[atlas] probe allocations

Hi Andreas,

Thanks for clarifying. If its only a but (that gets fixed eventually)
that's fine. And I'm not desperate about the credits yet ...

Best,
Gilles


On 8/11/13, 16:40 , Andreas Strikos wrote:
> Hi Gilles,
> 
> normally every measurement is allocated equal or less (if we don't have
> enough) probes than the user has requested.
> In your case though, due a bug, your measurement got scheduled more than
> once, so you got more than you requested.
> If you are low on credits we could give you back the overcharge amount.
> 
> Sorry for the inconvenience.
> 
> Regards,
> Andreas
> 
> On 11/8/13, 3:46 PM, Gilles Massen wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I was wondering how the number of allocated probes is determined for a
>> given UDM. Specifically, I set up a recurring UDM with 50 world-wide
>> probes (DNS), but 110 probes were allocated to the test. While I'm
>> certainly flattered that RIPE Atlas deemed the measurement so
>> worthwhile, the credit consumption was somewhat higher than expected...
>> so what is the logic, and am I able to get (at most) what I requested?
>>
>> best,
>> Gilles
>>