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winsome
2157 days ago
Rate-limiting has nothing to do with the older, non-tech savvy users. You're thinking of maximum failed attempts. Rate-limiting is about preventing bots from spamming an API call.
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fendy3002
2157 days ago
Oh correct, it's as you've said.
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