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		jodrellblank on Oct 1, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why does iTunes 10.7 try to contact the domain bo... Not at all cleaner. Don't test DNS resolution if you want to know about HTTP access, they are different and many networks or firewalls will allow DNS but require a login for HTTP.

undantag on Oct 2, 2012 [–]

You really should test both, HTTP can't be trusted if DNS has been compromised.

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