I see, a mirror should work fine for me! Thanks for the help! Nicholas Étienne Mollier <emoll...@emlwks999.eu> writes:
> [[PGP Signed Part:Undecided]] > Hi Nicholas, > > Nicholas Hubbard, on 2022-12-19: >> Hey, I wrote a script to download the .debian.tar.xz file for every >> package on packages.debian.org. > > You sound like you would like to build a mirror (or sort of) of > Debian source code. Please kindly lookup the documentation on > setting up a mirror[1], you will find information as of whether > this makes sense for your use case, and methods to get archives > without hammering web front-ends. > > [1]: https://www.debian.org/mirror/ftpmirror > >> I was running the script and all of a >> sudden it stopped working, and I am now unable to access >> packages.debian.org from my home IP. It seems that I got (rightfully) >> flagged as a bot. I was wondering if there was anyway somebody could >> make an exception for me so I can run my script without getting blocked >> out. I only need to run the script once. I would be happy to share the >> exact code I am running, and would be fine scheduling the script to run >> at a low-traffic time of day. > > There's always some place where the sun shines. But if your > concerned about using low-traffic time of day, you can get the > .debian.tar.xz files from your nearest public repository, which > may have low-ish traffic early in your morning. > > Have a nice day, :)
