[Xitami] targeting file downloads

[Martin Bleisteiner]

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What about simply renaming the file? Instead "this.mpg" name "this.xxx" 
so the browser asks for download and the user simply can rename.

Rick Headly schrieb:

> hello,
>  
> i keep telling my visitors to right-click and "save target 
> as" (or other browser equivalent) when downloading various high-res 
> video files located on my server... but they don't pay attention.  
> they continue to left-click the links, forcing these files to load in 
> their media-players, often with very poor, choppy performance... as my 
> connection is simply not fast enough to support their play in real-time.
>  
> i want these files to be downloaded to the user's hard-drives only 
> once (take the file and go away)... rather than having them return to 
> the site 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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Rick Headly schrieb:
<blockquote cite="mid11689a7005060114497b66025f@mail.gmail.com"
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  <div>hello,</div>
  <div> </div>
  <div>i keep telling my visitors to right-click and "save target
as" (or other browser equivalent) when downloading various high-res
video files located on my server... but they don't pay attention.  they
continue to left-click the links, forcing these files to load in their
media-players, often with very poor, choppy performance... as my
connection is simply not fast enough to support their play in
real-time.
  </div>
  <div> </div>
  <div>i want these files to be downloaded to the user's hard-drives
only once (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
players?</div>
  <div> </div>
  <div>rick</div>
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