Solved: Old thread links produce 404

[Couv]

How does one find an old thread via a hypertext link that no longer points to the actual post. I.g.
www.scubaboard.com/forums/5256286-post11.html

TIA,

Couv

 

[The Chairman]

Where did you get the link from?

 

[tech3324]

Oceanic Geo O-ring size/durometer?

 

[HowardE]

How does one find an old thread via a hypertext link that no longer points to the actual post. I.g.
www.scubaboard.com/forums/5256286-post11.html

TIA,

Couv

Links from ScubaBoard do not end in .HTML.

as long as I've been using this site, they have never ended with this file extension

 

[Couv]

Where did you get the link from?

This old post:
Oceanic Geo O-ring size/durometer?

I was searching for a particular post I made a while back, but the only result I could find was the one in the thread above. I was/am hoping one of you computer savvy gurus can decipher that old link to find where the original post is.

TIA

 

[HowardE]

That 6 year old post could be referencing an even older link. Links don't end in .html - I just use google to search and there is nothing that comes up with the title.

O-ring "Size Matters"

 

[HowardE]

Is it this? O-Rings

 

[Couv]

....and that is how I ended up here. Is there no way to take the post number in that link to find the original post?

 

[The Chairman]

There isn't. We converted the database in January '16. Those post and thread numbers are no longer valid.

 

[Couv]

Is it this? O-Rings

No, I think I actually put a title on the post, "o-ring size matters" and explained how to measure a groove or journal to find the correct seal size. I did not want to re-write the whole thing over and hoped to do the lazy thing with a link.