vinney on Nostr: the WARC (and WACZ) file format (used by Internet Archive and others) is a bit ...
the WARC (and WACZ) file format (used by Internet Archive and others) is a bit special. HTTP requests and responses are recorded and written into the WARC file, which is subsequently used by replay software to "play back" these responses in place of the original server that once provided these responses.
this is why Wayback Machine can provide such high fidelity replay experiences.
it's a fundamentally simple approach that provides a really powerful experience. you only need to be able to store basic text in order to provide this experience, as a server.
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