i got a couple questions
the site rules say im not allowed to use proxies, yet i remember yourepicfailure saying on betawiki discord server saying you CAN use proxies and vpns
why is betaarchive very opposed to mirroring? like why
idk what category to put this in so i chose general discussion
just asking thats all
a couple questions
Re: a couple questions
In our experience, users that use a proxy or VPN are attempting to evade a ban or block put in place against them rather than to achieve anonymity, which is why we do not allow them. However, we don't block them, and we don't go looking for anyone using them without a reason, but if you do something to break the rules and you also use one then it will be another strike against you.
Mirroring is banned for several good reasons:
- Firstly, we don't have the bandwidth necessary for someone to download the entire archive. Downloading releases is supposed to be for personal exploration of releases, plus I would be very surprised if anyone had 90TB of available disk space to even store it.
- Secondly, no legitimate user will have a genuine interest in everything that BA has to offer, so there is no reason for anyone to download everything.
- Thirdly, anyone previously attempting to mirror has tried to host their own copy of the archive. This introduces the risk that the mirrored copy of the files will be maliciously modified, or corrupted. Downloading from BetaArchive directly ensures the legitimacy and safety of the download. Whilst we can't stop people from publicly hosting a copy of a file from BA, we can discourage it.
- Fourthly, a closed archive encourages growth of the archive. If it were freely available to download or mirror to anyone, with no account and without contributing, then the archive would never grow. Asking users to contribute one release to access tens of thousands more means that we continue to grow and the contributor gets rewarded for their effort. As the saying goes, there is no free lunch in this world.
Mirroring is banned for several good reasons:
- Firstly, we don't have the bandwidth necessary for someone to download the entire archive. Downloading releases is supposed to be for personal exploration of releases, plus I would be very surprised if anyone had 90TB of available disk space to even store it.
- Secondly, no legitimate user will have a genuine interest in everything that BA has to offer, so there is no reason for anyone to download everything.
- Thirdly, anyone previously attempting to mirror has tried to host their own copy of the archive. This introduces the risk that the mirrored copy of the files will be maliciously modified, or corrupted. Downloading from BetaArchive directly ensures the legitimacy and safety of the download. Whilst we can't stop people from publicly hosting a copy of a file from BA, we can discourage it.
- Fourthly, a closed archive encourages growth of the archive. If it were freely available to download or mirror to anyone, with no account and without contributing, then the archive would never grow. Asking users to contribute one release to access tens of thousands more means that we continue to grow and the contributor gets rewarded for their effort. As the saying goes, there is no free lunch in this world.
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Re: a couple questions
yo what happens if you go gver 50gb limit
because theres no faq on this site for some reason because in your whole sixteen YEARS of existence no one bothered to write up one
and the ftp fair usage policy page doesnt explain good enough
and why can i only do three downloads at once
because theres no faq on this site for some reason because in your whole sixteen YEARS of existence no one bothered to write up one
and the ftp fair usage policy page doesnt explain good enough
and why can i only do three downloads at once
Re: a couple questions
Your download will stop until your quota resets.
You're the first person to ask such an obvious question.
It's 3 downloads because that's the limit we set.
You're the first person to ask such an obvious question.
It's 3 downloads because that's the limit we set.