Hello, the PoW challenges used in some places under *.debian.org can now be solved with a WebExtension [1] I've made for myself. Without the need to surrender to the (not even clearly licensed) JS that is dynamically served by the site.
[1] https://git.koszko.org/simple-browser-extension/commit/?id=f6919c603417b0e64f1c355f207f9b38a7a6e574 Perhaps some of you will find this useful as well :) Best! Wojtek PS. I am not subscribed to debian-user@. Please Cc [email protected]. Thanks! -- W. Kosior website: https://koszko.org/koszko.html fediverse: https://friendica.me/profile/koszko/profile PGP fingerprint: E972 7060 E3C5 637C 8A4F 4B42 4BC5 221C 5A79 FD1A On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:42:45 +0200 <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 07:10:04PM +0200, W. Kosior wrote: > > [...] > > > Yes, I am disabling JS and the website says "Please enable JavaScript > > to proceed." then. > > I share your feeling. Actually, I avoid JS-only websites unless I > really, really need them. > > [...] > > > [1] > > https://git.koszko.org/stop-crawlers?then=simple-browser-extension%2Flog%2F > > > > Thanks for the pointer! I'm myself interested in such solutions/ideas. > > Cheers
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