[sf-lug] changed subject: "To just do NAT router/gateway service"

[Bobbie Sellers]

On 04/20/2018 02:33 PM, Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Bobbie Sellers (bliss-sf4ever at dslextreme.com):
>
>> I have been using so would be happy to accept one of your Dreamplugs
>> to attempt to produce such a device against the possibility that
>> Cloudflare or another malware will attempt to hit twice on the same
>> address.
> FYI, Cloudflare is not malware.  It's a San Francisco CDN firm that
> contacted you to do you a favour.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloudflare
     Well the way they do it is not friendly!
     From <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1106240>
>
>
> I took a closer look at the screen shot you sent in. The issue is with 
> cloudflare. From what I can figure out cloudflare is installed on web 
> sites to prevent spamming. If your modem or router is using dynamic IP 
> addressing (most do) then cloudflare treats you as a hostile intruder.

     So we have an intrusive way of preventing intrusion by the
large majority of private users, it may not be malware but I
fail to see how it makes the net safer for those private users.

     Bobbie