Re: [Connotea-code-devel] status of web api

[Martin F. <ma...@ne...>]

There should be one there actually. We're using the rule that says you 
can say the number of seconds to wait.

I'll double check the code.

Martin

Robert Forkel wrote:
> just one more question regarding the throttling: why not send a
> retry-after header with the http 503 response? i just tried to figure
> out a smart default retry-after period, but couldn't come up with one.
> so if the throttling is already based on data like the server load, it
> should be possible to compute some estimates about when the load may
> be better.
> what do you think?
> robert
> 
> On 8/11/06, Martin Flack <ma...@ne...> wrote:
>> Benjamin Good wrote:
>>>> Could you append " WWW::Connotea" to it to indicate a Web API
>>>> compliant application? It's the string we use in the WWW::Connotea
>>>> Perl library but it's a fast cheap hack to giving you "human" level
>>>> access.
>>> As soon as I can figure out how I will.  It seems dangerous though, what
>>> is the point of implementing API-level throttling if a hacker/bot could
>>> hide so easily?  Why not implement separate or privileged account status
>>> for web API users?
>> We probably will; I'll talk to Ben (L) about using logged in status as
>> part of the throttling, but he's apparently out today.
>>
>> It's all a bit of a game. You mention hackers and bots in one phrase but
>> they are separate. Hackers can always apply for and receive whatever
>> authorization they need. (I mean, put it this way, I don't know *you're*
>> not a nefarious mortgage offer poster. ;-) Just kidding...) But what
>> we're trying to stem the tide of is bots that are running all over the
>> web, or even just social bookmarking sites, whose authors have not
>> necessarily done research on Connotea in particular. A few simple
>> obstacles such as these do help a lot with that crowd.
>>
>> Martin
>>
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