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[woodruffw]

I believe they hit http://captive.apple.com now (and that's what I use).

[bombcar → woodruffw]

They use more than that, I've seen it on the wire (to prevent DNS caching I believe).

http://neverssl.com also works

And https://1.1.1.1 breaks people's brains if they know enough

[askvictor → bombcar]

Even more fun: https://16843009

[tlaundal → askvictor]

And there's https://1.1

[9dev → askvictor]

Did they actually issue the certificate for that??

[ev1 → 9dev]

No, your browser converts it before access

[petesergeant → bombcar]

I prefer https://1.1.257

[loevborg → bombcar]

I like

http://uz

[erlendellingsen → woodruffw]

Whenever I access a public Wi-Fi with login / captive portal, and the portal doesn’t show up immediately, I enter captive.apple.com in Safari to trigger it! Works every time (iPhone)

[wiseleo → erlendellingsen]

I use example.com :) Less typing.

[loginatnine → woodruffw]

For french speaking gals/guys, there's http://perdu.com too (lost.com basically)

[rzzzt → woodruffw]

http://example.com is also good.