So if R inventory can still be determined by checking 'show upgrade availability' and then looking at the results of the search, I can only imagine that EF has their expert hackers working round the clock this weekend preparing a new screen scrape. And if UA thought the last one was hard on their servers.....

this one is literally going to POUND THE [heck] OUT OF THEM.

Face it UA, your IT is not exactly world class. The best programmers work for startups where they can make a real difference in this world. The more you piss these guys off, the bigger the bullseye on your back becomes.

EF knows there is a market for this information. Many of us subscribe to their service for one reason -- to access United fare / upgrade availability. If you think you want to protect your revenue stream, trust me, they do too. And it's a much larger component of their livelihood.

You have been warned.