Hi David
This depends on how you setup DSpace.
I see you use Windows, therefore a lot of Unix based solutions fly out of
the window, excuse the pun.
If you use Tomcat with Apache, then try finding out how to limit downloads
per item of time with Apache2.
I am sure there is an Apache2 setting for that.
If you use Tomcat without Apache2, as I do, then try asking for help on the
Tomcat mailing lists.
See: http://tomcat.apache.org/lists.html
When you have a solution, please let the list know, since I expect this
will happen often with production systems in the future as repositories
become more popular.
Tomcat also has a load balancing solution.
In my opinion, using a Windows server really limits you as far as
performance and scalability etc.. is concerned.
Cheers
hg
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On 4 December 2013 04:17, dtpalmer <dtpal...@hku.hk> wrote:
> Our instance of DSpace occasionally gets hammered with excessive requests
> for downloads of the same item, in a very short time, say 8,000 in one
> hour. No idea why. Perhaps the bogey was testing his software against our
> server?
>
> Is there any way to detect, and set a limit of x downloads in y amount of
> time, after which the server blocks that IP ?
> It skews our stats, and may eventually create more serious problems.
>
> DSpace 1.8.3
> Windows Server 2.0.8R2
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