Timeline for Is Stack API blocking Yahoo YQL services?
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| Aug 13, 2010 at 16:49 | comment | added | Alexandre Rafalovitch | Ok, I guess HTTP spec does not forbid you doing that, though this is asking for trouble. I posted to YQL forum asking about gzip aspect of interaction. We shall see if anybody has further insights: developer.yahoo.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=6627 | |
| Aug 13, 2010 at 5:18 | comment | added | Mark Henderson | @Alex - the API will send you gzipped content, even if you don't request it. | |
| Aug 13, 2010 at 4:59 | comment | added | Alexandre Rafalovitch | Usually the client (Yahoo) would need to specify Accept-Encoding header to support gzip format. I don't think the server would send compressed content otherwise. At least that's the theory. Can't see the headers, can't confirm. | |
| Aug 13, 2010 at 3:32 | history | answered | Nathan Osman | CC BY-SA 2.5 |