Kobra,

reading the link you sent me it sounds like there is a way of doing it by using Download by Redirect (i think) but it doesnt really explain how and seems rather vague. This is all very new to me still and seems a tad complicated for somethign i thought should have been rather simple.

Could i just create a link to a secure RS link in the email that is sent when the cutomer clicks the payment button in the cart instead of the link which would direct them to the files in the download folder?

I am finding it all very confusing and it seems the easiest way is just to pay for a dedicated server, move everything to that box and deal with it that way and suffer the additional costly expense.

thanks again,

Mark