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How can I check if someone is using pictures, that lay on my webspace, on his/her website?
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If an IP# is pulling just the images from your site without and accompanying page then you know it....
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Thank you. It seems that pictures are used as avatars in at least 3 internet forums.
Is there a way to stop that other than renaming the files?
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capped
I WAS IN THE FUTURE, IT WAS TOO LATE TO RSVP
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my host provides that kind of log for my HTML files only, no stats for my images.
although before i paid for my site, offsite linking was prevented by the host themselves (so that no one could access the webspace without the accompanying advertising), so it is possible to block, you just need to find the right script and see if your host supports it.
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You could also contact the people using the pictures and say "sorry, could you stop that please"?
In most cases, people don't even realise that they are stealing bandwidth. If that's your only problem, offer to show the people how to upload the avatars to the forums they are using (if that option is offered). If you're peeved that they didn't ask you, explain to them that they're sort of stealing, and being a bit naughty. And spank them.
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Change it so that when they link to an image on your site, and steal your bandwith, what shows up on their site is a giant penis with the words "STOP STEALING YOU DICK THIEF" superimposed on it. That'll shut 'em down REAL quick!
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I so desperately want to make a joke about Snay having an album of LEGO penis pictures for you to choose from, too.
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Charles Capps
We appreciate your concern. It is noted and stupid.
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Check to see if your host has mod_rewrite - if so, I can provide a few rewrite rules that will do the job just fine.
(A few directories here on solareclipse are protected by mod_rewrite... all requests get redirected to this lovely image, which you should feel free to steal and reuse on your own site.)
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What's mod_rewrite and more important: How do I check that?
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Since the topic's been brought up, I finally decided to get around to checking out this issue for my own site. It turns out that my website control panel has a built-in "Hotlink Protection" feature. However, I'm not sure just how this is supposed to work...
(After trying, it seems that defining the image I wanted the server to "redirect" to his screwing up... and infinitely referring people back to the same image. I entered the "URL to redirect to" -- and that's not working...)
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You could still actually just tell the people. Not everyone on the internet is as clever as Charles, as wise as Tim, or as greasy as Jeff, so point out what they're doing wrong. This will stop them from doing it in the future. They'll tell their friends, who'll tell their friends.
A brighter future will be unvieled...for all of us!
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What's mod_rewrite and more important: How do I check that?
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