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archangel
May 23rd, 2001, 02:04
Anyone know any hosts out there that allow users to link to images from an outside site. I used to store images on http://www.geocities.com and reference them on my site (<img src=http://www.geocities.com/myname/image.jpg>). However, now geocites no longer allows this.
Max
May 23rd, 2001, 02:35
I think anyone that would allow that would be very stupid!
Ted S
May 23rd, 2001, 03:48
To continue what Max said, any host that allows 'hotlinking' most likely will not do so for long. Hotlinking is totally unprofitable and creates a great deal of bandwidth cost and server drain. There are a few paid hosts though that specialize in offering hotlinking access.
Lynks
May 23rd, 2001, 04:38
Geocities used to have something like

fp.geocities.com for hotlinking but that dont work either, Im sure someone will work it out!
laurie
May 23rd, 2001, 05:19
It still works with tripod
Ted S
May 23rd, 2001, 05:32
Originally posted by Lynks
Geocities used to have something like

fp.geocities.com for hotlinking but that dont work either, Im sure someone will work it out!

What good is a solution if it only lasts a day or a week? The point is geocities no longer allow hotlinking, the ftp.geociteis.com solution was just a fla gin their apache configuration... but unless tehre's some other 'secret' subdomain, rewrite code will ban all users from hotlinking via geocities.

Tripod may allow it now but don't count on it lasting for long...
laurie
May 23rd, 2001, 05:35
If you get webspace with your isp - most allow hotlinking to that.


Exactly why can't you put the images on the site in the webspace. The only reasons I can think of are perhaps auctions such as Ebay and signatures for discussion boards.
Max
May 24th, 2001, 02:51
Ted,

Did you get my email? :)

/Max
lucifer
May 24th, 2001, 09:13
Originally posted by laurie
Exactly why can't you put the images on the site in the webspace. The only reasons I can think of are perhaps auctions such as Ebay and signatures for discussion boards.

helps reduce the load on your server - not realy an issue unless you have many many hits
stu
May 27th, 2001, 11:35
There's a new trick for hotlinking at Geocities.. You have to rename your image files to a .txt extension. Then do the regular <IMG> code..