Posted by sheldonlg on 01/08/08 18:21

Bergamot wrote:
> Sheldon Glickler wrote:
>> The customer wants to limit the number of downloads and he doesn't want
>> the pdf to display to the user.
>
> As soon as the visitor clicks the link it's going to be downloaded,
> whether it automatically opens with a pdf reader or not. There's no
> difference in the number of downloads here, so there is no limiting
> involved.
>
> If the customer really wants to limit the number of downloads, require
> user registration before they even see a link to the file. That will
> discourage arbitrary downloads by casual surfers.
>

This, I have already handled. The user buys the manual and is given a
randomly generated, eight character (from among the 62) key. To get at
the file, he will have to click on the download page after entering the
key. I then check the key and the product_id, drop the available number
of downloads, and offer the download.

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Shelly

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