Type | Name | Platform | Version | Price | URL | Remarks |
Complete websites | Microsoft Internet Explorer | Mac OS X | 5.2.3 | Free | http://www.microsoft.com/mac |
Conclusion |
The Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2.3 browser can archive up to five levels of a website’s hyperstructure. The web page is archived in the 'Web Archive' format (optional file name extension .waff), which is both a platform-specific (Mac OS X) and programme-specific format. Web pages are usually archived correctly. It must be seen as a disadvantage that net pages archived with this program can only be inputted into Internet Explorer 5.2.3, and can only be used with Mac OS X. A further complaint is that archiving takes place at a very low speed and occasionally “freezes”, after which the process must be begun again. |
Recommended settings |
The web page to be archived is inputted into Microsoft Internet Explorer, 'Save as...' is chosen from the 'File' menu, and a file name entered. The 'Web Archive' format is chosen. It is possible to define the types of elements to be included in the archiving (images, sound, recordings, links), as well as the number of levels of the hyperstructure to be saved (max. five). |
Archiving speed | |||
Archiving time (min) | File size (MB) | Archiving speed (MB/min) | Degree of presence required |
113 | 55.7 | 0.49 | Low |
Test details |
Tested by: Bo Hovgaard Thomasen Tested by archiving: http://www.dr.dk/kroniken , http://www.dr.dk/nyheder , http://www.dr.dk/skum , http://www.dr.dk/skum/boogie |
The following have been evaluated according to the following scale for the number of archived elements: 0=none, 1=few, 2=average, 3=most, 4=all
Structure | |||
aa | 3 | aa | |
aa | Cascading Style Sheets | 4 | Most of the archived material appears correct as defined in CSS |
Page composition | 4 | Page composition is usually correct | |
Background | 3 | Backgrounds are usually archived correctly | |
Pop-up windows | 0 | Pop-up windows are not archived | |
Archiving of all desired web pages | 3 | Most web pages desired are archived | |
Movement between elements in the structure | |||
Link | 3 | aa | |
Print/writing | Textual link | 4 | Textual links are usually active, except for complicated links with JavaScript. |
Pull-down menu | 1 | Pull-down menus usually do not act as links. | |
Formulas such as login | 4 | Login acts as a link (but requires an online connection to show the link target) | |
Image | Animation | 4 | Animation acts as a link. |
Graphics | 4 | Graphics acts as a link | |
Photo | 4 | Photos act as links | |
Moving images | - | aa | |
Link target | 3 | aa | |
Print/writing | Text | 4 | All print/writing is archived. |
Image | Animation | 2 | Only animation not requiring an online connection is archived. |
Graphics | 3 | Graphics are usually archived correctly . | |
Photo | 3 | Photos are usually archived correctly | |
Moving Images | 2 | Only moving images not requiring an online connection for viewing are archived. | |
Other | - | aa | |
Sound | aa | 3 | Sound is archived correctly to the extent the element is not streamed. |
Automation | 4 | aa | |
aa | Automatic redirection | 4 | aa |
Movement in elements in the structure | |||
Automatic + inherent | 3 | aa | |
Print/writing | aa | 4 | Movable print/writing is archived |
Image | Animation | 4 | Animation is archived correctly |
Moving Images | 4 | Moving images are archived correctly. | |
Banner ads | 4 | Banner ads are archived correctly | |
Sound | Background sound | 3 | Background sound is usually archived correctly. |
Banner ads | 3 | Banner ads are usually archived correctly. | |
Automatic + online | 0 | aa | |
Print/writing | Chat as reader | 0 | Online elements are not archived |
Image | Moving images | 0 | Online elements are not archived |
Sound | aaa | 0 | Online elements are not archived |
User intervention + inherent | 3 | aaa | |
Print/writing | Archived chat | 3 | Usually archived correctly |
Mouse-over | 4 | Archived correctly. | |
Quizzes | - | aa | |
Clickable maps | 4 | Archived correctly. | |
Image | Non-streamed image (such as† slideshows, clickable maps) | 3 | Usually archived correctly. |
Games | - | Games are poorly archived, as they are usually constructed with online elements (reporting high scores to the website, etc.). However, some games are correctly archived. | |
Quizzes | - | Quizzes are poorly archived, as they are usually constructed with online elements (reporting high scores to the website, etc.). However, some games are correctly archived. | |
Clickable maps (w. zoom or activation) | 4 | Archived correctly | |
Mouse-over | 4 | Archived correctly | |
Sound | Non-streamed sound (as activated in games, quizzes, etc.) | 3 | Usually archived correctly.. |
Mouse-over | 3 | Usually archived correctly. | |
User intervention + online | 0 | aa | |
Print/writing | Chat (as participant) | 0 | Online elements are not archived |
Polls | 0 | Online elements are not archived | |
Test-yourself | 0 | Online elements are not archived | |
Image | Streamed images | 0 | Online elements are not archived |
Games | 0 | Online elements are not archived | |
Sound | Streaming (both archived and live) | 0 | Online elements are not archived |
Non-movable elements | |||
-aa | 3 | aa | |
Print/writing | ss | 4 | Print/writing is archived correctly. |
Image | aa | 3 | Most images are archived correctly. |
Sound | aa | 3 | Sound is usually archived correctly. |
The test was carried out by graduate student Bo Hovgaard Thomasen during the period from July- December 2004, and its premises and main results are explicated in the text Test of software and strategies for micro-archiving websites.
Note: We do not have the resources to offer technical support or other advice on the use of the tested archiving programme beyond what can be found on this web page.
