Fun fact, this is almost exactly how active portal detection is done in the OS/browser!

https://gist.github.com/skull-squadron/edb8c0122f902013304c0...

Yep :) I just find example.com easier to remember and quicker to type than any of the OS or browser makers own URLs like

- http://captive.apple.com/

- http://connectivitycheck.gstatic.com/generate_204

- http://detectportal.brave-http-only.com/

Plus, it feels nice to depend on the reserved domain name example.com instead of relying on a domain that any one specific corporation has to maintain :D

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1f60c 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Also http://detectportal.firefox.com. And http://neverssl.com was set up for this purpose while being a bit easier to remember :)

	▲	0l an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I remember a while back neverssl.com would happily serve HTTPS requests! Another good alternative is http://httpforever.com/