> This was another thought as well but the issue there is moving those files > back and forth programmatically with CF. I thought that it would use as much > processor/threads as actually serving it up.
Well, creating a symlink is a very easy thing, and it doesn't take nearly as long as serving a file. > I see PHP sites do it but I am not sure if they have other ways to handle > the actual transfer of the file via the web server with a re-direct utility > or something. > > After I sent the email I remembered that the CoolFusion guys had an > authenticator ISAPI filter for IIS which essentially runs a CF script before > allowing access to the file through the web server. I just don't know if it > will work on 64bit IIS7 and am waiting for their reply via email. Are they still in business? The mod_xsendfile Apache module looks like a good way to handle this, as Mark mentioned. I'm not aware of any port of that to IIS though. 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 onsite ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:334630 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
