Technical question.

[MGKrebs]

I still don't understand the deal about posting pictures in a thread. If I link to a picture, like this, is it causing bandwidth problems for somebody? Is it a copyright problem?

[Az]

1. A number of issues

If a thread gets hit with an increasing number of pics then there can be a serious bandwidth issue for some. Also a linked site might take issue with the pic being linked without permission. And it does take a toll on the DU servers as well.

[Tony_Illinois]

2. What you do is direct traffic to the host site of the image via your

link to it. The better thing to do is place the picture in a repository that you control, e.g. webshots.com. Then link to that version of the picture.

[MGKrebs]

3. This picture creates traffic at the hosting site?

Being only an amateur geek, I don't know how this works. Every time somebody opens (looks at) this post with this picture in it, it causes a link to that site?

[Az]

4. A lot of sites have limited bandwidth per month

They get posted to a popular site and their entire months bandwidth can get chewed up in a day. This is an imfamous problem at www.slashdot.com. They can actually kill entire sites just from a single reference there. Several million geeks simultaneously trying to go to the same site can crush servers. Not a pretty thing.... all those geeks.... crowding around ...... oughta be a law or something.... :evilgrin:

[MGKrebs]

5. yeah but...

I'm not directing anybody to link to the site of this picture. It's already here in this thread. is this OK?

[RC]

6. Nope

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/images/0119-05.jpg

The picture is at CommomDreams. Every time someone clicks on this thread, Commondreans takes a hit. depending on the site that may or may not be a problem. It is best to assume it is a problem and put the graphic on a site made to post from.
I pay less than $30 a year for the photo site I use.
i.e. less than $2.50 a month.

[MGKrebs]

7. Cool. Thanks.

That is the info I was looking for.

I have access to a website, and I think that if i download the photo to my computer, then upload it to the website, and link to that, it should be OK?

[RC]

8. You got it.