I'm about ready to pull my hair out! This is the 3rd time one of my websites has been hacked due to pissed off usability. We host videos on one site and to ensure users actually download the videos as opposed to streaming them we had implemented some php scripting that forced users to download. Needless to say, an angry group of juvi-hackers who did not like being forced into a download got mad and have found ways to corrupt the script and/or disable php so they could see the actual file links and distribute them freely for streaming. I would like to deploy a type of "download delivery application" similar to Kontiki used on http://www.Cnet.com or the one used at http://www.Quicktime.com that will ensure files hidden to a web browser are actually downloaded as opposed to streaming. We have gone the route of the .zip file to force a download but at times, these can become corrupt when you have over 10,000 users downloading the same .zip at the same time. The only good way to do it is to keep the file in its original .mpg format. The only way I know of that is published on the net is with an OCTET stream script in PHP or ASP. This no longer works (or works for a while). I am running on a Linux Redhat 7.3 server with Ensim 3.1. Any suggestions besides using http://www.Kontiki.com download delivery? Their sales people haven't gotten back to me and i fear their product will only run on Windows platforms. I'm sure the product will cost a pretty penny. Anyone here heard of anything like this that is Free? Like BitTorrent (but without all the added P2P stuff.) We simply want to get our content (MPEG video) to our users's desktops. Simple Downloads.
