Timeline for Announcing a change to the data-dump process
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| Aug 12 at 19:19 | comment | added | Zoe - Save the data dump | @FranckDernoncourt Also fun: SE's download process does not. The link is valid for 30 seconds. If the download stops and is attempted restarted later, you have to manually go and re-request the data dump. When browsers try re-downloading a failed download, it reuses the link that's now invalid. far more inconveniencing than a torrent | |
| Jul 20 at 21:10 | comment | added | NoDataDumpNoContribution | One maybe could upload them at the internet archive again to make them that accessible again. Probably a good place to store them anyway, however inconvenient if others have to do that instead of the company. | |
| Jul 15 at 17:21 | comment | added | Stephen Ostermiller | I'd think they could gate access to the torrent behind login. If that isn't technically possible, it wouldn't have to be a torrent. But it would need a server powerful enough to push it out in a reasonable amount of time and a the ability to resume downloads when client inevitably get disconnected halfway through. | |
| Jul 15 at 16:49 | comment | added | Federico Poloni | It's not going to be on a torrent, because they cannot restrict access to logged-in users in that way. | |
| Jul 13 at 23:24 | comment | added | Franck Dernoncourt | @DanMašek archive.org servers allow you to resume downloads. | |
| Jul 13 at 22:19 | comment | added | Dan Mašek | @FranckDernoncourt Good for you. But there are people who have worse Internet connection than what you have available, and those should be accommodated as well. | |
| Jul 12 at 19:44 | comment | added | Franck Dernoncourt | "The dumps are just too big to download through other protocols in my experience." no, can easily download via CLI meta.stackexchange.com/a/306594/178179 | |
| Jul 12 at 18:51 | history | answered | Stephen Ostermiller | CC BY-SA 4.0 |