[Ids-devel] External image cache feature

[Curtis B. <cu...@br...>]

Hi All -

  Well it still appears to be very quiet out there!  Has anyone heard =
from Ashley lately?  I'd love to see that CVS repository online again... =
 I've just posted by first album with IDS and I've been very impressed =
with the software so far.

  However, I am toying with adding an enhancement that would help me out =
with my setup quite a bit.  I'm running the software on a Linux box =
connected to my DSL line.  The processor speed is sufficient, but with =
throughput of only 128KB upstream my pictures take some time to load for =
other broadband users.  Here is what I'm thinking of doing:

1.  Still create the image cache on the local system, but periodically =
upload the cache to a remote web server (one with some actual bandwidth =
for downloads!).
2.  When an image has been uploaded to the remote cache, the IDS system =
will refer the browser to the remote URL for that particular image.
3.  If the local cache of an image changes then have IDS refer the =
browser back to my local system until that change gets upload in the =
next remote synchronization.
4.  I'm thinking of using Net::FTP to post the image cache to my ISP's =
web server.  A cronjob could run nightly or hourly or whatever to keep =
the remote cache in sync.

   Thoughts?  Does anyone else have a use for this type of feature? =20

       Curtis Bray