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implementing download using a url call

tanmay.kansara at gmail.com tanmay.kansara at gmail.com
Thu Mar 27 21:34:02 EDT 2014 
Hey Guys,

here is what I am trying to solve. 

I have a URL - somesite.com/server/pattern.x?some_more_stuff

This URl is out there as an href tag on users website. Is there a way in which I can serve a file(not from my server) while ensuring that the users remain on the third party website. I am currently using this :

myfile = "http://download.someothersite.com/somefile.exe"
    
    meta_tag = "<html><head><meta http-equiv='Refresh' Content='1;URL=%s'></head></html>" % myfile
    return HttpResponse(meta_tag, content_type='force-download')

The above works, however the user gets redirected to a blank page. Would downloading and serving the file from my server be a better option? If so, some pointers please.

Do let me know what would be an elegant solution. The file sizes should be about 500kb(stub files).

Thanks
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