At 4:14 PM +0000 2/19/06, Tony Bowden wrote:
So, it presumably is an issue with the Library of Congress server. Is there some sort of automatic throttling there? Or is there likely to be some sort of option that I should be setting, but not?
I've not used Perl-based Z39.50 searching, but I think LC requires a 6-second pause between searches, to reduce burden on their servers. While searching using MarcEdit 4.6 (or pre-5), we were locked out for the day for not following this new (Oct. 2005?) rule. MarcEdit 5 beta allows a 6-second pause for servers that might require it, like LC's.
I don't know how the Perl modules handle this pause for batch searching LC, but it might be why you are experiencing a delay.
I hope this helps, Bryan Baldus [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.inwave.com/eija
