Re: UsageLimit - tips?

Hello,

As requested, I am attaching a screenshot of the page our patrons see 
when they exceed our limit.

best,

Cynthia

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Cynthia Hoff

she/her/hers

Electronic Resources Specialist

Reed College Library

Portland, Oregon


On 11/5/19 9:00 AM, Ranti Junus wrote:
>
> Cynthia,
>
> If you donÂ’t mind sharing, IÂ’m interested too to see  your custom 
> error page.
>
> Thank you.
>
> ranti.
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> *Subject:* Re: [EZPROXY-L] UsageLimit - tips?
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> Cynthia,
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> Can we see a screenshot of that page? Thanks!
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> *From:*EZproxy List <[email protected] 
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> *Sent:* Friday, November 1, 2019 10:46 AM
> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> *Subject:* Re: [EZPROXY-L] UsageLimit - tips?
>
> Hi,
>
>
> Our current UsageLimit config looks like this:
>
>     UsageLimit -enforce -interval=15 -expires=120 -MB=200 Global
>
> ...which translates to a policy that allows individual users to 
> download up to 200 megabytes of data in a 15 minute period, when that 
> limit is reached the user is locked out of the proxy for 120 minutes. 
> The idea behind the UsageLimit configuration is to prevent abuse of 
> the proxy, limiting access to individual users on our end before the 
> vendor decides to block our campus.
>
>
> We also have a custom error page so if patrons do reach the limit, 
> they see a page that gives a proper explanation.
>
> best,
> Cynthia Hoff
>
> -- 
> Cynthia Hoff
> she/her/hers
> Electronic Resources Specialist
> Reed College Library
> Portland, Oregon
>
> On 10/31/19 4:08 PM, Laszlo Gercsov wrote:
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>     Hi Ranti.
>
>     I have not been able to find a suitable method to limit access by
>     number or volume of downloads. This is due to the highly variable
>     nature of vendor web sites. Usage which would be excessive on one
>     site us normal for another site.
>
>     Good luck ! And let us know if you find a solution !
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>     Best,
>
>     Laszlo.
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>     *Subject:* [EZPROXY-L] UsageLimit - tips?
>
>     Hello,
>
>     We're looking at reasonable way to utilize UsageLimit. I
>     understand we need
>     to monitor usage before setting the limit. I'm wondering where do
>     you get
>     the sweet number: based on the highest? Average number?
>
>     Do you put it as global usage limit or do you enforce it selectively?
>
>     If you have any documentation or conference/workshop presentation that
>     you're willing to share, please feel free.
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>     Thank you.
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>     ranti.
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Cynthia Hoff
she/her/hers
Electronic Resources Specialist
Reed College Library
Portland, Oregon


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