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On August 19, 2022 at 9:14:07 PM UTC, http://www.rferl.org/ was accessible when tested on AS8376 in Jordan.

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DNS Queries

Resolver:
194.165.130.234
Query:
IN A www.rferl.org
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23.38.48.183
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Query:
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AS20940 (Akamai International B.V.)
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TCP Connections

2a02:26f0:129:3bd::1317:80: succeeded
2a02:26f0:129:3b8::1317:80: succeeded
23.38.48.183:80: succeeded

HTTP Requests

URL
GET https://www.rferl.org/
Response Headers
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Podcasts
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