[thelist] transfer of massive files

[Anthony Ettinger]

Depends on the hosting provider. If it's burstable,
then that means the speed will jump up to handle the
larger downloads, however if it's going to be pulling
24/7, you probably don't want that, will end up
costing you a lot.

You could cap the d/l speed (if you have root, and can
setup throttling).

FTP may be better, since you can resume interuppted
downloads.

--- Tim Stickland <tstickland at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all
> 
> I'm trying to put together some costs for an asset
> management system
> (a tool that enables users to log in and download a
> variety of digital
> assets e.g. high res images, logos, video etc)
> 
> Some of the assets will be extremely large (quite
> possibly over 1gb).
> What's the general consensus on viability for such a
> project? Does
> anyone have experience of finding a hosting solution
> for such large
> amounts data transfer? If so, what sort of ballpark
> costs are we
> talking about?
> 
> Any thoughts / experience gratefully received.
> 
> Cheers
> Tim
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Anthony Ettinger
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