Posted by Beauregard T. Shagnasty on 11/08/06 20:49

duzhidian@gmail.com wrote:

> Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
>> I think your task is doomed to failure.
>
> Why say that? It is a online database which saves millions of data.
> I only need thousands of them.

A thousand(s) requests in a couple of seconds could crash the server, or
at the very least, block out all other users for some period of time.
Don't be rude.

> I have no other way to access the database.

It is, after all, a web site/server.

> The only method I can use is to write a program to generate thousands
> of queries and fetch the data.

Why don't you write to the webmaster/author/administrator of this site
and ask for recommendations. Mention your plan to force a thousand
requests in a few seconds.

Please advise us of the response. Thanks.

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-bts
-Motorcycles defy gravity; cars just suck

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