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Because archive.is uses DNS load balancing based on EDNS information which includes a user's IP address, and returns invalid results if that information is not

by strken 6y ago

Because archive.is uses DNS load balancing based on EDNS information which includes a user's IP address, and returns invalid results if that information is not present, while cloudflare's DNS hides EDNS information out of respect for the user's privacy. Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19828317 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19828317

tambre 6y ago
Notably they return invalid results for queries without EDNS information from only Cloudflare.
- yjftsjthsd-h 6y ago
  Is Cloudflare's implementation somehow different, or is it an explicit blacklist of some kind?
  - Matheus28 6y ago
    They blacklist Cloudflare for petty reasons
nullify88 6y ago
Alternatively, nextdns.io can anonymise the EDNS client subnet so you can browse sites like archive.is without giving out a real ip address. Perhaps cloudflare could do something similar.
- kevincox 6y ago
  It seems silly to give out fake information to work around a stubborn site with a vendetta. I think it makes sense to provide a distinction between no information and information instead of providing incorrect information.
tinus_hn 6y ago
Can’t they just send phony information that indicates the region the resolver is in?