Download Limiting Script
I am looking to make a script for file downloads. Been having a large problem with web-mirroring programs soaking up huge amounts of bandwith.
the script will have to:
1.) accept input for the file's name in this form ?file=blah.zip
2.) take the user to a screen where they can click a post button to begin downloading the file
3.) after clicking that post button and before sending the file, the script will need to make sre that the user is not currently downlaoding any other files, and that the referer was indeed that same script.
this will probably prevent most spiders from sucking the bandwith and driving up the bills, but even if they don't it will slow them sown quite a bit so that the bandwith is managable.
does any one have any ideas on such a script?
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