[Xitami] targeting file downloads
Rick Headly
xitami@lists.xitami.org
Wed, 1 Jun 2005 21:51:25 -0300
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thank you ron...
i have actually zipped a number of different file-types in the past,=20
specifically as a means to prevent them from opening in the users browsers=
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or other associated programs. in some cases however, doing this has either=
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confused people, or made them angry that i've zipped items with no latitude=
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for further compression. some people simply do not understand (for example)=
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that a 60mb. jpeg file (used for printing large billboard-type signs) will=
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crash their browser long before it loads, if they attempted to do so. as=20
well, a 300mb. mpeg-video (for example) could wind up consuming a lot of=20
drive-space, time, and resources for the user who's left to extract it from=
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zip.
i've been searching for solutions to this problem for the past two days,=
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with no luck at all. some items i've browsed in the support forums suggest=
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the use of php scripts, but this is something i know absolutely nothing=20
about. i wouldn't have the first clue how (or what) to install to xitami to=
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make php "stuff" function, and would feel rather intimidated to ask in this=
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forum. i don't quite "talk the talk" ;)
your suggestions have been kindly appreciated. thank you :)
rick
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> On 6/1/05, Ron: <ronaldschronce@charter.net> wrote:
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give them a small clip to check out and put the full file in a zipped=20
> folder. A zipped folder can only be downloaded. Just a thought. Ron:
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> ----- Original Message -----=20
> *From:* Rick Headly <rickhead@gmail.com>=20
> *To:* xitami@lists.xitami.org=20
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 01, 2005 5:49 PM
> *Subject:* [Xitami] targeting file downloads
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> hello,
> i keep telling my visitors to right-click and "save target as" (or other=
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> browser equivalent) when downloading various high-res video files located=
on=20
> my server... but they don't pay attention. they continue to left-click th=
e=20
> links, forcing these files to load in their media-players, often with ver=
y=20
> poor, choppy performance... as my connection is simply not fast enough to=
=20
> support their play in real-time.=20
> i want these files to be downloaded to the user's hard-drives only once=
=20
> (take the file and go away)... rather than having them return to the site=
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> every time they want to view the clip.
> how can i force a "file-download" without waking up their players?
> rick
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<div>thank you ron...</div>
<div> </div>
<div>i have actually zipped a number of different file-types in the past, s=
pecifically as a means to prevent them from opening in the users brows=
ers or other associated programs. in some cases however, doing this h=
as either confused people, or made them angry that i've zipped items with n=
o latitude for further compression. some people simply do not underst=
and (for example) that a 60mb. jpeg file (used for printing large billboard=
-type signs) will crash their browser long before it loads, if they attempt=
ed to do so. as well, a 300mb. mpeg-video (for example) could wi=
nd up consuming a lot of drive-space, time, and resources for the user who'=
s left to extract it from zip.
</div>
<div> </div>
<div>i've been searching for solutions to this problem for the past two day=
s, with no luck at all. some items i've browsed in the support forums=
suggest the use of php scripts, but this is something i know absolutely no=
thing about. i wouldn't have the first clue how (or what) to install =
to xitami to make php "stuff" function, and would feel rather int=
imidated to ask in this forum. i don't quite "talk the talk"=
; ;)
</div>
<div> </div>
<div>your suggestions have been kindly appreciated. thank you :)</div=
>
<div> </div>
<div>rick</div>
<div> </div>
<div> </div>
<div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0=
px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 6=
/1/05, <b class=3D"gmail_sendername">Ron:</b> <<a href=3D"mailto:ronalds=
chronce@charter.net">
ronaldschronce@charter.net</a>> wrote:</span></blockquote></span></div>
<div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0=
px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><span class=3D"gmail_quote">.</s=
pan></blockquote></span></div>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0=
px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">
<div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">give them a small clip to check out an=
d put the full file in a zipped folder. A zipped folder can only be downloa=
ded. Just a thought. Ron:</font></div>
<blockquote style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5p=
x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<div><span class=3D"e" id=3D"q_10439ec2ae4cd1fc_1">
<div style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div>
<div style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial"><b>From:</b> <a title=
=3D"rickhead@gmail.com" onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,t=
his)" href=3D"mailto:rickhead@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">Rick Headly</a> =
</div>
<div style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"xitami@lists.xitami.=
org" onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href=3D"mailt=
o:xitami@lists.xitami.org" target=3D"_blank">xitami@lists.xitami.org</a> </=
div>
<div style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 01, 2005 5:49 =
PM</div>
<div style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> [Xitami] targeting file dow=
nloads</div>
<div><br> </div>
<div>hello,</div>
<div> </div>
<div>i keep telling my visitors to right-click and "save target a=
s" (or other browser equivalent) when downloading various hi=
gh-res video files located on my server... but they don't pay attention.&nb=
sp; they continue to left-click the links, forcing these files to load in t=
heir media-players, often with very poor, choppy performance... as my =
connection is simply not fast enough to support their play in real-time.=20
</div>
<div> </div>
<div>i want these files to be downloaded to the user's hard-drives only onc=
e (take the file and go away)... rather than having them return to the site=
every time they want to view the clip.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>how can i force a "file-download" without waking up their pl=
ayers?</div>
<div> </div>
<div>rick</div></span></div>
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