ia_archiver-web.archive.org

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What is ia_archiver-web.archive.org?

About

ia_archiver-web.archive.org is an archiver operated by Internet Archive. It's not currently known to be artificially intelligent or AI-related. If you think that's incorrect or can provide more detail about its purpose, please contact us.

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Detail

Operator Internet Archive

Type

Archiver
Snapshots websites for historical databases

Expected Behavior

Archivers visit websites on a roughly regular cadence, since snapshots are more useful when they're regularly spaced out. Popular websites will have more frequent visits since they are more likely to be queried in the historical database in the future.

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User Agent Token Description
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