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bepp
Registered: Jun 2010
Posts: 265 |
Find broken downloads
Is there any query I can do to find entries with broken downloads? I've tried the advanced search but couldn't see "broken download" checkbox. Was thinking of trying to resolve some of them... |
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Perff
Administrator
Posts: 1677 |
Quoting beppThanks Perff! While at it, you might want to check your "broken link" algorithm for external urls... Several of the ones I've tried do actually work - although being reported as broken. Examples:
Arcade Football &GD
APIandC64
Is there a problem with DropBox links and redirects perhaps?
When the check algorithm was made dropbox didn't exists. :) At least I didn' know about it.
And yes, there have been problems with a few sites which dosn't return the classic way of letting me know link is valid.
Can't remember exactly how it is implemented.
This is also why the text says: "Link might be broken" and not "Link is broken". :) |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11352 |
that said, cant we just disable external links for downloads? does it even still make sense to have them? (other than 10 years ago, when disk space and/or db size might have been an issue) |
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Count Zero
Registered: Jan 2003
Posts: 1922 |
I somewhat second "no external links" BUT would request that users are allowed to upload larger files than currently. (For e.g. Manual PDF files and alike) |
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bepp
Registered: Jun 2010
Posts: 265 |
What Count 0 said.
But some tools that gets updated frequently like Pixcen might get into trouble. |
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Doc Strange
Registered: Feb 2002
Posts: 101 |
Effectively, external stuffs can be linked on the summaries section, like pdf manuals and so on. |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11352 |
bepp: infact the contrary is true - those entries shouldnt get updated with new versions in the first place. |
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bepp
Registered: Jun 2010
Posts: 265 |
I somehow expected that comment from you, gpz ;-)
While I agree with you in general (for C64-releases) I'm not sure the same should apply for 'other platform tools', which might have frequent releases. I'd hate to see csdb bloated with versions of versions of 'other tools'... :-| |
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spider-j
Registered: Oct 2004
Posts: 498 |
I think other platform releases should only have one single entry without direct Downloads at all, but instead have a link to their Webpage. Would imho be adequate - at least for the projects that are still alive (i.e. VICE, 64tass etc.).
For dead projects the last version could be added as download to csdb. |
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iAN CooG
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 3186 |
the external sites often disappears, and bye bye external link to the tool. Upload it here and forget where it was from. Use rar or 7z split archive, with 1mb splits. |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11352 |
Quote:I'd hate to see csdb bloated with versions of versions of 'other tools'
not sure if thats worse than a dozen cracks of some barely interesting game though =P |
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