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http://www.umc.org/
Websites
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On September 19, 2024, 03:56 PM UTC, http://www.umc.org/ was accessible when tested on AS10620 in Colombia.
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DNS Queries
Resolver:
172.70.81.191
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Connection to 104.22.12.112:80 succeeded.
Connection to 104.22.13.112:80 succeeded.
Connection to 2606:4700:10::ac43:1ea1:80 was blocked.
Connection to 2606:4700:10::6816:c70:80 was blocked.
Connection to 2606:4700:10::6816:d70:80 was blocked.
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