> CF should not be in a position to determine which UAs are viable on the Internet
Site operators explicitly subscribe to their DDoS protection service. They're not intercepting random traffic they don't terminate.
How do you propose we solve the bot problem? The Internet is a digital Mos Eisley cantina. The "come one, come all" approach isn't viable in 2025.
What if a server operator decided to block Pale Moon user agents? Is that his right? What about blocking bot user agents? How is that any different?
They are fighting a losing battle. Like running your own SMTP server in 2025 and expecting the big dogs (Google and Microsoft) to accept your mail and play by anyone's rules but their own.
Site operators explicitly subscribe to their DDoS protection service. They're not intercepting random traffic they don't terminate.
How do you propose we solve the bot problem? The Internet is a digital Mos Eisley cantina. The "come one, come all" approach isn't viable in 2025.
What if a server operator decided to block Pale Moon user agents? Is that his right? What about blocking bot user agents? How is that any different?
They are fighting a losing battle. Like running your own SMTP server in 2025 and expecting the big dogs (Google and Microsoft) to accept your mail and play by anyone's rules but their own.