Because Google treats spaces in inurl: as separate conditions, this searches for URLs with both view index.shtml somewhere in the URL string.
Government or university sites from the early 2000s sometimes still serve index.shtml files. The “24 link” could be a static link directory (e.g., “link 24 of 50”). Archivists use dorks to catalog old web structures. inurl view index shtml 24 link
intitle:"index of" "index.shtml" intitle:"Directory listing" "shtml" Because Google treats spaces in inurl: as separate
At node 17 we met the architect—an old man who had designed one of the city's earliest subway interchanges. He told us about "indexers” in the 1990s: a loose network of artists who used public urban systems to stage ephemeral experiences. But his eyes went cold when we mentioned twenty-four. "They stopped after someone got hurt," he said. "Numbered games attract danger. People want to finish lists." Archivists use dorks to catalog old web structures