Post Az4cdI0lWRthqkAClU by winfried@fosstodon.org
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 (DIR) Post #Az4XnW8xKoyOnx3J9E by sintzoff@mast.eu.org
       2025-10-10T16:55:15Z
       
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       But why does the Sigil application make a DNS query to 8.8.8.8?Given answer at https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil/blob/master/src/Resource_Files/python3lib/updatechecker.py#L17"An ugly little hack that will QUICKLY tell us whether or not there's an active internet connection. IP only to avoid any name-resolving delays. Just a quick check to see if one of Google's primary nameservers is available."I'm a little bit puzzled by this way of doing things.
       
 (DIR) Post #Az4cdI0lWRthqkAClU by winfried@fosstodon.org
       2025-10-10T17:30:42Z
       
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       @sintzoff @bortzmeyer in my opinion, checking whether there's an internet connection is always a "hack". All methods are more or less unreliable, especially when things need to be done quickly
       
 (DIR) Post #Az4cdJOYNUWI8oIiTw by bortzmeyer@mastodon.gougere.fr
       2025-10-10T17:52:32Z
       
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       @winfried @sintzoff Some services are precisely intended for that. RIPE Atlas anchors for instance.
       
 (DIR) Post #Az4cdNRXKLHahDj9ge by winfried@fosstodon.org
       2025-10-10T17:39:50Z
       
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       @sintzoff @bortzmeyer I don't think it's nice to abuse a third party's service for this purpose