to access it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 15 points 11 months ago Hey, at least they’re using HTTP codes correctly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] murmelade@lemmy.ml 9 points 11 months ago (3 children) They should change it to 80085 error. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (2 children) Browsers don't know how to handle 80085 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] n7gifmdn@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) Either do most men now-a-days. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago Hah! That's what she said. Poor her. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (2 children) Browsers don't know how to handle 80085 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] n7gifmdn@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) Either do most men now-a-days. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago Hah! That's what she said. Poor her. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] n7gifmdn@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) Either do most men now-a-days. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago Hah! That's what she said. Poor her. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago Hah! That's what she said. Poor her. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mirshafie@europe.pub 6 points 11 months ago It's 403 because they are upfront about the resource being censored as opposed to unavailable, and they tell you who to contact if you have legigimate reasons to access it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago Overwhelming majority of countries don't do keyword-based blocking, especially not for incoming requests. permalink fedilink source parent