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by crazygringo 415 days ago
Every 5 minutes is too often yes, but it hardly matters for a tiny HTTP request that barely has a body.

So yes it should only be once a day (and staggered), but on the other hand it's a pretty low-priority issue in the grand scheme of things.

Much more importantly, it should ask before downloading rather than auto-download. Automatic downloads are the bane of video calls...