Why would you make decision based on "Referrer" which is an OPTIONAL header
field in HTTP protocol? Making decision based on something that is
"REQUIRED" may be more appropriate.


On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Doug Williams <d...@twitter.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> The Search API will begin to require a valid HTTP Referrer, or at the very
> least, a meaningful and unique user agent with each request. Any request not
> including this information will be returned a 403 Forbidden response code by
> our web server.
>
> This change will be effective within the next few days, so please check
> your applications using the Search API and make any necessary code changes.
>
> Thanks,
> Doug
>



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