XPost: alt.windows7.general, alt.computer.workshop   
   From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
      
   On Thu, 1 Jan 2026 12:13:39 -0600, Jo-Anne    
   wrote:   
      
   >On 12/25/2025 5:12 AM, J. P. Gilliver wrote:   
   >> On 2025/12/25 2:29:9, VanguardLH wrote:   
   >>> "J. P. Gilliver"  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> On 2025/12/24 17:4:43, VanguardLH wrote:   
   >>>>> "J. P. Gilliver"  wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> ... on some others I get the "please wait while we check you're a   
   >>>>>> human", or similar wording, from cloudflare, which then connects me   
   >>>>>> to those sites after a few seconds.   
   >>>>>   
   >   
   >>   
   >> You're missing the point - sometimes there _isn't_ such a checkbox that   
   >> has to be clicked.   
   >>   
   >   
   >And on some websites, Cloudflare has me wait and then I get the same message   
   again. I can wait from   
   >now until doomsday and never get to the site. I use Windows 10 and generally   
   Firefox. Sometimes, if   
   >it's a site I really need to get to, I'll switch browsers. Sometimes Edge or   
   Opera works, sometimes   
   >not. Sometimes I can get through on my iPad using Safari. A real pain!   
      
   Yes, it's a nuisance.   
      
   And it's strange how it happens with some web sites and not others.   
      
      
   --   
   Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa   
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