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Ask HN: Is it ethical to bypass rate limiting?

1 pointsby neapolisbeachover 4 years ago
Assuming the service is not being abused (20 requests / second vs a requested 10 / second). Is it ethical to bypass rate limiting? Where do you draw the line?

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new_guyover 4 years ago
Send them an email, they might not be aware their rate limit is too restrictive.