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Curl-impersonate: Special build of curl that can impersonate the major browsers

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545 points mmh0000 | 1 comments | 03 Apr 25 15:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.228s | source
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matt-p ◴[04 Apr 25 00:25 UTC] No.43577054[source]▶
I do kind of yern for the simpler days when if a website didn't mind bots it allowed it and if they did they blocked your user agent.
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1. andrethegiant ◴[04 Apr 25 04:09 UTC] No.43578244[source]▶
Back then websites weren’t so resource intensive. The negative backlash towards bots is kind of a side effect of how demanding expectations of web experiences has become.