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> I do indeed use the revenue to pay for bandwidth but the pictures, by and large
> (its a work in progress) have been tuned for file size; still takes time to decompress but hey,
> what can I do. Also the projected load vs. the bandwidth is such that I have a LOT more room left. The users get a reasaonbly large bitmap in a reasonably small file. ImageMagick is nifty set of programs. The problem I have is pirates who collect images and use them for other purposes.
> the pictures...well, I actually don't want them hanging around on the user's disk once the browser is no longer on the page.
> I haven't figured out how to make that happen other than expiration of 1 minute or something.
Dana,
isn't there a HUGE difference between piracy and transient storage? Intent
is one.
> You do point out that while I pay fixed cost for bandwidth (my server is behind a DSL circuit) others might use the technology to host where they pay for usage as it occurs. An quandary.
A quandry to which whoever pays can respond accordingly. Anything from
optimizing delivery of your site to cutting it off completely. Sure, that's
an extreme, but don't you agree?
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Christian Kuhtz Architecture, BellSouth.net
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