| ▲ | Imustaskforhelp 3 days ago | |
are we sure that the whole entire URL namespace has been mapped? How would that even function, I mean, did they loop through every single permutation and see the result, or what exactly/ how would that work? | ||
| ▲ | jedberg 3 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
> did they loop through every single permutation and see the result, or what exactly/ how would that work? In short, yes. Since no one can make new links, it's a pre-defined space to search. They just requested every possible key, and recorded the answer, and then uploaded it to a shared database. | ||
| ▲ | toomuchtodo 3 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
The pipeline code is available for review of the mechanics of http requests made if you follow the ArchiveTeam wiki links. | ||