[DECtalk] Bandwidth limiting

[Tony Baechler]

Hi,

What Apache module are you using?  If you install mod_choke, you can 
do this on a directory basis.  Just drop a .htaccess file in the 
directory to block.  I'm not at all surprised at people taking all 
the bandwidth.  I can relate, I've had similar problems.  If you 
install mod_choke and can't figure it out, write and I'll send my 
configuration.  Actually you don't have to use .htaccess, you can 
drop it in httpd.conf or include a separate config file.  That way 
the .htaccess won't be visible to ftp clients and won't get mirrored 
because it won't exist.

Also, there are other mirroring options.  One I've tried and can 
recommend is Coral CDN.  It isn't an actual mirror but a series of 
servers that are designed to help slow sites.  They download a file 
for you and you can get it faster from the server group instead of 
one heavily loaded server.  It's kind of like a proxy but not 
exactly.  You can use it with any site or almost any file as long as 
it's static.  Dynamic content such as php scripts and forms won't 
work.  To use, just append .nyud.net:8080 to the url.  Here is an example:

http://bluegrasspals.com:8080/

This is especially good outside of North America.  There are many 
servers in Asia.  My tests have generally shown a slightly faster 
download speed this way.  Sometimes it might be slower if you get a 
distant server such as in Asia but refreshing or trying the download 
again usually helps.  It is still in testing so it isn't perfect but 
might be a good starting point.  It doesn't do ftp at all.

Also I don't know if mod_choke works with Apache 2 or not.  If not, 
try mod_tsunami.  It looked good last time I checked.  I didn't like 
mod_bandwidth or mod_throttle but those are also options.  One didn't 
support .htaccess, I think mod_bandwidth.  There might be one just 
for Apache 2 also, I'm not sure.  Sorry list for the technical 
discussion, but I've been there before so I can relate to his problem.