Totally understand the need. I asked for clearer criteria because in message one, you state you'll require
"a valid HTTP Referrer" or "a meaningful and unique user agent" I can probably define a valid HTTP Referrer as containing a URL that exists, but a meaningful/unique user agent is somewhat in the eye of the beholder. In the second message, you say you'll require "a valid HTTP Referrer and/or a User Agent" I'm not sure how to define a "valid" user agent. That's why I'd like to see *your* definition for these things so we can meet your criteria. -- Ed Finkler http://funkatron.com Twitter:@funkatron AIM: funka7ron ICQ: 3922133 XMPP:funkat...@gmail.com On Jun 16, 12:56 pm, Doug Williams <d...@twitter.com> wrote: > All we ask is that you include a valid HTTP Referrer and/or a User Agent > with each request which is easy to do in almost every language. Both would > be helpful but we only require one at this time. We simply want to be able > to identify apps and have the ability to communicate with the authors. > > Thanks, > Doug > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Justyn Howard <justyn.how...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > Thanks Doug - Any additional info to help us know if we comply? My dev is > > out of the country on vacation and want to make sure we don’t miss anything. > > > On 6/16/09 11:33 AM, "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 > >
