On the modern web, everything must be encrypted. Unencrypted websites are treated as relics of the past with browsers declaring them toxic waste not to be touched (or even looked at) and search engines de-prioritizing their content.
While this push for security is good for protecting modern communication, there is a whole web full of information and services that don’t need to be secured and those trying to access them from older vintage computers or even through modern embedded devices are increasingly being left behind.
Note: This article is mostly directed at those serving personal websites, like this one, with no expectation of privacy or security by most readers of the content. If you are running a commercial website, collecting personal information from users, or transmitting sensitive data that users would expect to be done privately, disregard everything here and don’t bother offering your website over plaintext.
https://jcs.org/2021/01/06/plaintext
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