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Why I link to Wayback Machine instead of original web content

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Re: Why I link to Wayback Machine instead of original web content

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Post by ffpip »

fireattack wrote: post #214
ffpip wrote: post #138

Earlier quoted context omitted.

web.archive.org automatically converts the https%3A%2F things to https:// for me. I noticed it many times. If you are still facing problems, go to https://web.archive.org . In the bottom right 'Save page now' field, right click and select 'add keyword for search'. Choose your desired keyword.

>web.archive.org automatically converts the https%3A%2F Did you try the link provided by the one you replied to? Because it says "HTTP 400" here, so apparently it doesn't convert well, at least not in my end.

Yeah. I used to face the same problem. The links would get converted to a different format. But it got fixed, and I didnt change anything. It is getting automatically converted everytime now.

Re: Why I link to Wayback Machine instead of original web content

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Post by ffpip »

aendruk wrote: post #178
bad_user wrote: post #93

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Does that `save` keyword work? The problem is %s gets escaped, so Firefox generates this URL, which seems to be invalid: https://web.archive.org/save/https%3A%2F%2Fnews.ycombinator....

Uppercase %S for unescaped, e.g.: https://web.archive.org/web/*/%S

TIL. Thanks for the info.

Re: Why I link to Wayback Machine instead of original web content

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Post by dependenttypes »

s9w wrote: post #55
encom wrote: post #49

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Sounds plausible, but I sure would like a citation for that claim.

I do have two links in my "clownworld" link list under, but ironically they're both in reddits that have since been banned and are therefore not available anymore.

post them regardless

Re: Why I link to Wayback Machine instead of original web content

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Post by CassSunscreen »

dirtnugget wrote: post #171

He is actually showcasing a very nice technique to get around paywalls: turn off JS. Often enough that’s enough to get around the paywall. I believe the archives also disable JS when grabbing the content.

I use to be able to archive paywall websites and view them which would get around the paywall but they seem to have gotten wise to it

Now the archive comes up with the paywall message in it

Still works on some sites by just simply archiving the page

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