On Sun, 28 Dec 2014 23:36:27 +0000, Roger Bell_West wrote: >> As the download_history is in the current users space what happens on a >> multi user system when more than one user requests the same programme? >> Does it get downloaded for each individual user request? > > Tempted as I am to say "try it and see", the answer is yes. > > You could get clever with a group-writeable history file and multiple > links to it, I suppose, but I don't think anyone's complained about > the current system. It's what a program on a multi-user machine is > expected to do: the actions of user A don't affect user B.
True enough, I guess it comes from being on the 'net since the early '90's via dialup and paying for every second of online time. Even these days I only normally buy 100 GB/month and that can get a bit tight. Implimenting a single file store and maintianing inter-user "privacy" would be too complicated. A file store that was open and avoided duplicate downloads should be a lot easier, the various cache files could usefully come into this as well. Programme file owned rw by whoever downloaded it, group readable, an option to turn it on with a given path (defaults to no path - off), cache files rw by group. Just an idea, I don't expect to see anything unless the itch I have gets to great and I scratch it. B-) -- Cheers Dave. _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer