What is extensions.nsa.wanIp.checkURL for?
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What is extensions.nsa.wanIp.checkURL for?
The value is https://secure.informaction.com/ipecho/, so obviously it is to get the user's IP. But what is this information used for?
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Re: What is extensions.nsa.wanIp.checkURL for?
*Always* check the changelogs BEFORE updating that important software!
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Re: What is extensions.nsa.wanIp.checkURL for?
Basically: so that ABE can protect your router, which might be listening on that IP. By knowing the address, ABE can forbid requests aimed at it.
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Religion is not the opium of the masses. Daily life is the opium of the masses.
True religion, which dares to acknowledge death and challenge the way we live, is an attempt to wake up.
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