btw, an online check which:
- uses a URI with a deep link (“
google.com/ncr”) instead of a less error-prone domain only - doesn’t check with a second or third domain if the first one fails
- cannot be configured by the user via the program settings (e.g. if blocked by a firewall or proxy)
- uses an unsecured connection instead of the secured one (SSL/TLS)
- does use the resources of another company instead of the own.
doesn’t seem to be a failure save implementation at least.