Example? Archive.is is a service similar to Archive.org. In some cases you can bypass paywalls by using it. Archive.is is notorious for their anonymity.
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Is that the reason for the excessive capchas?
I don't know. I've never seen a captcha on an Archive.is link
Good to know. That reinforces what someone else was saying, that it is a bug. Since I've never actually gotten one of the links to work I really don't know precisely what they do but from what I gather I really hope they get it fixed because it sounds like a really cool service.
I think the ISP you use matters a lot. I personally haven’t had issues with it at home, but I was at my parents house the other day and it wouldn’t let me in. Started working immediately when I got home though
Very helpful! Turning on VPN fixed the issue!
Much appreciated!
Important to note: for their anonymity, not yours.
Do you preserve archivers' privacy? E.g. not disclose the source IP address?
Yes.
But take in mind that when you archive a page, your IP is being sent to the the website you archive as though you are using a proxy (in X-Forwarded-For header). This feature allows websites (e.g shops or the sites with weather forecast) target your region, not mine.
source: archive.today FAQ
(archive.today is the same as archive.is, they have a couple of alternate domains)
Excellent point
It's a free service with high cost that's doing a lot for the Internet.
Seems like at the moment there is a bug. I'm sure it's gonna go back to normal soon.
Did archive.org just get another top level domain? If that's the case then yeah definitely it's some kind of bug. I hope they get it sorted out. They're definitely one of the good guys.
Never mind two separate things 😣
Archive.org's goal is to archive as much of the Internet as possible for the long term, like most archivists, and is backed by a nonprofit foundation. The "wayback machine" is only one part of what Archive.org does.
Archive.is has the more modest goal of taking on-demand snapshots of web pages in case they change
Though what I said above applies to both in my opinion.
Thanks. The clarification helps.
It's not just you.
Good. I like the idea but it's a PITA. It's nice to know it's not just me