Webmaster forum - retrieve some old web pages

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retrieve some old web pages

Rudy

2007-11-20, 6:18 pm

Hi, I have a tricky problem: I need to verify if a web site was or not on
line in 2003. I mean, not the domain, I already know the domain was active
in that period. I need to check if in that domain there really was the web
site. What could I do for this aim? I have already cheked on many search
engines and www.archive.org.
Thank you for any suggestion.

SurfZen

2007-11-21, 6:17 pm

I hope this isn't a legal issue. I know I've had to use www.archive.org
for legal reasons; either to prove my copyrighted work was stolen
(design or content), or that a company was making false claims, etc.

I don't know of a better site than Archive.org's WayBack Machine:
http://www.archive.org/web/web.php

Other than that, you might be able to get a backup from the web site's
host at the time. They may require a fee to search their backups or a
warrant if they consider the material to be protected.

Depending on the amount of public info on the site or its popularity,
you might try using Google to search web sites and discussion groups
for mention of the site and/or links. You can find links to sites on
Google and Yahoo (often Yahoo is better) by typing the following into
the search field:

link:www.domainyourelookingfor.com

Let me know if you find something else ...

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On Nov 20, 4:53 pm, "Rudy" <rudiini...@gmail.net> wrote:
> Hi, I have a tricky problem: I need to verify if a web site was or not on
> line in 2003. I mean, not the domain, I already know the domain was active
> in that period. I need to check if in that domain there really was the web
> site. What could I do for this aim? I have already cheked on many search
> engines andwww.archive.org.
> Thank you for any suggestion.

Rudy

2007-11-23, 3:29 am

"SurfZen" <surfzenreg@XXXXXXXXXX> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:3d3bde6f-2fe3-40fc-86fb-9a5fdbc0ac5b@l22g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
>I hope this isn't a legal issue. I know I've had to use www.archive.org
> for legal reasons; either to prove my copyrighted work was stolen
> (design or content), or that a company was making false claims, etc.
>
> I don't know of a better site than Archive.org's WayBack Machine:
> http://www.archive.org/web/web.php

Unfortunately, it is just a legal issue. The problem is that the absence in
the WayBack Machine doesn't imply the web site was not online.On the other
hand, the presence of some traces could prove theory that it was online.

>
> Other than that, you might be able to get a backup from the web site's
> host at the time. They may require a fee to search their backups or a
> warrant if they consider the material to be protected.

Host is one of the parties hereto.

>
> Depending on the amount of public info on the site or its popularity,
> you might try using Google to search web sites and discussion groups
> for mention of the site and/or links. You can find links to sites on
> Google and Yahoo (often Yahoo is better) by typing the following into
> the search field:
>
> link:www.domainyourelookingfor.com

done, without win.
I am looking for some forensic test for that issue.

>
> Let me know if you find something else ...

Thank you.