Yes, thanks, that worked well. One thing I noticed and is a bit confusing is that the dataset page [1] indicates: Last Modified 16 November 2017 whereas the rs.gbif.org site [2] indicates "newer" files (based on timestamps, directory names) created in 2018. The backbone-current.zip from the dataset page and from the rs.gibf.org site appear to be identical (same byte count and md5sum), but I could not determine this without actually downloading both. Links: [1] https://www.gbif.org/dataset/d7dddbf4-2cf0-4f39-9b2a-bb099caae36c [2] http://rs.gbif.org/datasets/backbone/ - Dan Stoner ________________________________ From: Markus Döring <mdoering@gbif.org> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 3:07 PM To: Stoner, Dan Cc: api-users@lists.gbif.org Subject: Re: [API-users] download url for GBIF Backbone Taxonomy? Hi Dan, you can find all backbone data here, it should not be a terribly long download: http://rs.gbif.org/datasets/backbone/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__rs.gbif.org_datasets_backbone_&d=DwMGaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=UzZo4hGcdFimU6rXUUDpY2wxoDNTdCHOTG82ttnXcl4&m=X1yWo8M0Svfofg74yIynxoH64RJvqSj8PtnWcuK9ljs&s=9dZoI7d1WUUF9heKwem4CovbAytgzGlpyOY8aFKKlz0&e=> best, Markus On 15. Mar 2018, at 19:04, Stoner, Dan <dstoner@acis.ufl.edu<mailto:dstoner@acis.ufl.edu>> wrote: Regarding the archive available for: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/d7dddbf4-2cf0-4f39-9b2a-bb099caae36c<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.gbif.org_dataset_d7dddbf4-2D2cf0-2D4f39-2D9b2a-2Dbb099caae36c&d=DwMGaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=UzZo4hGcdFimU6rXUUDpY2wxoDNTdCHOTG82ttnXcl4&m=X1yWo8M0Svfofg74yIynxoH64RJvqSj8PtnWcuK9ljs&s=rkVqYGOCNEi6RP8PN5JYLQANSrCGPTXwoosSI-nhGR4&e=> I attempted to download the archive using a command-line tool but cannot because: We're sorry, but GBIF doesn't work properly without JavaScript enabled. I started the download from my browser and the expected download time keeps bouncing between 8 hours and 12 hours. Two questions: 1. Is there a location on the Internet where I can download that file in a reasonable timeframe? 2. Is there a url that will function properly to download the file without requiring javascript? Is there any interest in developing mirrors or a CDN to host some of these things within the community? Thanks, Dan Stoner iDigBio / ACIS Laboratory University of Florida _______________________________________________ API-users mailing list API-users@lists.gbif.org https://lists.gbif.org/mailman/listinfo/api-users