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by Namidairo 1254 days ago
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.