Peter Kiem wrote:
> I really hate it when websites are setup on strange port numbers as a
> lot of firewalls and proxies won't let the traffic through.
>
> Example, logging into Tucows Insight the URL is a HTTPS connection to
> port 8081 which Squid doesn't allow. *Sigh*
>
> Why don't they keep their web interfaces to NORMAL web ports?  There
> is no reason nowadays to do this crap!!!

Probably the same reason they're putting the entire helpcenter page in a
popup, attempting to harvest email addresses, and any number of other
inappropriate mistakes that even beginner webmasters don't make if they've
had even the most basic training.

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