Can u put a section ddl.

[suwari]

Can u plz some section where we can ddl?:D

[VampYre]

You can direct download from the website, or you can learn how to use IRC to get the files. Unless you would like to donate around $150 monthly to pay for a dedicated server to host those direct downloads (I cannot afford it).

We've never hosted videos on the forums, and there are no plans anytime soon to do it.

Most people are just too LAZY to bother to learn how to use IRC.

[inspyr]

thats a good idea suwari....

vampyre: u dont necessarily need a dedicated server....the members can just use free online file sharing servers i.e. yousendit, filefront - thatll allow members to request/upload videos (videopimp rips of course). just a thought... :)

[VampYre]

thats a good idea suwari....

vampyre: u dont necessarily need a dedicated server....the members can just use free online file sharing servers i.e. yousendit, filefront - thatll allow members to request/upload videos (videopimp rips of course). just a thought... :)
We can't verifiy the files if other people do it. Though there are plenty of servers on IRC to download from. And yes, if we goto forums downloads section, we would need a dedicated server (due to amount of users on the forums).

There are plenty of other forums out there that offer this type of thing. This forum will not.

[Asspin]

thats a good idea suwari....

vampyre: u dont necessarily need a dedicated server....the members can just use free online file sharing servers i.e. yousendit, filefront - thatll allow members to request/upload videos (videopimp rips of course). just a thought... :)

Or they could serve on IRC so they get access to our dump...

[inspyr]

fair enough

[VampYre]

Was thinking about this the other day, and maybe making a downloads section, but it would only be accessible to those who "pay/donate" for a subscription, which would help us pay for the forums here, as well as the other servers for videopimp. Only problem, how to make it, so others cannot post links outside of the forum to leech it. (bandwidth concerns).

[dUc0N]

Most standard webservers have pretty good authentication that'll cut that off if the user's not signed in, doesn't have a permitted IP, or a whole list of other conditions. Apache 2.2 can do it... even using SSL if you really want. Here are some excerpts from the HOWTO (http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/howto/auth.html):


First, you need to create a password file. To create the file, use the htpasswd utility that came with Apache. This will be located in the bin directory of wherever you installed Apache.

To create the file, type:

htpasswd -c /usr/local/apache/passwd/passwords rbowen

htpasswd will ask you for the password, and then ask you to type it again to confirm it:

# htpasswd -c /usr/local/apache/passwd/passwords rbowen
New password: mypassword
Re-type new password: mypassword
Adding password for user rbowen


Next, you'll need to configure the server to request a password and tell the server which users are allowed access. You can do this either by editing the httpd.conf file or using an .htaccess file. For example, if you wish to protect the directory /usr/local/apache/htdocs/secret, you can use the following directives, either placed in the file /usr/local/apache/htdocs/secret/.htaccess, or placed in httpd.conf inside a <Directory /usr/local/apache/apache/htdocs/secret> section.

AuthType Basic
AuthName "Restricted Files"
# (Following line optional)
AuthBasicProvider file
AuthUserFile /usr/local/apache/passwd/passwords
Require user rbowen

So it's not terribly difficult. Allowing access for multiple users requires only one of the following changes:
- Change the line "Require user Username" to "Require group GroupName"
- Change the same line to "Require valid-user" to allow anyone with a listing in the passwd file access (good for the entry-level pages, then using literal groups for the admin stuff)

AAaaaaaanyways, if you really want to serve up videos online like that, I'd use that method. And of course if you need/want any help decoding instructions/setting up, well, I'm more than happy to help with that, too.

[VampYre]

Also, it comes down to if those things can be done on a shared server, where I don't have root access, and I don't have enough rights to change certain files on the server....

[dUc0N]

Mmmm, this is true. You'd need r/w for the passwd file (or at least for your groups, which can be in a different file) at a bare minimum.