[libreplanet-discuss] startpage.com and archive.org use JS differently

[J.B. Nicholson-Owens]

klez wrote:
> I've noticed a couple of site that at the moment work quite well
> without JavaScript enabled, but are rolling out new JS heavy versions
> that don't work at all if scripts are disabled.
>
> In particular, I'm singling out:
>
>   * Startpage: https://new.startpage.com/

I can use this page to submit searches without Javascript. I can also 
see and visit the list of hits I get in return, all without Javascript 
enabled. The browser shortcuts I'm using should continue to work as well 
(but that can only really be known when the new page goes into 
production use).

>   * The Internet Archive: https://archive.org/v2

Here I can submit searches without Javascript but I get a partial page 
in response showing me the total result count and collections with 
counts, but no individual search hits.

I'll write to archive.org about this as well as their site is quite 
important as an archiving facility that (last I checked) worked with 
free software (FTP-based uploads, permalink downloads that require no 
registration or web access beyond downloading the file).