According to one embodiment, a method is described. The method includes receiving a request from a client computer sited on a first network to access one or more media files at a data server sited on a second network, determining whether a predetermined number of media files stored at the client computer would be exceeded if the one or more media files are transmitted to the client computer, and transmitting the one or more media files from a distribution server sited on the first network to the client computer if the predetermined number of media files stored at the client computer would not be exceeded if the one or more media files are transmitted to the client computer.