Copyright for Chemists: A Failed Test of ACS Articles on Request | Depth-First

"The recent article Copyright for Chemists led to this comment from dzrlib: 'Are you aware that the ACS provides the corresponding author with a special URL that can be posted on an institutional website which allows 50 downloads during the first year after it first appears and unlimited downloads after the first year?'  The ACS Publications Articles on Request program entitles corresponding authors some possibly useful options for distributing their papers post-publication: [1] '... a link that provides for up to 50 free e-prints of the final published article during the first 12 months following online publication.' [2]  Unlimited access to reprints via the link 12 months after publication. It sure sounds like a step in the right direction ... A Simple Experiment ...  I decided to put the ACS Articles on Request service to the test. Several years ago I served as the corresponding author on a paper in J. Med. Chem. Given that this paper was published more than one year ago, would it be possible for me to expose the unlimited free download link?  ... Articles on Request: Fail ... After numerous attempts from a variety of angles, I was unable to learn how to gain access to the Article on Request link for my paper. My first stop was Articles on Request homepage ..."