On 31/01/06, kieran mullen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am sorry I meant the current open office page is not based on php to
push the link.
Jut take links off of your page and sent it to them and t would be
handled like their download links.
Thanks
KM
On 1/30/06, Mike! <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> On Monday 30 January 2006 02:30, kieran mullen wrote:
> > Why would you need php when the existing download page doesnt require
> > one? They are pushing a file based in the url... correct me if I am
> > wrong.. but isnt that all you are doing with the torrent file?
>
> The current torrent downloads page is auto generated using a php script, which
> generates the required js arrays. This requires much less maintenance, then
> doing it by hand, everytime a new archive is added, or one is dropped.
> Unfortunately, the OOo server doesn't allow for php code. Furthermore, in
> times of high demand, the OOo server is useually swamped with http requests,
> even when most of the content is static. So this is a nasty problem :)
>
> As for the integration, that would be possible, but that would add an extra
> option to the downloads selection menu (namely the type of download). I
> wonder, whether that would no over complicate the download process for the
> average user...
>
> OTOH, you are quite right about the bandwidth-saving-advantages of using
> bittorrent, so we should promote it as much as possible, especially in times
> of very high demand on our mirror network.
>
>
> Mike
>
>
>
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