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Re: onclick and <a> tag question

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From "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de>
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Subject Re: onclick and <a> tag question
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Mel Smith wrote:

>     My intent is to force users to actually 'click' on the download anchor 
> rather than using automated 'Gets' via Curl or other methods of automating 
> downloads. My downloads range in size from 14Meg thru 29Meg, and some 
> 'abusers' start up 25-50 downloads simultaneously, then '206' then and let 
> some continue.  But if I force the downloader to actually 'click' on the 
> file, this may discourage them from 'practicing on me and my small home 
> office site. Maybe !

Well, it pretty much appears that those "abusers" are actually download
managers.  If the web server is able to deliver partial content, I
wouldn't worry about those, because they won't increase the overall
bandwidth considerably.

-- 
Christoph M. Becker

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onclick and <a> tag question "Mel Smith" <syntel@cox.net> - 2015-03-18 16:44 -0700
  Re: onclick and <a> tag question Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-03-19 03:47 +0100
    Re: onclick and <a> tag question "Mel Smith" <syntel@cox.net> - 2015-03-19 08:54 -0700
      Re: onclick and <a> tag question "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2015-03-19 18:29 +0100
        Re: onclick and <a> tag question "Mel Smith" <syntel@cox.net> - 2015-03-19 12:29 -0700
          Re: onclick and <a> tag question "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2015-03-19 21:29 +0100
            Re: onclick and <a> tag question "Mel Smith" <syntel@cox.net> - 2015-03-19 16:34 -0700
              Re: onclick and <a> tag question "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2015-03-20 01:28 +0100
                Re: onclick and <a> tag question "Mel Smith" <syntel@cox.net> - 2015-03-19 21:42 -0700
              Re: onclick and <a> tag question Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-03-20 12:30 +0100
                Re: onclick and <a> tag question "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2015-03-20 13:51 +0100

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