2009/7/6 Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <ava...@gmail.com>: > You probably could convince the server admins not to ban you if you > run this slowly, or set up your own more current Planet mirror > yourself (or use somebody elses). But as stated above I think it's a > bit too much trouble over nothing. >
Avar's suggestion sounds best. If you are going to do large bulk API work, it would be good if...: - Discussed on IRC or dev@ list first. - Use an identifiable HTTP User Agent. - Limit the number of simulations requests. - Limit the requests to a minimum. (area & number) - Pause between requests. (longer better) - Use a dedicated OSM account. (especially if doing bulk uploads) - http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Automated_Edits/Code_of_Conduct - Run during non-peak API times. Sunday Night Europe is a peak time. See: http://munin.openstreetmap.org/openstreetmap/puff.openstreetmap-lighttpd_queues.html / Grant _______________________________________________ dev mailing list dev@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/dev
