VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

Mike Harrison · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 2:11 pm Post subject: I don't understand this at all

No, it's not another cryptic audition script direction, but it's just as weird.

While it's usually a great thing when your server stats tell you your mp3 demos are being accessed, my server stats over the past week or so tell me that not only are my demos being accessed, but they are being played or downloaded repeatedly from the same ip address. One day, one ip address will download every single demo I have several times... in a single session. Another day, a different ip address shows up doing the same thing. And on and on; each time a different ip address.

I'm a bit suspicious, though, because no matter what ip address it is, the computer on the other end is running the same computer OS/browser configuration.

I know about bandwidth theft, and to prevent it, my files are not accessible unless the user is visiting my site. Attempts to download by other means are blocked.

What am I not understanding? Why would someone download multiple copies of the same file, whether they actually wanted them or not? Is this someone with no life and is easily amused by downloading the same thing over and over, or is it someone who has no life and who has decided to intentionally run up my bandwidth usage?

Any ideas?
_________________
Mike
Male Voice Over Talent
I have taken leave of my sensors.

Eddie Eagle · M&M Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 2393

Sounds like bots at work. They sample your media and log it for search.

Mushmelon · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 6:22 pm Post subject:

That's what I was thinking as well. I see that a lot in my stats too.
_________________
Tony Impieri
www.tonyimpieri.com

Bruce · Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 8:40 am Post subject:

By far the bots that search my sites the most are Chinese bots. Hmmmm. Makes you wonder that they're up to.

B
_________________
VO-BB Member #31 Enlisted June, 2005

I'm not a Zoo, but over the years I've played one on radio/TV. .

anthonyVO · 14th Avenue Joined: 09 Aug 2005 Posts: 1470 Location: NYC

It could be a Chinese vo talent learning a Mike Harrison accent.

Or, as has been mentioned, it could just be a bot. Most likely the latter.

My site is blocked for some parts of Asia, because all I've gotten from there has been spam.

So, either block that segment of IP's (if your host let's you use wildcards 123.456.***.***) or tell your tracker (or whatever stat system you use) to ignore that area when giving you your reports (I do this with eXTReMe Tracking.)

-Anthony

Mike Harrison · Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 1:28 pm Post subject:

Yeah, it's probably the bots. And I'm thinking that's what it is now that I looked more closely at the time stamps. Looking at the log I have open now, twenty files are accessed at the same second. Another clue is (altho I have little HTML knowledge) the HTML status code 206 for those attempts. Whereas status 200 is 'OK' (a normal response), status 206 is: