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I've done something similar with PDF's for Property Brochures where we
want the visitor to register their details. I use CFContent to verify
their details then read the file and then push it down using CFContent.
You can easily give them a warning about how big the file is, so they can
choose whether or not to download it, or possibly event have it emailed to
them.
Mail me off list if you want the code for the CFContent bit.
paddy
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"Giles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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So link them to a cfm page with a cfContent tag (or whatever it is) to
transfer the pdf?
Giles Roadnight
http://giles.roadnight.name
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Well, if you just provide the link to the PDF, chances are anyone could
just
go download it if the link became available (unless you are running some
kind of directory security).
4mb, nah unless they are on 56K modems ...which I doubt.
Maybe send them a link to the download with a unique ID etc - which could
match up in the DB so you know if that user can indeed download it
legally.
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Sent: 24 February 2005 10:04
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Subject: [CF-Dev] SOT: e-books
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I've had a site selling books for a long time now but we now have our
first
pdf version of a book to go on the site.
I'm just looking for a bit of advice. Is it a completely bad idea to just
give them the download URL after they have ordered the book or should I
try
to mask / generate random url's after they have ordered and put a timeout
on.
Also the pdf is 4 MB - is that going to be too big for most people?
It is a site that sells books on chickens - not likely to be a target of
any
hack attempt to download the book and then put it on any Warez site!!
Just wondering what the standard practice is with this sort of thing.
Giles Roadnight
http://giles.roadnight.name
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