Limiting access to a given resource by bandwidth
This may sound like a strange request at first, but I think it's a very interesting question.
I have several large files on my site. I'd like them to be available, but I'd also like to make sure they don't suck up my entire bandwidth allowance. Has anyone ever played with using something like a conditional mod_rewrite to sometimes allow access, sometimes deny it? The other reason is that I want to encourage people to do a "save as" for my video files, rather than opening the URL in media player (since these are baby videos, and grandparents really want to do this 10 times / day!). I've asked ,but people "forget". I figure, if it redirects to a reminder URL, people will have to listen.
Thanks.
