If that makes you feel bad, take a look at Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. A disorganised mix of access methods, and went around breaking people's requests randomly with 403's and accusing them of screen-scraping even when accessing json. (Some getting hit with at just 1 request/day)
Emails to them resulted in replies asking to instead use their FTP.
Additionally they're one of the few Australian Gov agencies that still don't have proper https deployment yet.
Emails to them resulted in replies asking to instead use their FTP.
Additionally they're one of the few Australian Gov agencies that still don't have proper https deployment yet.