[OSM-talk] Bandwidth limit/IP blocking - Error 303 on the OSM API?

[Serge Wroclawski]

On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 3:31 PM, Stephan Knauss <osm at stephans-server.de> wrote:
> On 05.06.2011 20:46, Jaak Laineste wrote:

>>  Is there a procedure or contact to register an IP for temporary
>> higher load for such cases?
>
> You could use offline data and load this into JSOM. To rely on online
> ressources for a training is always risky.

In my experience, using Potlatch is easier. People can use their own
computers and they already have Flash, so we can begin immediately.[1]

> For doing test edits: Why not use the dev api? Then you won't have to worry
> about uploads breaking something.

When I've done this kind of training, it's been for a disaster, and we
need the real data, and the real api.

- Serge

[1] For the few times I encountered a Free Software person who
wouldn't use Flash, I told them the PL source was free, and directed
them to use Josm.