Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Limit Attachment Downloads

Limit Attachment Downloads 1.3

The writing of this hack was sponsored by: sama3y.net

About this hack:
This hack allows you to limit the number of attachments users can download during a given time period.

This hack is pretty flexible right now. You can choose how many attachments a user can download in a give time. That given time can be set to an hour, a day, a week, a month, 3 months, 6 months, or a year. You also set which attachment types get counted for this hack. Also, you set which usergroups get affected by this hack and how many downloads each usergoup can make.

If a user tries downloading past their limit, they will get an error message. This error message includes when they will be able to start downloading again.

Also, there is a cron job to remove from the table that this hack creates, all the rows that are past the limit date so your table doesn't grow forever and saves you space.

• Files edited: 0
• Templates edited: 0
• Files to upload: 2 (1 via ACP, 1 via FTP)
• Time to install: 1 minute

Updates:
Version 1.0 (7/19/07):

• First Release of this Hack

Version 1.1 (7/19/07):

• [FIXED] MAJOR BUG, the main table needed was not being installed, causing database errors.
• [CHANGED] I moved over the attachment limit to the usergroup settings to give an option of different download amounts per usergroup.

Version 1.2 (7/19/07):

• [FIXED] I REALLY now fixed the MAJOR BUG, the main table needed was not being installed, causing database errors.

Version 1.3 (7/29/07):

• [ADDED] I added a lot more options to 'Download Limit Time Frame' option.
• [CHANGED] Thumbnails are not counted as download attachments.

Please post your comments or suggestions for this hack. I read ALL posts.

MAKE SURE YOU CLICK INSTALL!
You will get an email when a new version is released.

Pictures:

• The error message.
• Found in the main vb settings
• Found in the attachment types setting
• Found in the usergroup settings

[puertoblack2003]

Originally Posted by Total666

I did not check under usergroup , thanks so much ... Working now , Total

lol no proms now waiting for my help...lmao

[Alibass]

Originally Posted by iDenis

Thanks...nice mod ...

But now I'm have a simple problem...

Group "Unregistered / Not Logged In" don't have "Limit Attachment Downloads" and "Download Attachment Limit" parameters

Originally Posted by canntoon

Yeah I'm having this same issue.

I am having same issues, but I am guessing this hack is for registered users only. Seems a little ridiculous to try and put a time limit on a guest when you have so many of them visiting your board and no way of controlling who has or has not downloaded a file from your board.
Might be a nice feature if this hack had a way to record IPs from guest and maybe allow limited downloads by their address.

[asforum]

I installed it, but it showing me only one option like the time beetween two attechment.

what abt attechment size and everything , can i control that too or only time.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by asforum

I installed it, but it showing me only one option like the time beetween two attechment.

what abt attechment size and everything , can i control that too or only time.

Did you upload the file to your ftp?

[class101]

would be nice Abe1 to integrate in to the Project Tools, I'm looking yet to integrate it to my project tools downloads cos it is working fine on the forum but I'm sure thats a small update for project tools, any idea dude?

[ocktra]

Thanks so much. /installed

[DrHUS]

Hello Abe1
is your add-one can limit / denied using of download accelerator like program? (the programs using multi-part downloading .. that open 5-10 connection to download the same file? ..)
or is there some hack can do this ?? (limit the connection during the download of file with ONE just ..)

[Sandy-XXX]

Hi,

Im looking for a hack to let me show the thumbnails to the unregistered users, but dont let they download the attachment (or limit the download) if they dont register and log in.

This hack can help me with that?

Thanks...

[puertoblack2003]

hey abe1,

i ran into a problem and received a much of pm's from my members

well basically members that never downloaded any attachments received a message that they will have to wait x amount of time and a members forwarded the message and found that the dates if off wacked.

sample message:

You have reached your download limit. You will be able to download again on 01-01-1970 at 01:00 PM. Or to avoid this error MESSAGE, and continue to download more program. You can subscribe as a premium member. Ask an admin for details.

that extra message i added,is there a fix for that issue

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by DrHUS

Hello Abe1
is your add-one can limit / denied using of download accelerator like program? (the programs using multi-part downloading .. that open 5-10 connection to download the same file? ..)
or is there some hack can do this ?? (limit the connection during the download of file with ONE just ..)

It counts how many attachments a user has download.

Originally Posted by puertoblack2003

hey abe1,

i ran into a problem and received a much of pm's from my members

well basically members that never downloaded any attachments received a message that they will have to wait x amount of time and a members forwarded the message and found that the dates if off wacked.

sample message:



that extra message i added,is there a fix for that issue

I would need to look into this user along with acp access to figure it out.