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 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
