Type | Name | Platform | Version | Price | URL | Remarks |
Complete websites | Microsoft Internet Explorer | Windows | 6.0 | Free | aa |
Conclusion |
The Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 browser can archive one level of a website: i.e. archive one web page. The web page is archived in the 'Web Archive, single file' format, (filename extension .mht), which is both a platform-specific (Windows) 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 6, and can only be used with Windows. |
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 format 'Web Archive, single file' is chosen. |
Archiving speed | ||
Archiving time (min) | File size (MB) | Archiving speed (MB/min) |
0.05 | 0.21 | 4.2 |
Test details |
Tested by: Bo Hovgaard Thomasen Tested by archiving: http://www.dr.dk/nyheder , http://www.dr.dk/skum , http://www.dr.dk/oernen |
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 | The archived material appears 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 | All textual links are archived. However, some textual links referring to JavaScript routines are not active. |
Pull-down menu | 2 | Pull-down menus are archived, but act only partly as links in the archived version. | |
Formulas such as login | 4 | Formulas act as links, but link targets are not archived, as they require an online connection | |
Image | Animation | 4 | Animation acts as a link. |
Graphics | 4 | All graphics links are archived and are active. | |
Photo | 4 | All photo links are archived and are active. | |
Moving images | - | Not tested | |
Link target | 1 | aa | |
Print/writing | Text | 1 | Only internal links on the archived† web page are archived; the programme archives only one level. |
Image | Animation | 1 | Only internal links on the archived† web page are archived; the programme archives only one level.. |
Graphics | 1 | Only internal links on the archived† web page are archived; the programme archives only one level.. | |
Photo | 1 | Only internal links on the archived† web page are archived; the programme archives only one level.. | |
Moving Images | 1 | Only internal links on the archived† web page are archived; the programme archives only one level.. | |
Other | - | aa | |
Sound | aa | 1 | Only sound not requiring an online connection is archived. |
Automation | - | Aa | |
aa | Automatic redirection | - | Not relevant for this archiving programme. |
Movement in elements in the structure | |||
Automatic + inherent | 3 | aa | |
Print/writing | aa | 4 | All print/writing is archived. |
Image | Animation | 2 | Flash- and Shockwave-elements are archived to some degree. |
Moving Images | 3 | Moving images are usually archived correctly. | |
Banner ads | 3 | Banner ads are usually archived correctly. | |
Sound | Background sound | 3 | Background sound is usually archived correctly |
Banner ads | 4 | Sound in banner ads is archived correctly | |
Automatic + online | 0 | aa | |
Print/writing | Chat as reader | 0 | Elements requiring an online connection cannot be archived. |
Image | Moving images | 0 | Elements requiring an online connection cannot be archived. |
Sound | aaa | 0 | Elements requiring an online connection cannot be archived. |
User intervention + inherent | 3 | aa | |
Print/writing | Archived chat | - | Not tested |
Mouse-over | 4 | Mouse-over text is archived and is active. | |
Quizzes | - | Not tested | |
Clickable maps | 3 | Clickable maps (such as Macromedia Flash) are archived and are usually active. | |
Image | Non-streamed image (such as† slideshows, clickable maps) | 3 | The archived version is usually active. |
Games | 1 | 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 | 1 | 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) | 3 | Clickable maps (Macromedia Flash) are archived, and usually active. | |
Mouse-over | 3 | Mouse-over images are archived, and usually active. | |
Sound | Non-streamed sound (as activated in games, quizzes, etc.) | 3 | Sound is archived and the archived version is usually active. |
Mouse-over | 3 | Sound is archived and the archived version is usually active. | |
User intervention + online | 0 | aa | |
Print/writing | Chat (as participant) | 0 | Elements requiring an online connection cannot be archived. |
Polls | 0 | Elements requiring an online connection cannot be archived. | |
Test-yourself | 0 | Elements requiring an online connection cannot be archived. | |
Image | Streamed images | 0 | Elements requiring an online connection cannot be archived. |
Games | 0 | Elements requiring an online connection cannot be archived. | |
Sound | Streaming (both archived and live) | 0 | Elements requiring an online connection cannot be archived. |
Non-movable elements | |||
aa | 3 | aa | |
Print/writing | ss | 4 | All print/writing is archived. |
Image | aa | 3 | Most images are archived correctly. |
Sound | aa | 2 | Sound is archived to some degree. |
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.
