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Anders x
Dec 13, 2012, 4:15:05 PM12/13/12
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Hi! I have noticed that download.mapsforge.org is not responding. Maybe there is a temporary problem? Anyway, I'm developing an app and will let the user interact with the download site using a dialog to select and download maps from there. I suppose that is ok?
Regards
Anders
Ludwig
Dec 13, 2012, 8:17:13 PM12/13/12
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While I am not running the site, I think this is a very bad idea: as you are already experiencing you cannot rely on an external site for your apps. It will cause you endless complaints and low ratings.
Running your own servers is not that expensive and you have full control over the site.
Ludwig
Jürgen Broß
Dec 14, 2012, 7:01:21 AM12/14/12
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We do not provide any guarantees regarding the availability of our
download server. Nor do we guarantee scheduled updates of the map files.
Nonetheless, we strive to minimize down times and to provide weekly
updates of the maps. In conclusion, follow Ludwig's advice.
The reason that download.mapsforge.org was not responding was due to a
switch of the domain owner (prior Freie Universität Berlin, now Thilo
and me). We needed to change some DNS entries and it may still take some
time until the new information is spread accross the Internet.
Regards,
Jürgen
On 14.12.2012 02:17, Ludwig wrote:
> While I am not running the site, I think this is a very bad idea: as you
> are already experiencing you cannot rely on an external site for your apps.
> It will cause you endless complaints and low ratings.
>
> Running your own servers is not that expensive and you have full control
> over the site.
>
> Ludwig
>
>
> On 14 December 2012 05:15, Anders x <waf...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi! I have noticed that download.mapsforge.org<http://download.mapsforge.org/> is
Jürgen Broß
Institute of Computer Science
Databases and Information Systems
Freie Universität Berlin
Takustr. 9
D-14195 Berlin, Germany
phone: +49 30 838-75108
email: juerge...@fu-berlin.de
download server. Nor do we guarantee scheduled updates of the map files.
Nonetheless, we strive to minimize down times and to provide weekly
updates of the maps. In conclusion, follow Ludwig's advice.
The reason that download.mapsforge.org was not responding was due to a
switch of the domain owner (prior Freie Universität Berlin, now Thilo
and me). We needed to change some DNS entries and it may still take some
time until the new information is spread accross the Internet.
Regards,
Jürgen
On 14.12.2012 02:17, Ludwig wrote:
> While I am not running the site, I think this is a very bad idea: as you
> are already experiencing you cannot rely on an external site for your apps.
> It will cause you endless complaints and low ratings.
>
> Running your own servers is not that expensive and you have full control
> over the site.
>
> Ludwig
>
>
> On 14 December 2012 05:15, Anders x <waf...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> not responding. Maybe there is a temporary problem? Anyway, I'm developing
>> an app and will let the user interact with the download site using a dialog
>> to select and download maps from there. I suppose that is ok?
>>
>> Regards
>> Anders
>>
>
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>> an app and will let the user interact with the download site using a dialog
>> to select and download maps from there. I suppose that is ok?
>>
>> Regards
>> Anders
>>
>
Jürgen Broß
Institute of Computer Science
Databases and Information Systems
Freie Universität Berlin
Takustr. 9
D-14195 Berlin, Germany
phone: +49 30 838-75108
email: juerge...@fu-berlin.de
Anders x
Dec 15, 2012, 5:13:22 AM12/15/12
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Hi and thanks for the respons. I will try to setup a mirror site but that could take a while and until then I'll use your site. My app is more of a hobby project so it doesn't matter if the site goes done now and then.
Regards
Anders
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