Repository Shutdown by Leechsites

[Shark007]

I have lost another repository to leechsites overwhelming the GB download limits.

This is the 3rd time this has occured.

IF anyone can provide me with a server to host my files it would be greatly appreciated.

The files hosted are only those specific to switchless installers used by MSFN users.

The Vista Codec Package is hosted on Public servers.

Many MSFN users find my repositories to be a great resource but I fear the end is near.

I am not knowledgable to control leeching.

If you have assistance to offer, contact me via Private Messaging.

shark

[Shark007]

A huge Thank You goes out to Grake of MSFN.org for providing new hosting.

Thanks alot Grake, this is really appreciated.

shark

[jcarle]

Why don't you distribute your content via torrents like RyanVM?

[Shark007]

Mainly because this isnt feasible for me.

I'm constantly working at improving the Vista Codec Package and this means a lot of testing, installing, uninstalling etc. I have 4 different hdd's each with a different operation system installed and I am constantly rebooting to test under different scenario's.

In other words, I am just not connected to the internet constantly/continuously.

To add to this, people tend to share only the files they use personally on Bittorent. I offer a full line of language dependant Adobe Reader Lite 8 versions that most people would not be interested in sharing.

Maintaining a file repository has worked but when leechsites get a hold of you, its time to shut down. If someone could offer to teach me how to control direct links to files, this would be appreciated. Leech sites function on the sole fact they can direct link to the files you offer. I need to learn to break this forcing people to visit the repository site to be able to download from it.

[jcarle]

Mainly because this isnt feasible for me.

I'm constantly working at improving the Vista Codec Package and this means a lot of testing, installing, uninstalling etc. I have 4 different hdd's each with a different operation system installed and I am constantly rebooting to test under different scenario's.

In other words, I am just not connected to the internet constantly/continuously.

To add to this, people tend to share only the files they use personally on Bittorent. I offer a full line of language dependant Adobe Reader Lite 8 versions that most people would not be interested in sharing.

Maintaining a file repository has worked but when leechsites get a hold of you, its time to shut down. If someone could offer to teach me how to control direct links to files, this would be appreciated. Leech sites function on the sole fact they can direct link to the files you offer. I need to learn to break this forcing people to visit the repository site to be able to download from it.

You need to do some programming to deny foreign referers.

[Shark007]

You need to do some programming to deny foreign referers.

Yep. This is the solution. In the past, I did not have access to sever statistics. The servers were donated by well meaning people but not allowing access to these vital stats meant I had no control over referers.

I now have .htaccess files in place and update them as required to keep leechsites at bay.

Now 98% of the referers are coming from MSFN from the files

I share in the Vista Codec Package thread.

shark

[jcarle]

If I hadn't used a similar method with WUD, my monthly bandwidth would have far exceeded the 50+GB/month it's at now.