download mp3 - how to?

[shank]

If this subject is not appropriate for this forum - please advise the
correct forum.

I'd like to build a site and sell MP3 files users can download. Obviously,
to protect myself I can't have simple links like:
www.mydomain/mp3/jinglebells.mp3 or users would rob me blind. So how do I
handle links? Do I use encryption and decryption? Assuming so, do I populate
a single database field and automatically change the encryption fields
daily? Hourly?

How is this usually done?
thanks!

 

[Ray Costanzo [MVP]]

Hi shank,

Store the files outside of the WWW area, and then stream the files back to
authorized users. You can adapt this code:

http://www.aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2161

Ray at work

 

[PJones]

check out www.aspprotect.com as it has pasword protection and streaming code
built into it
also search www.aspin.com as it is full of good streaming examples