But those who study the world wide web, such as Prof Nigel Shadbolt, of Southampton University, believe the principleson which it was built are worth preserving and there is no better monument to them than the first website.
News of the MoD study comes as Defence Secretary Liam Fox prepares to address Parliament later on amendments to the Armed Forces Bill that will see principles of the military covenant - the nation's duty of care to personnel - written into law for the first time.