The --limit-rate parameter of curl is often used to simulate low or variable bandwidth, e.g.:
curl --limit-rate 128 <URL> On the subject of DRM, Adobe has just announced their DRM server availability: http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200803/031908FMRMS.html Bizarrely, the server can run on Red Hat even though clients arre only available for Windows and OSX... On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 9:24 PM, David Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 18/03/2008, Iain Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > *maybe*, but considering the interface only lets you view video if > > you're viewing from a wifi connection and not the phone's data > > connection (just a javascript check) then the only difference is, as > > suggested Quicktime limiting itself or pulling down a chunk of data at > > a time which is entirely possible but doesn't seem very likely. > > The download scripts let you download an entire iPlayer MP4 in a > matter of minutes or seconds. AFAIK, Quicktime on the iPhone streams > the programme gradually, with a read-ahead buffer of a few megabytes > (which is much kinder to the BBC's servers!) > > Hence if a programme was downloaded in 5 minutes but the show lasts 30 > minutes, it was probably leeched! > > -dave > > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
