[OSM-talk] Exceeded API bandwidth limit, now what?

[Serge Wroclawski]

On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 3:28 AM, Richard Fairhurst <richard at systemed.net> wrote:
>
> Frederik Ramm wrote:
>> [helpful response]
>
> I've wikified this for the Developer FAQ:
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Developer_FAQ#I.27ve_been_blocked_from_the_API_for_downloading_too_much._Now_what.3F

What happens when someone exceeds the API bandwidth? Do they get an
error condition or are simply blocked?

It might be nice to tie in this wiki page with the error itself, so
when people are banned, it says "Go to this page for more information"
and they're given useufl information and steps they can take to
prevent it from happening again.

- Serge