Doh, I just realised you're not running apache, otherwise I would say use mod_xsendfile: http://tn123.ath.cx/mod_xsendfile/
Maybe there is something similar for IIS? Mark On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 8:49 AM, Dave Watts <dwa...@figleaf.com> wrote: > > > In other applications I routinely use cfcontent to serve protected files > on > > extranet applications however the traffic ( 10-20 files/day) is nowhere > near > > as rigorous as will be required here with 12,000 per day of 40Meg average > > per file. I am considering serving the files now through cfcontent via > HTTP > > instead of FTP for a couple of reasons. 1) because most Internet Security > > programs block FTP and we have to help people (mostly kids) open the port > > and 2) to prevent direct linking to the files because this endeavor is > > funded by ads on the website (and my wallet). > > > > I know the most efficient way to serve this quantity and size of files is > > via ftp but what I don't know is what is required by the various CF > engines > > AdobeCF, OpenBD, Bluedragon, Ralio to serve up the same via HTTP. Will > our > > new server hardware handle that kind of HTTP file traffic (I suspect so), > > will OpenBD/Tomcat be up to the task or will I need a different CFML > engine? > > Essentially what I need to know is what it would take to routinely serve > > that many/size files through the CF engine. I don't want to go down this > > road and find that people are having problems downloading because the CF > > engine / Web server can't keep up. Has anyone had experience with this > and > > can you offer some advice? > > My advice for you would be to avoid using CFCONTENT for this, as it's > really not designed for this. Each request using CFCONTENT will use > one of your threads, I think, and there are decent alternatives. > > The alternative I'd recommend would be the use of temporary symlinks. > When someone is granted access to a file, you'd create a symlink for > that file, pointing to a web-accessible location, then let the user > download it via HTTP. Sometime after, you'd delete the symlink. > Exactly how long after, I'm not sure - that would be a balance of > convenience to the user (in case they don't download it immediately) > versus the potential for abuse (the user provides the link to someone > else). > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > http://training.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on > GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers, online, or onsi > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:334628 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
