FAQ

What is the maximum size of metadata allowed to be uploaded?

Currently you can upload up to 64 kBytes (2^16 Bytes) large xml files.

What is this test prefix (10.5072)?

What does the created time stamp of a dataset mean?

The created time stamp tells you when a dataset is added to MDS. It does not reflects when the DOI is actually registered. This could be long before, e.g. when the DOI has moved from another DOI registration agency to DataCite.

I have problems connecting with wget or curl.

You might get the following exception, when connecting with a recent version of OpenSSL:

OpenSSL: error:14077438:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:tlsv1 alert internal error Unable to establish SSL connection.`

• In wget, this can be fixed by specifying --secure-protocol=sslv3 option
• In curl, this can be fixed by specifying -sslv3 option.

See e.g. ubuntu ticket #861137 for further information