From ed588db29123bf19f758a9bf5dd4828b6b8db2fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: The PCI ID Mail Robot Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024 22:32:11 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Index: Mention the DNS interface --- index.html | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/index.html b/index.html index 5cb8a2a..387bbda 100644 --- a/index.html +++ b/index.html @@ -61,9 +61,16 @@ program in the User-Agent HTTP header and tell us about it. Please cache the files responsively. Please use compression (by either downloading the compressed version or requesting Accept-Encoding: gzip in HTTP headers). -Excessive downloads (hundrends of requests per day or more) +Excessive downloads (hundreds of requests per day or more) could lead to a ban on your IP addresses. +

Online queries: +Alternatively, you can query the database online via DNS. The libpci library from the pciutils +can do it on request. If you want to implement your own client, please ask the database +admins for help. Again, please use the DNS interface responsively and avoid excessive +queries. If you want to run your own replica, we are happy to provide you with +automated zone updates. +

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