[[!comment format=mdwn
 username="yarikoptic"
 avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/f11e9c84cb18d26a1748c33b48c924b4"
 subject="comment 6"
 date="2017-12-11T14:40:26Z"
 content="""
ok, first initial bit of information:  there is a difference in interactions with the special remote now. Here is the diff between old and new runs (sorry - content was also changing so there is difference in keys as well):

[[!format sh \"\"\"
$> diff -Nar -u6 /tmp/datalad_temp_tree_check_basic_scenarioVEOIhb/.git/bin/git-annex-remote-datalad-archive /tmp/datalad_temp_tree_check_basic_scenarioIfsLo7/.git/bin/git-annex-remote-datalad-archive
--- /tmp/datalad_temp_tree_check_basic_scenarioVEOIhb/.git/bin/git-annex-remote-datalad-archive	2017-12-11 08:56:38.381298365 -0500
+++ /tmp/datalad_temp_tree_check_basic_scenarioIfsLo7/.git/bin/git-annex-remote-datalad-archive	2017-12-11 08:56:14.885677071 -0500
@@ -48,66 +48,72 @@
 ### ['git', '-c', 'receive.autogc=0', '-c', 'gc.auto=0', 'annex', 'add', '--debug', '--json', 'simple.txt']
 
 ### ['git', '-c', 'receive.autogc=0', '-c', 'gc.auto=0', 'commit', '-m', 'Added the load file']
 
 ### ['git', '-c', 'receive.autogc=0', '-c', 'gc.auto=0', 'annex', 'lookupkey', '--debug', 'a.tar.gz']
 
-### ['git', '-c', 'receive.autogc=0', '-c', 'gc.auto=0', 'annex', 'addurl', '--debug', '--relaxed', '--file=simple.txt', 'dl+archive:SHA256E-s172--70cf6dd95738e5d3672a7139a2785b0a979f0f7955d0f6da0d94cc03c84a63b7.tar.gz#path=a/d/+%22%27%3Ba%26b%26cd+%60%7C+']
+### ['git', '-c', 'receive.autogc=0', '-c', 'gc.auto=0', 'annex', 'addurl', '--debug', '--relaxed', '--file=simple.txt', 'dl+archive:SHA256E-s173--db0a9680f8d15578de8e4a5b5c1e87f36d9372d6118fb24c1c60f390e71ad3c1.tar.gz#path=a/d/+%22%27%3Ba%26b%26cd+%60%7C+']
 #send VERSION 1
 #recv PREPARE
 #send PREPARE-SUCCESS
 #recv GETCOST
 #send COST 500
 #recv GETAVAILABILITY
 #send AVAILABILITY LOCAL
-#recv CLAIMURL dl+archive:SHA256E-s172--70cf6dd95738e5d3672a7139a2785b0a979f0f7955d0f6da0d94cc03c84a63b7.tar.gz#path=a/d/+%22%27%3Ba%26b%26cd+%60%7C+
-#send DEBUG Claiming url 'dl+archive:SHA256E-s172--70cf6dd95738e5d3672a7139a2785b0a979f0f7955d0f6da0d94cc03c84a63b7.tar.gz#path=a/d/+%22%27%3Ba%26b%26cd+%60%7C+'
+#recv CLAIMURL dl+archive:SHA256E-s173--db0a9680f8d15578de8e4a5b5c1e87f36d9372d6118fb24c1c60f390e71ad3c1.tar.gz#path=a/d/+%22%27%3Ba%26b%26cd+%60%7C+
+#send DEBUG Claiming url 'dl+archive:SHA256E-s173--db0a9680f8d15578de8e4a5b5c1e87f36d9372d6118fb24c1c60f390e71ad3c1.tar.gz#path=a/d/+%22%27%3Ba%26b%26cd+%60%7C+'
 #send CLAIMURL-SUCCESS
-#recv CHECKURL dl+archive:SHA256E-s172--70cf6dd95738e5d3672a7139a2785b0a979f0f7955d0f6da0d94cc03c84a63b7.tar.gz#path=a/d/+%22%27%3Ba%26b%26cd+%60%7C+
+#recv CHECKURL dl+archive:SHA256E-s173--db0a9680f8d15578de8e4a5b5c1e87f36d9372d6118fb24c1c60f390e71ad3c1.tar.gz#path=a/d/+%22%27%3Ba%26b%26cd+%60%7C+
 #send CHECKURL-CONTENTS UNKNOWN
 #recv 
 
