Getting ready for news

only_human · 2004-05-16, 01:25

In the event that there is new Mersenne Prime related traffic, what should we do to prepare?

Here is one (trivial) suggestion:

Take the link to prime6.txt off the front page of mersenne.org. I once clicked on it and accidentally downloaded that large file when I expected to be seeing gee whiz facts about the size of it.

I_like_tomatoes · 2004-05-16, 04:23

It might be a better idea to split prime6.txt into a few sections (10 or 11 or so) - people can view the first, marvel at how long it is and how it's only a small part of the number etc, and then most won't view the others.

That would probably end up saving a significant amount of bandwidth without inconveniencing people much.

Xyzzy · 2004-05-16, 13:29

I think we should set up a Bittorrent for it... We did this for the last one (After the fact!) and it worked pretty well...

This forum has one free day of bandwidth a month so we could also link it to this server for the first day... I could then use a HTML redirect to forward it to wherever...

Or, we could code a small Windows app (like mprint) to print the number so all people have to do is download a small binary...

lunna · 2004-05-16, 18:31

Maybe have a "warning" text specifying how big the file is as part of the link text? Or a javascript:confirm() in order to downoad it?

Unless already enabled, turn on gzip compression. And store a gzip-compressed version as prime7.txt.gz so the web server doesn't have to compress it each time.
See http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/con...gotiation.html for example.

Another option could be a two-stage rocket: the first link points to a page with the first few thousand digits and at the bottom of that page there is a link to the real text file. This is like the suggestion from I_like_tomatoes, but I think people might be interested in just downloading the file without having to copy/paste themselves.

The Bittorrent bit is good, might also throw in edonkey and other large networks in the mix when we're at it.

Uncwilly · 2004-05-16, 23:36

What about a Java version of Mprint?

2004-05-16, 01:25	#1
only_human "Gang aft agley" Sep 2002 2×1,877 Posts	Getting ready for news In the event that there is new Mersenne Prime related traffic, what should we do to prepare? Here is one (trivial) suggestion: Take the link to prime6.txt off the front page of mersenne.org. I once clicked on it and accidentally downloaded that large file when I expected to be seeing gee whiz facts about the size of it.

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2004-05-16, 04:23	#2
I_like_tomatoes Oct 2003 Canada 47 Posts	It might be a better idea to split prime6.txt into a few sections (10 or 11 or so) - people can view the first, marvel at how long it is and how it's only a small part of the number etc, and then most won't view the others. That would probably end up saving a significant amount of bandwidth without inconveniencing people much.

2004-05-16, 13:29	#3
Xyzzy "Mike" Aug 2002 2⁵·257 Posts	I think we should set up a Bittorrent for it... We did this for the last one (After the fact!) and it worked pretty well... This forum has one free day of bandwidth a month so we could also link it to this server for the first day... I could then use a HTML redirect to forward it to wherever... Or, we could code a small Windows app (like mprint) to print the number so all people have to do is download a small binary...

2004-05-16, 18:31	#4
lunna Mar 2003 2⁴ Posts	Maybe have a "warning" text specifying how big the file is as part of the link text? Or a javascript:confirm() in order to downoad it? Unless already enabled, turn on gzip compression. And store a gzip-compressed version as prime7.txt.gz so the web server doesn't have to compress it each time. See http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/con...gotiation.html for example. Another option could be a two-stage rocket: the first link points to a page with the first few thousand digits and at the bottom of that page there is a link to the real text file. This is like the suggestion from I_like_tomatoes, but I think people might be interested in just downloading the file without having to copy/paste themselves. The Bittorrent bit is good, might also throw in edonkey and other large networks in the mix when we're at it.

2004-05-16, 23:36	#5
Uncwilly 6809 > 6502 """"""""""""""""""" Aug 2003 101×103 Posts 9,787 Posts	What about a Java version of Mprint?