This has been in place on the IETF site for ~4 yrs at this point. welcome to the party! :) On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 9:04 AM Ben Ramsey <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > On Feb 27, 2020, at 04:27, John Dickinson <jad@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > Maybe I missed an announcement but please could someone explain why I am seeing: > > > > Checking your browser before accessing ietf.org. > > > > This process is automatic. Your browser will redirect to your requested content shortly. > > Please allow up to 5 seconds… > > DDoS protection by Cloudflare > > Ray ID: 56b9671cdc01e608 > > > > whilst going to an ietf mailman page? > > > > What is Cloudflare checking for? What is Cloudflare’s privacy policy for this “service”? > > > > BTW the link https://www.cloudflare.com/5xx-error-landing?utm_source=iuam shown as the text “DDoS protection by Cloudflare” doesn’t provide any explanation. > > > I’ve noticed this recently on a lot of other Cloudflare-backed websites. I wonder if they’re mitigating a large-scale DDoS attack, or something like that? > > Cheers, > Ben >
