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by jaikant77 2042 days ago
Yes. thats because technically thats what he seems to have done. Since tatkal tickets are limited in number, by prefilling and automating the forms he effectively helps his clients jump the queue. This is a clear hack, but I find it irrational to arrest a person because the website is suboptimal and cannot prevent his hack from running. This similar to what Github did when they pulled down youtube-dl, bully your way to compliance.
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Github wasn't bullying anyone in the youtube-dl saga. Their crime was that they didn't stand up for their user.