[R-pkg-devel] An invalid URLs

[Uwe Ligges]

On 13.03.2020 12:59, Ivan Krylov wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Mar 2020 11:02:06 +0300
> Ivan Krylov <krylov.r00t using gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> the remote server could deny requests from such automated user
>> agents, only allowing clients that look like browsers
> 
> Here is what I have been able to observe:
> 
> If wait for some time, then try to access http://www.malacards.org/
> using cURL, I start getting 403 errors in both cURL and browser.
> 
> If wait for some time, then go to http://www.malacards.org/ using a
> browser and click on a few links, subsequent access using cURL from
> the same IP address also starts working (for a while).
> 
> Given the paranoid nature of the website's security system, it's hard
> to offer a good solution to your problem: linking to it may place
> people running R CMD check into temporary ban, while not linking to it
> does not seem polite.
> 

Well, then mention the URL in plain text but not link....

Best,
Uwe Ligges