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    Re: Cracking down on unauthorized image links —Todd Lehman
   (...) Ah. Yes. I see. Given the filename of image that the client wanted (which could be extracted from the URL), the actual dimensions of the image could be looked up (quite easily, in fact). So, yes, I misspoke. In general, it's not possible for (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jun-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
   
        Re: Cracking down on unauthorized image links —John Morgan
    Hi Todd I saw today your oops gif on ebay and thought its a good step. you might consider adding to the gif under the sad face: unauthorized direct links to lugnet images is prohibited use of our bandwidth please connect using(insert your url here) (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
   
        Re: Cracking down on unauthorized image links —Todd Lehman
   (...) OK, thanks for pointing that out. I added the text: Direct Image Links Not Supported Note that "Not Supported" is more technically accurate than "Not Allowed" or "Not Permitted", since the detection mechanism (which relies on the browser (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
   
        Re: Cracking down on unauthorized image links —Mike Stanley
   (...) I didn't see the original (been out of town all weekend) but this one seems very clear and easy to understand. (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
   
        Re: Cracking down on unauthorized image links —Tom McDonald
   (...) I think it's a great idea. The unsmiley face works well. If Todd were more emotional about, it could have been a Fright Knight's face or even a pirate face! Aaarrrrrrr!! But Todd is very good about giving people the benefit of the doubt, much (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
 

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