Dennis Lee Bieber
12/29/2007 1:52:00 AM
On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:25:07 -0800 (PST), scripteaze
<scripteaze@gmail.com> declaimed the following in comp.lang.python:
> I am tryin to grab a file from a site, however, this site limits me to
> one file per 15 minutes. What im tryin to do is use http profies in my
> script to just grab the file then change proxies so i can do it again
> back to back so that site site does not block me. This possible any
> example code out there?
>
Possible, maybe... But if /I/ knew how, I probably wouldn't let on
-- if the server site has implemented a time-out requirement, they
presumably have a valid reason; either they charge for non-timed
downloads, or they have a limited download bandwidth and wish to prevent
any single user from hogging their pipe.
In either event, one is seeking to subvert the site defined access
controls -- which, in some jurisdictions, can constitute theft of
services or fraud...
You'd be better off, I suspect, figuring out how to write a Python
script to honor the 15-minutes and do the downloads in the background...
--
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