Technical Information
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HTTP Status Code 200
HTTP Version HTTP/1.1
HTTPS ✔ Available
IP Address 192.104.182.109
Compression gzip
🔒 🟡 Mixed Content (1 HTTP resources) The page is served over HTTPS but loads 1 resource(s) over HTTP. This may be blocked in modern browsers.
Redirect Chain
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| 1 | https://thespec.com:443 | 301 | HTTP/2 301 |
| 2 | https://www.thespec.com/ | 200 | HTTP/2 200 |
#1 URL https://thespec.com:443
HTTP Status Code 301
Status HTTP/2 301
#2 URL https://www.thespec.com/
HTTP Status Code 200
Status HTTP/2 200
Performance
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| TCP Connect | 132.9 ms |
| TLS Handshake | 96.8 ms |
| Time To First Byte (TTFB) | 416.4 ms |
| Content Download | 185.5 ms |
| Total Response Time | 601.9 ms |
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TCP Connect 132.9 ms
TLS Handshake 96.8 ms
Time To First Byte (TTFB) 416.4 ms
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Security
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CSP ✔ Configured
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SEO Quick Check
| Title | Hamilton News - Daily Breaking News | The Spec |
| Meta Description | thespec.com is your Hamilton source for daily breaking news, local stories, life, opinion, voices from the community, events and more. |
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| Open Graph Description | thespec.com is your Hamilton source for daily breaking news, local stories, life, opinion, voices from the community, events and more. |
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| Technology | Bootstrap jQuery Google Analytics Google Tag Manager Node.js |
Technology Bootstrap jQuery Google Analytics Google Tag Manager Node.js
HTTP Headers
| Date
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