 ### ['git', '-c', 'receive.autogc=0', '-c', 'gc.auto=0', 'annex', 'drop', '--debug', '--json', 'simple.txt']
 #send VERSION 1
 #recv PREPARE
 #send PREPARE-SUCCESS
 #recv CHECKPRESENT SHA256E-s3--a665a45920422f9d417e4867efdc4fb8a04a1f3fff1fa07e998e86f7f7a27ae3.txt
 #send GETURLS SHA256E-s3--a665a45920422f9d417e4867efdc4fb8a04a1f3fff1fa07e998e86f7f7a27ae3.txt dl+archive:
-#recv VALUE dl+archive:SHA256E-s172--70cf6dd95738e5d3672a7139a2785b0a979f0f7955d0f6da0d94cc03c84a63b7.tar.gz#path=a/d/+%22%27%3Ba%26b%26cd+%60%7C+
+#recv VALUE dl+archive:SHA256E-s173--db0a9680f8d15578de8e4a5b5c1e87f36d9372d6118fb24c1c60f390e71ad3c1.tar.gz#path=a/d/+%22%27%3Ba%26b%26cd+%60%7C+
 #recv VALUE 
 #send CHECKPRESENT-SUCCESS SHA256E-s3--a665a45920422f9d417e4867efdc4fb8a04a1f3fff1fa07e998e86f7f7a27ae3.txt
 #recv 
 
 ### ['git', '-c', 'receive.autogc=0', '-c', 'gc.auto=0', 'annex', 'whereis', '--debug', '--json', 'simple.txt']
 #send VERSION 1
 #recv PREPARE
 #send PREPARE-SUCCESS
 #recv WHEREIS SHA256E-s3--a665a45920422f9d417e4867efdc4fb8a04a1f3fff1fa07e998e86f7f7a27ae3.txt
 #send WHEREIS-FAILURE
-#recv CLAIMURL dl+archive:SHA256E-s172--70cf6dd95738e5d3672a7139a2785b0a979f0f7955d0f6da0d94cc03c84a63b7.tar.gz#path=a/d/+%22%27%3Ba%26b%26cd+%60%7C+
-#send DEBUG Claiming url 'dl+archive:SHA256E-s172--70cf6dd95738e5d3672a7139a2785b0a979f0f7955d0f6da0d94cc03c84a63b7.tar.gz#path=a/d/+%22%27%3Ba%26b%26cd+%60%7C+'
-#send CLAIMURL-SUCCESS
 #recv 
 
 ### ['git', '-c', 'receive.autogc=0', '-c', 'gc.auto=0', 'annex', 'find', '--debug', '--json', '--not', '--in', 'here', 'simple.txt']
 
 ### ['git', '-c', 'receive.autogc=0', '-c', 'gc.auto=0', 'annex', 'get', '--debug', '--json', '--json-progress', 'simple.txt']
 #send VERSION 1
 #recv PREPARE
 #send PREPARE-SUCCESS
 #recv TRANSFER RETRIEVE SHA256E-s3--a665a45920422f9d417e4867efdc4fb8a04a1f3fff1fa07e998e86f7f7a27ae3.txt .git/annex/tmp/SHA256E-s3--a665a45920422f9d417e4867efdc4fb8a04a1f3fff1fa07e998e86f7f7a27ae3.txt
 #send GETURLS SHA256E-s3--a665a45920422f9d417e4867efdc4fb8a04a1f3fff1fa07e998e86f7f7a27ae3.txt dl+archive:
-#recv VALUE dl+archive:SHA256E-s172--70cf6dd95738e5d3672a7139a2785b0a979f0f7955d0f6da0d94cc03c84a63b7.tar.gz#path=a/d/+%22%27%3Ba%26b%26cd+%60%7C+
+#recv VALUE dl+archive:SHA256E-s173--db0a9680f8d15578de8e4a5b5c1e87f36d9372d6118fb24c1c60f390e71ad3c1.tar.gz#path=a/d/+%22%27%3Ba%26b%26cd+%60%7C+
 #recv VALUE 
 #send TRANSFER-SUCCESS RETRIEVE SHA256E-s3--a665a45920422f9d417e4867efdc4fb8a04a1f3fff1fa07e998e86f7f7a27ae3.txt
 #recv 
 
