request to http://registry.npmjs.org/-/short got 503

[wenbing]

--2014-03-13 16:27:17--  http://registry.npmjs.org/-/short
Resolving registry.npmjs.org... 199.27.79.162
Connecting to registry.npmjs.org|199.27.79.162|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 503 backend read error
2014-03-13 16:27:32 ERROR 503: backend read error.

I think it is a problem must be fixed soon.

[terinjokes]

@wenbing the 503 comes from the CDN, because the request is taking too long. What exactly are you doing here?

[wenbing]

request it for all module names

On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 4:45 AM, Terin Stock notifications@github.comwrote:

@wenbing https://github.com/wenbing the 503 comes from the CDN, because
the request is taking too long. What exactly are you doing here?

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[isaacs]

/-/short is no longer allowed. It'll 404 now.

As it was, it was taking a HUGE amount of time to compile the list, and very taxing for the server.

If you want a list of module names, request this instead:

https://skimdb.npmjs.com/registry/_all_docs