From d0ce70dae81f47ed0eb33943f1fda1c57814e230 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gl34 Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 19:22:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] --- ..._-_range_retrievals_and_daily_free_retrieval_allowance.mdwn | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/forum/glacier_-_range_retrievals_and_daily_free_retrieval_allowance.mdwn diff --git a/doc/forum/glacier_-_range_retrievals_and_daily_free_retrieval_allowance.mdwn b/doc/forum/glacier_-_range_retrievals_and_daily_free_retrieval_allowance.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6eca2b64ee --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/glacier_-_range_retrievals_and_daily_free_retrieval_allowance.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +I propose to add some functionality to git-annex, to automatically "throttle" the data retrieval from amazon glacier to stay within the daily free retrieval allowance. If someone would need to get his/her files faster, there should be an option to disable this throttling (or even better, specify the retrieval rate). + +As far as I understand glacier, this could be implemented using range retrievals. In short range retrievals enable you, to only retrieve a part of an archive in glacier. This can be used to only retrieve / request so much data, that you stay within the free retrieval allowance. ( please see [Q: Why would I retrieve only a range of an archive?](http://aws.amazon.com/glacier/faqs/#Why_would_I_retrieve_only_a_range_of_an_archive) ).