-### ['git', '-c', 'receive.autogc=0', '-c', 'gc.auto=0', 'annex', 'rmurl', '--debug', 'simple.txt', 'dl+archive:SHA256E-s172--70cf6dd95738e5d3672a7139a2785b0a979f0f7955d0f6da0d94cc03c84a63b7.tar.gz#path=a/d/+%22%27%3Ba%26b%26cd+%60%7C+']
+### ['git', '-c', 'receive.autogc=0', '-c', 'gc.auto=0', 'annex', 'rmurl', '--debug', 'simple.txt', 'dl+archive:SHA256E-s173--db0a9680f8d15578de8e4a5b5c1e87f36d9372d6118fb24c1c60f390e71ad3c1.tar.gz#path=a/d/+%22%27%3Ba%26b%26cd+%60%7C+']
+#send VERSION 1
+#recv PREPARE
+#send PREPARE-SUCCESS
+#recv CLAIMURL dl+archive:SHA256E-s173--db0a9680f8d15578de8e4a5b5c1e87f36d9372d6118fb24c1c60f390e71ad3c1.tar.gz#path=a/d/+%22%27%3Ba%26b%26cd+%60%7C+
+#send DEBUG Claiming url 'dl+archive:SHA256E-s173--db0a9680f8d15578de8e4a5b5c1e87f36d9372d6118fb24c1c60f390e71ad3c1.tar.gz#path=a/d/+%22%27%3Ba%26b%26cd+%60%7C+'
+#send CLAIMURL-SUCCESS
+#recv 
+
+### ['git', '-c', 'receive.autogc=0', '-c', 'gc.auto=0', 'annex', 'drop', '--debug', '--json', 'simple.txt']
 send VERSION 1
 recv PREPARE
 send PREPARE-SUCCESS
-recv CLAIMURL dl+archive:SHA256E-s172--70cf6dd95738e5d3672a7139a2785b0a979f0f7955d0f6da0d94cc03c84a63b7.tar.gz#path=a/d/+%22%27%3Ba%26b%26cd+%60%7C+
-send DEBUG Claiming url 'dl+archive:SHA256E-s172--70cf6dd95738e5d3672a7139a2785b0a979f0f7955d0f6da0d94cc03c84a63b7.tar.gz#path=a/d/+%22%27%3Ba%26b%26cd+%60%7C+'
-send CLAIMURL-SUCCESS
+recv CHECKPRESENT SHA256E-s3--a665a45920422f9d417e4867efdc4fb8a04a1f3fff1fa07e998e86f7f7a27ae3.txt
+send GETURLS SHA256E-s3--a665a45920422f9d417e4867efdc4fb8a04a1f3fff1fa07e998e86f7f7a27ae3.txt dl+archive:
+recv VALUE dl+archive:SHA256E-s173--db0a9680f8d15578de8e4a5b5c1e87f36d9372d6118fb24c1c60f390e71ad3c1.tar.gz#path=a/d/+%22%27%3Ba%26b%26cd+%60%7C+
+recv VALUE 
+send CHECKPRESENT-SUCCESS SHA256E-s3--a665a45920422f9d417e4867efdc4fb8a04a1f3fff1fa07e998e86f7f7a27ae3.txt
 recv 
-
-### ['git', '-c', 'receive.autogc=0', '-c', 'gc.auto=0', 'annex', 'drop', '--debug', '--json', 'simple.txt']


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[our test](https://github.com/datalad/datalad/blob/master/datalad/customremotes/tests/test_archives.py#L86) verifies that annex refuses  to drop the content if we remove the dl+archive link for  the key, and now it fails
"""]]