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pabsdiscussion of "Reflections as the Internet Archive turns 25" news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27914848
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pabs(contains a comment about archive.org hiding/removing the Ezboard site due to a domain parker taking it over and adding a robots.txt)
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RnoHi
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thubanhello
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RnoWhy isn't YouTube archiveteam Warrior's project of choice?
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LimeysodaYeah, Ive the same question
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LimeysodaBtw, hello Rno :)
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RnoSup
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thubanthat would probably be a good question for #down-the-tube
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RnoThanks
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HCrossRno: warriors are often run by very slow connections
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HCrossand they just get in the way
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HCrosswhen files are large and upload slots are limited, we need machines with decent throughput
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Mayk78what do you see as descent troughput / upload ?
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VerifiedJ
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VerifiedJdefunct website in question is Vidme, which we archived in 2017 when it closed.
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arkiverVerifiedJ: hah, yep
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JAAlol nice
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JAAAlthough I mean, of course there is hardcore porn on regular ass-websites... :-)
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Frogging101VerifiedJ: and uh, how is it flooding normal websites exactly?
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Frogging101(I just read the URL)
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VerifiedJold vid.me video embeds. vid.me domain now redirect to a porn site's homepage.
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VerifiedJ*redirects
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VerifiedJ(vid .me links are NSFW, obliviously)
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Frogging101ah