>> This is a failure on the part of the developers at that "major internet site". Using a guid instead of consecutive IDs, a rate limiter, hell even just a cach

>> This is a failure on the part of the developers at that "major internet site". Using a guid instead of consecutive IDs, a rate limiter, hell even just a cache...or all of the above. There are lots of solutions here. You are right, but few organizations are sophisticated.. or wealthy enough to employ all of that. I mean, a couple years ago there was a thing that Google's Docs could be enumerated. And that's Google, they can obiously afford to get competent people working on that, yet they made a mistake (and who doesn't?).