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It sounds like a caching proxy server with a large cache would do you a
fair amount of good. It would also eliminate the need to maintain your
file repository. Popular downloads would be cached and as their
popularity fades or upgrades occur, the cache would float out the less
popular downloads and http content.<br>
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At the libraries I support, I use IPCOP (an open source firewall) that
includes squid, an http cache (along with numerous other services).
This helps to conserve bandwidth and helps a lot with Microsoft
Updates, etc. The setup works very, very well.<br>
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As a side note, I'm beginning to use an IPCOP addon called cop+
(dansguardian) for CIPA compliance. The added benefit is that it
conserves a bit more bandwidth when it blocks content.<br>
<br>
It's all FOSS (Free Open Source Software).<br>
<br>
Chad<br>
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Shane Ian Hoffman wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">I’m going to make a
tangent on the ITunes/iPod topic…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">I have a large number of
kids who are routinely downloading
specific trial software and freely available games…in addition to
whatever they’re downloading that I don’t want to know about.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">The problem here is that
we have limited bandwidth. We
have a T1 that our staff uses to get to our central office to do our
ILS work
and access other consortium resources. We also have a RR Business
line. All of these downloads, however, are eating up our RR line.
Rather than fork out another X amount of dollars for a 2<sup>nd</sup>
RoadRunner
line or considering one of those fancy schmancy 10 meg lines from
OPLIN, I was
thinking about taking another approach.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">I have tons of excess
disk space on my servers. I was
thinking of downloading a number of these games and apps to a share on
the
network, and allowing them to get the games internally rather than
sucking up
bandwidth downloading 50 copies of HALO3 Demo every day. I have a few
questions I’d like to pose to everyone first…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">By making the software
available via a library server, does that imply that I also intend to
support it. I can make it generally known that I don’t or make it
available via an internal web page that specifically states that I
don’t.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Does this become a
Pandora’s Box for everyone wanting software available inside the
library?<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Is there any liability if
we are providing easy access to the consoles for subscription based
services?<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Legal issues related to
demo or trials being hosted in that fashion?<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">If anyone has any
experience with this set up or
perspectives on issues I haven’t thought of on the topic, I’d
appreciate any input I can get.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Shane<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"> Shane
Ian Hoffman<br>
IT Coordinator<br>
Pickaway County District Public Libraries<br>
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phone - 740.477.1644 ext. 232<br>
fax - 740.474.2855</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
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