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> except we pulled the entire 30+GB data file locally, instead of doing the API callout like 1p does it.

Lucky for Troy he has a special arrangement with Cloudflare, otherwise everyone doing this would contribute to a massive bandwidth bill.



well, I used torrent, like he asks, if possible to please do.. But yes, thankfully he still provides a straight download thanks to CloudFare. We did it locally, because we are a regulated industry, and doing random calls out to the internet, especially from a authentication server, is all kinds of nightmare to make happen.





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