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On 18.11.2014 14:31, Michael Terry wrote:
> I'm assuming an individual API key has usage limits?  Which, if the dropbox
> backend for duplicity becomes hugely popular, might cause a problem.


afai read it
 https://www.dropbox.com/developers/reference/tos

they merely use the keys to block, they feel the access is in violation of their terms - or limit, if it impacts their infrastructure. so ordinary api access controlling.

> 
> Why not a combo?  Allow #3, but also provide a default key.  As for whether
> we use the original key or our own, I don't particularly care.  It doesn't
> change where the files are stored, eh, so we can even change it down the
> road if we like.

yes, let's combine. i'll add in some i created, but will allow them to be overwritten by env vars.

..ede

> 
> -mt
> 
> On 18 November 2014 06:31, <edgar.soldin@xxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Mike? your vote? ..ede
>>
>> On 14.11.2014 17:05, Kenneth Loafman wrote:
>>> My fault, I removed it.  It was the original dev's key.
>>>
>>> I would go with 2 or 3.  Slight preference for 3.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 7:20 AM, <edgar.soldin@xxxxxx <mailto:
>> edgar.soldin@xxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     maybe a missing patch from after splitting.
>>>
>>>     Ken: what'd you say? three options:
>>>      1. readd the original dev's key
>>>      2. create an own, one of us controls
>>>      3. externalize them as env vars for users to create themselves
>>>
>>>     i'd prefer 1. ..ede
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>     On 14.11.2014 14:16, Michael Terry wrote:
>>>     > I don't remember intentionally doing that.
>>>     >
>>>     > On 14 November 2014 06:37, <edgar.soldin@xxxxxx <mailto:
>> edgar.soldin@xxxxxx> <mailto:edgar.soldin@xxxxxx <mailto:
>> edgar.soldin@xxxxxx>>> wrote:
>>>     >
>>>     >     see below.. ede
>>>     >
>>>     >
>>>     >     -------- Forwarded Message --------
>>>     >     Subject: Re: [Duplicity-team] [Question #256351]: Error with
>> dropbox backend after upgrade to 0.7.0
>>>     >     Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 13:21:58 +0100
>>>     >     From: Edgar Soldin <edgar@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:edgar@xxxxxxxxx>
>> <mailto:edgar@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:edgar@xxxxxxxxx>>>
>>>     >     To: duplicity-team <duplicity-team@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:duplicity-team@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <mailto:
>> duplicity-team@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:
>> duplicity-team@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>>
>>>     >
>>>     >     Ken, Mike,
>>>     >
>>>     >     any reason why the API KEY was removed? looks like it is
>> standard to deliver them (albeit obfuscated) with a dropbox client.
>>>     >
>>>     >     ..ede
>>>     >
>>>     >     On 02.11.2014 18:41, cp wrote:
>>>     >     > Question #256351 on Duplicity changed:
>>>     >     > https://answers.launchpad.net/duplicity/+question/256351
>>>     >     >
>>>     >     > cp gave more information on the question:
>>>     >     > Ok, I installed 0.6.25 and extracted the app key which
>> really got lost in 0.7.0. I put it in dpbxbackend.py and compiled it, and
>> now it seems to be working again.
>>>     >     > FTP error remains.
>>>     >     >
>>>     >
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