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The ?key is part of the email tracker- I get mine emailed to my inbox and presumably OP does too. But the /238544 looks like a landing page. It's some sort of
by dhimes 10y ago
The ?key is part of the email tracker- I get mine emailed to my inbox and presumably OP does too. But the /238544 looks like a landing page. It's some sort of route- presumably for tracking- but when you leave the number off you get a 404 (I try to strip anything superfluous before posting).
- tedunangst 10y agoWithout the key in the URL, I only get "This content is available exclusively to Chronicle subscribers", no article. Your submission probably didn't get much traction because nobody could read it.
- dhimes 10y agoThank you! So some sites use a key even from third-party sites to keep content from being shared. I knew sometimes we can get in through Google if it's paywalled, but I didn't know that other sites used a key.