collect user information before download

[blj]

I have a hyperlink to an executable that users can download. I'd like to be
able to collect the user's email address, name and company before they
download the file. Is there a simple way to implement this?

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Create a form that ask for the info, and then direct the user to a confirmation page with the link
to download. However users can and will enter false info. The solution is to use ASP, ASP.net or
PHP, etc. to store the info, then send an email to the users email address that has a link to the
downloadable file, this ensure that you at least get a valid email address at the time of the
download, but keep in mind that a user may delete the email address after receiving the download.

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[Rick Budde]

If you don't want to get into programming as Thomas
suggests, you could use the model he describes with an
input of yourself into the process.

Create a Front Page form to collect the data you want to
collect. Have that data sent to you via email. From your
email client program, send an email reply with
the "download" file as an attachment.

-----Original Message-----
Create a form that ask for the info, and then direct the

user to a confirmation page with the link

to download. However users can and will enter false

info. The solution is to use ASP, ASP.net or

PHP, etc. to store the info, then send an email to the

users email address that has a link to the

downloadable file, this ensure that you at least get a

valid email address at the time of the

download, but keep in mind that a user may delete the

email address after receiving the download.

 

[Rosey]

If the download file was a multi-meg file, one problem would be not knowing
in advance the size of the requestors mailbox.