cfcontent the file and serve it based on some sort of url code, and code it based on each email so you can track who is actually downloading it. The only way to block it from being forwarded would be to only allow 1 download but, not sure if you want to do that.
On 8/7/07, Clarke Bishop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am doing the "free gift" marketing thing. You know, register for the > newsletter, and we'll send you a free white paper. > > I was just attaching the white paper PDF to the e-mail, but I'm concerned > that is not the best practice. Spam filters might strip off the attachment. > > So, maybe it would be better to put a link in the e-mail that let's them > download the file. But, I don't want the link passed around, so I need to > make sure they can only download it one time. > > What's the best way to accomplish something like this? > > I thought about adding a URL parameter to the download link, and then > keeping track to see if the file had already been downloaded. I think I > should also use <cfcontent> to serve up the file, and I can then put the > file in a directory that is not web accessible. > > Is this a good plan? Anything I am missing? > > Oh yea, I'm on a shared host running CF7. I'll upgrade to CF8 soon, but I > need to make this work using CF7. > > Thanks for listening! > > Clarke > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Annual Sponsor - Figleaf Software > > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > Archive @ > http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > List hosted by FusionLink > ------------------------------------------------------------- -- Steven Ross web application & interface developer http://www.zerium.com [mobile] 404-488-4364 [fax] 267-482-4364 ------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Sponsor FigLeaf Software - http://www.figleaf.com To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -------------------------------------------------------------
