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MetaFilter is a community weblog that anyone can contribute a link or comment to.

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Updated: 2026-09-03 16:22 Language: English (default) Access: Normal

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Website Overview

An established domain and managed infrastructure suggest continuity of operations and may support dependable delivery, although neither guarantees service quality.

Domain and Registration

Registered in 1999, this domain has about 27 years of history. That suggests continuity, although ownership and purpose may have changed. Transfer-protection status is present, helping reduce the risk of unauthorized domain transfers. The domain uses the common .com extension, which is not an independent safety signal.

DNS and Email

Nameservers are provided by Cloudflare, indicating managed DNS hosting. MX records point to the Google Workspace email service. No CNAME was found; the observed records resolve directly to addresses. SPF and DMARC are configured. DKIM status is unknown. DNSSEC signatures were not detected, so this additional DNS authenticity protection is not confirmed.

TLS and Certificates

The public key uses EC with 256 bits. The server supplied a complete certificate chain. No organization name is present in the certificate; the available fields are consistent with domain validation. The certificate was issued within the Google Trust Services cloud or CDN ecosystem. The certificate's total validity is about 90 days, consistent with a short renewal cycle.

HTTP and Browser Security

The response lacks these common security headers: HSTS, CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, clickjacking protection. No X-Powered-By header was found, reducing one common source of backend fingerprinting information. The cf-ray response header indicates a CDN or caching proxy in the delivery path. No obvious internal addresses or debug information were found in the headers. The Server header identifies cloudflare without an exact version.

Technology Stack Analysis

The public page identifies Cloudflare without precise versions, leaving fewer clues for version-specific scanning.

Search and Social Sharing

Unknown

Hosting and Email

DNSCloudflare
HostingCloudflare
EmailGoogle Workspace
Location Location unknown 104.26.6.211

Pages, Search and Sharing

Meta descriptionMetaFilter is a community weblog that anyone can contribute a link or comment to.
Canonical URLNot detected
LanguageEnglish (default)
Twitter CardNot detected

Social Sharing Preview

Unknown

robots.txt (opens in a new tab)

10 rules
All bots 1 allowed · 0 disallowed
  • Allow/
amazonbot 0 allowed · 1 disallowed
  • Disallow/
applebot-extended 0 allowed · 1 disallowed
  • Disallow/
bytespider 0 allowed · 1 disallowed
  • Disallow/
ccbot 0 allowed · 1 disallowed
  • Disallow/
claudebot 0 allowed · 1 disallowed
  • Disallow/
cloudflarebrowserrenderingcrawler 0 allowed · 1 disallowed
  • Disallow/
google-extended 0 allowed · 1 disallowed
  • Disallow/
gptbot 0 allowed · 1 disallowed
  • Disallow/
meta-externalagent 0 allowed · 1 disallowed
  • Disallow/

Sitemaps

0

No sitemaps found

Registration details RDAP / WHOIS

RegistrarAmazon Registrar, Inc.
Registered1999-03-18
Expires2027-03-18
Domain statusclient transfer prohibited
Nameserversalice.ns.cloudflare.com、tanner.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSECunsigned

DNS records

TypeNameValueTTLPriority
Ametafilter.com104.26.6.211300—
Ametafilter.com104.26.7.211300—
Ametafilter.com172.67.73.55300—
AAAAmetafilter.com2606:4700:20::681a:6d3300—
AAAAmetafilter.com2606:4700:20::681a:7d3300—
AAAAmetafilter.com2606:4700:20::ac43:4937300—
MXmetafilter.comASPMX.L.GOOGLE.com3001
MXmetafilter.comALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.com3005
MXmetafilter.comALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.com3005
MXmetafilter.comALT2.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.com3005
MXmetafilter.comALT2.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.com3005
MXmetafilter.comALT3.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.com30010
MXmetafilter.comALT3.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.com30010
MXmetafilter.comALT4.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.com30010
MXmetafilter.comALT4.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.com30010
NSmetafilter.comalice.ns.cloudflare.com86400—
NSmetafilter.comtanner.ns.cloudflare.com86400—
TXTmetafilter.comv=spf1 ip4:54.186.220.77 ip4:34.222.87.189 include:_spf.google.com include:mefi.us ~all300—
DMARC_dmarc.metafilter.comv=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:[email protected]300—

TLS and certificates

AssessmentNormal configuration
Supported protocolsTLSv1.2、TLSv1.3
Negotiated protocolTLSv1.3
Certificate subjectmetafilter.com
IssuerGoogle Trust Services
Valid until2026-11-20T13:40 · Remaining when checked: 77 days
Verification detailsCertificate trust: Passed · Hostname match: Passed

HTTP response headers

HeaderValue
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
servercloudflare
permissions-policyinterest-cohort=()
set-cookieRedacted

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