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The title makes it sound as if this is the default, a unconditional redirect, which appears not to be the case; it seems to offer an optional redirect, which so
by wvh 10y ago
The title makes it sound as if this is the default, a unconditional redirect, which appears not to be the case; it seems to offer an optional redirect, which sounds like a better idea. I don't think unconditionally redirecting users would be the way to go; it would be better for the end user to clearly understand the page they were trying to access is not there, to prevent security issues, spam or other abuse resulting from the confusion and automation.
To offer the user clearly explained options after a clear 404 does sound like a good idea however, granted that the Wayback Machine can (and wants to) handle the additional load.
- awqrre 10y agoIt appears that you need to click a link to be redirected to the archived version, but it may still be a privacy issue if they check if an archived version of the page exist before showing the link: > The notification reads: "This page appears to be missing. View a saved version courtesy of the Wayback Machine". You may click on the link to open the Internet Archive website to read an archived snapshot of the page on the site.
- sctb 10y agoWe updated the title from “Firefox latest now directs users to the Wayback Machine on a 404” to that of the article.