download limits - Rev CGI?

[Klaus Major]

Hi sims,

> I want to set a limit to the number of times a text file(s) can be  
> downloaded.
>
> Example, say I have a group of 100 people eligible to download a file
> (put url "http://www.somebody.com/hamburger.txt" ) with a Rev app.
> I only want the first fifty to be able to get the file, anyone that
> tries after that would be told "Sorry, snooze and you lose".
>
> I might want to be able to set up many such limited situations
> at the same time (different files available for different groups).
>
> I've not done any Rev CGI 'stuff', is this the sort of thing that
> could be done with Rev CGI?

Yes, of course!

Just check/write a simple textfile(s) with a counter when your CGI  
starts.

> sims

Regards

Klaus Major
klaus at major-k.de
http://www.major-k.de