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Re: https://16777217/

#13
> The free app that makes your Internet safer.

I don't consider anything closed source to be safe.

> 1.1.1.1 with WARP

WTF is WARP

> Your Internet service provider can see every site and app you use—even if they’re encrypted. Some providers even sell this data, or use it to target you with ads.

OK, fantastic, so instead of handing my ISP all my data, I hand it to ... you?

> the fastest DNS resolver on Earth.

I'm pretty sure that the for the 5 full seconds it takes a site like Gmail that saving 9ms on DNS isn't going to change much.

Re: https://16777217/

#15
post #13

> The free app that makes your Internet safer. I don't consider anything closed source to be safe. > 1.1.1.1 with WARP WTF is WARP > Your Internet service provider can see every site and app you use—even if they’re encrypted. Some providers even sell this data, or use it to target you with ads. OK, fantastic, so instead of handing my ISP all my data, I hand it to ... you? > the fastest DNS resolver on Earth. I'm pret…

Was more pointing out the numbered hostname, not the service its-self.

16777217 is just the lowest number that corresponds with a routed IP address :)

Re: https://16777217/

#18
post #14

How does this work?

IPv4 addresses are 32-bit numbers, the dotted-decimal representation is just a common way to represent those numbers.

In particular inet_aton() function considers a single integer to be the 32bit form. Accepts decimal, octal, and hex. https://linux.die.net/man/3/inet_aton
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