> Thankfully, CloudFlare is able to handle the traffic with a simple WAF rule an... | Hacker News

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		hshdhdhehd 82 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: How to stop an AWS bot sending 2B requests... > Thankfully, CloudFlare is able to handle the traffic with a simple WAF rule and 444 response to reduce the outbound traffic. That is strictly less resource intensive than serving 200 and some challenge.

CaptainOfCoit 82 days ago [–]

Right, but if you re-read the submission, OP already tried that and found the costs to be potentially be too high, and are looking for alternatives...

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