Only in Germany: An API with opening hours
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Only in Germany: An API with opening hours
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Re: Only in Germany: An API with opening hours
#2The last passage in english:
Important Note:
With this interface you can confirm the validity of a foreign tax identification number (VAT) between 05:00 and 23:00 daily.
Re: Only in Germany: An API with opening hours
#3Nope. not only in Germany. Here is Israel we have more than one site that "close" for the Sabbath. It's moderately interesting to see how religion and the internet co exist.
Re: Only in Germany: An API with opening hours
#4To be fair, this might not even have to do with germany, as it queries other countries' VAT registries online, many of which are down for maintainance many hours a day. The weird thing is that, even though there is a system for VAT id interconnectivity (VIES) , there is no central database of numbers. [http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/]
Re: Only in Germany: An API with opening hours
#5Reminded me of the recently announced Free Wifi at Brussels Airport (Belgium), "Open every Fri and Sat from 6 am till 8 pm"
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#6In the great Commonwealth of Massachusetts we have government websites that are only "open" (meaning, you can perform transactions) during certain hours.
Example: http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=elwdagencylanding&L=4&L0...
Re: Only in Germany: An API with opening hours
#7Nope. not only in Germany. Here is Israel we have more than one site that "close" for the Sabbath. It's moderately interesting to see how religion and the internet co exist.
Yep. Some governmental institutions such as the Israeli Social Security have their websites up during Sabbath (Saturday), but do not accept payments.
Supposedly, because just having the server up does not require any manual labor, but accepting a payments constitutes trade, which is forbidden during Sabbath.
(Nevermind the fact that an institution which entire purpose is to assist those in need is the most non-accessible organization ever - from not having accessible entrances to buildings, to their payments gateway which supports IE only. Yes, IE is the ONLY browser officially supported).
Re: Only in Germany: An API with opening hours
#8In the great Commonwealth of Massachusetts we have government websites that are only "open" (meaning, you can perform transactions) during certain hours. Example: http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=elwdagencylanding&L=4&L0...
At Tufts, the online course registration is open 9am-6pm.
Re: Only in Germany: An API with opening hours
#9So their SLA is between certain hours. Big deal.
I think Companies House in the UK also does office hours for some of their databases.
Re: Only in Germany: An API with opening hours
#10Not really only in Germany. For instance Nordea Denmark closes its online bank between 2 am and 5 am. Probably because they don't have staff at those times to prevent scammers from transferring money out and people rarely need to use banking during those hours.
As someone who sleeps weirdly it has annoyed me once or twice, though.